Early Help Navigator

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.
  
  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.
  
  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 26 days pro rata (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service to 31 days
• An excellent career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 22.3% (Employer contributions elsewhere are typically 3%)
• 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 10 days additional annual leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme which offers free 24/7 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 3 years in return for a fixed monthly payment via salary sacrifice)
• Cycle Scheme (Save up to £320 on the cost of a brand new bike and equipment), Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12 per hour for all contracted hours.