Job summary
City of York Council is offering
an exciting opportunity to join our 0-19 Healthy Child Service. We are looking
for an innovative and forward-looking Child Health-Development worker with a
passion for delivering good outcomes. If you feel this could be you then we
want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Working with the Health Visitors, Public Health Team Leader and Public Health Practice Educators you will support the delivery of delegated parts of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme to children, young people and their families with particular focus around the first 1001 days of a childs life.You will focus on promoting health, preventing ill health, identifying health needs and recognising unmet health needs through use of evidence-based practice.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
Qualified to NNEB; or Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Early Years; or NVQ Level 3 in Early Year and Education; or NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education; or Level 3 qualification in Children's Care, Learning and Development. Or any recognised Level 3 Children and Young People qualification.
Knowledge of child health and development 0-19 including but not limited to: attachment and bonding; nutrition; oral health; vision and hearing, school readiness; parenting support; continence; emotional well-being; adolescence.
A range of community or child health related experience with children 0-19 years old and their families.
About us
From our offices in West Offices and Hazel Court, and with partners, City of York Council serves over 200,000 residents in and around York.
Local communities depend on the statutory services we deliver and our people are proud to keep York clean, safe, productive and resilient.
A strong council can also be an empowering force - transforming lives, communities and generations. We deliver lots of important but little-known services that are making a big difference to those who need them.
Every year at the council:
7,036 adults receive social care
77,000 people served in the customer centre
260,000 enquiries resolved over the phone
3,000 planning applications
5.5m tonnes of waste collected
1.2m metres of high verges cut
8,000 council properties managed
8,000 businesses supported
200,000 residents served
220 children looked after
For more information about working for the council or to see the latest job vacancies visit https://jobs.york.gov.uk/
Website:http://www.york.gov.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for the role of Child Health Development Worker for more information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for the role of Child Health Development Worker for more information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified NNEB; or Level 3 BTec National Diploma in Early Years; or NVQ Level 3 in Early Years and Education; or NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education; or Level 3 qualification in Children's Care, Learning and Development. Or any recognised Level 3 Early Years or Children and Young People qualification.
- Knowledge of child health and development 0-11 years including but not limited to: attachment and bonding, infant feeding, weaning, nutrition and diet; oral health; vision and hearing screening ;parenting support for sleep, behaviour and continence and speech, language and communication, school readiness.
- Range of community or child health related experience with children 0-11 years and their families.
- Willing to undertake further training to develop skills and knowledge in child health and development 0-11 years.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Ability to work within professional roles and boundaries.
- Competent communicator written and verbal.
- Good IT skills.
- Working knowledge of Safeguarding policy and procedure.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- Ability to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English, to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) - level C1 - Effective operational proficiency or advanced - Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified NNEB; or Level 3 BTec National Diploma in Early Years; or NVQ Level 3 in Early Years and Education; or NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education; or Level 3 qualification in Children's Care, Learning and Development. Or any recognised Level 3 Early Years or Children and Young People qualification.
- Knowledge of child health and development 0-11 years including but not limited to: attachment and bonding, infant feeding, weaning, nutrition and diet; oral health; vision and hearing screening ;parenting support for sleep, behaviour and continence and speech, language and communication, school readiness.
- Range of community or child health related experience with children 0-11 years and their families.
- Willing to undertake further training to develop skills and knowledge in child health and development 0-11 years.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Ability to work within professional roles and boundaries.
- Competent communicator written and verbal.
- Good IT skills.
- Working knowledge of Safeguarding policy and procedure.
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- Ability to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English, to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) - level C1 - Effective operational proficiency or advanced - Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
