Early Help Navigator

7 days ago

Winsford, United Kingdom Cheshire West and Chester Council Full time

As an Early Help Navigator, you will be at the forefront of establishing and nurturing connections within our local community. Your primary goal is to strengthen community bonds, enhance collaboration, and contribute to the overall well-being of local families. You will be part of a dynamic community-based team that ensures that families requiring additional support are identified and helped to access early help at the earliest opportunity. Ensuring practice is underpinned by a Think Family, trauma informed approach.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.

The Position

These positions are a great opportunity to get involved in something new and exciting. You will be an integral part a team that is being created to provide families across Cheshire West and Chester with early help at the earliest opportunity.

You will use your experience to develop relationships with local community representatives and services enabling enhanced collaboration and better outcomes for families.

 You will help families:

By being one of the first points of contact in venues across the community. To identify what issues they are experiencing and to access the support they require. By being an advocate and helping them by reducing barriers and blockages, enabling them to achieve sustainable outcomes. By being up to date with available local services and know how to access them. Be a champion for the Team Around the Family (TAF) approach and contribute to TAF and children’s social care assessments and planning as required. By being knowledgeable of national services, supporting them to access relevant resources. By building relationships with the local community so that those in need of early help know who and how to access the support that they may need Helping to support the service to gather feedback about their lived experience including their experiences of accessing local services. Identifying opportunities to work in partnership in the community to meet the needs of families. Make sure that services are accessible by all regardless of protected characteristics, where possible promote co-production Promote a sense of community in Family Hubs by helping to organise and promote local activities, workshops, and events that enhance social connections and overall well-being. working with them as individuals and in groups Maintain accurate and up-to-date records as per the Councils recording policy.

The experience you will bring:

Full training and support will be provided. We are looking for a candidate with energy, drive and passion. Experience of the following will be advantageous:

Experience of working in early help, health, education, community development, social care, the charity and voluntary sector or a related field. Strong communication, interpersonal, and organisation skills. Experience of working with children, young people and their families Experience of keeping accurate records A full driving license and enhance DBS check is required for this role.

  Benefits for the employee

As a Council we offer a wide range of benefits for employees that go well beyond making a difference to families lives. As well as working in a supportive environment with colleagues that share your values we offer:

A competitive salary A generous holiday allowance starting at days pro rata (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service to days An excellent career average pension scheme with employer contributions of (Employer contributions elsewhere are typically %) The opportunity to develop your career in a supportive service. Rewards and Recognition for going above and beyond such as additional annual leave and shopping vouchers Opportunity to purchase up to days additional annual leave An Employee Assistance Programme which offers free / confidential assistance, practical information and emotional support.

You will also have access to a huge range of benefits including discounts on:

High street and supermarket shopping Gym membership Holidays Days out Cinemas Childcare vouchers Cash back scheme on any medical treatment that you may require via Medicash Car Lease scheme (Brand new fully maintained and insured car for years in return for a fixed monthly payment via salary sacrifice) Cycle Scheme (Save up to £ on the cost of a brand new bike and equipment) 

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