EPEC Parenting Facilitator
1 day ago
Birmingham
Parenting Facilitator (EPEC) Family Hubs Programme Make a real difference to children, young people and families across Birmingham. Barnardo's are working in partnership with Birmingham City Council and BirminghamForward Steps to deliver the Best Start for Life' / FamilyHubs Programme for childrenand young people aged 019 years (up to 25 years for thosewithSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities). We are looking for a passionate, motivated, and enthusiastic Parenting Facilitator to join our Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities (EPEC) Team. This is an exciting opportunity to support families across Birmingham through the citywide Family Hub parenting workstream. About the Role As an EPEC Facilitator, you will play a key role in improving outcomes for children, young people and families by delivering evidence-based parenting support across the city. You will train, support and mentor volunteer Parent Group Leaders to deliver peer-led parenting programmes, while also facilitating parenting programmes directly with parents and carers. Working with children, young people and families, you will help parents develop a greater understanding of their children's development and behaviour, build confidence in their parenting skills, and strengthen family relationships. The role involves working collaboratively with a range of partner organisations, including health, education, voluntary and community sector services, to ensure families receive coordinated and effective support. Key Responsibilities Deliver parenting programmes to parents and carers on both an individual and group basis. Train, support and mentor Parent Group Leaders to facilitate peer-led parenting programmes. Work in partnership with parents and carers to empower them to achieve positive outcomes for their children. Build effective working relationships with children's services, health professionals, schools and community organisations. Contribute to the ongoing development of the Family Hubs parenting offer. Maintain accurate case records and contribute to reports as required. Apply safeguarding and child protection procedures in line with organisational policies and procedures. Promote and maintain health, safety and wellbeing within the working environment. Support children, young people and families using a variety of interventions designed to meet identified needs and improve outcomes. About You We are looking for someone who: Has experience of working with children, young people and families. Is passionate about supporting parents and improving family outcomes. Has excellent communication, engagement and relationship-building skills. Can confidently deliver group work and training sessions. Understands safeguarding and child protection responsibilities. Is able to work collaboratively with a range of professionals and partner agencies. Has strong organisational skills and can maintain accurate records. Additional Information When completing your application, please refer to your skills, knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information Document . This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described. This contract is due to expire on 31 March 2027 and may be extended subject to funding. Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible. Pre-employment checks, including satisfactory DBS clearance, will be required for this role. Join Barnardo's and help empower parents, strengthen families, and create brighter futures for children and young people across Birmingham. Fixed term/Secondments Where a role is advertised as fixed term, we are happy to consider secondment opportunities for internal colleagues. Please discuss this with your line manager and the hiring manager for the role. Pay & Reward Framework We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's? values . We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our? People & Culture ?Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. Benefits Workplace Offer: What it means for you Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements. Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options Service related sick pay from day 1 Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension Cycle2work scheme Interest free season ticket loans Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal 20% discount at Barnardo's stores Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer *T&C's apply based on contract About Barnardo's We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. TPBN1_UKTJ