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Are you passionate about supporting families and making a positive impact on the lives of children and parents? West Berkshire Council is seeking a dedicated and experienced Parenting Coordinator to join our Family Hubs team, working in partnership with our Community and Public Health teams. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-quality parenting support services within the West Berkshire area.
The Role
As the Parenting Coordinator, you will be responsible for coordinating and delivering parenting support services, ensuring that the needs of families are met through effective intervention and guidance. You will work collaboratively with other professionals, such as Health Visitors, Family Support Workers and Early Help practitioners to provide comprehensive support to parents and carers.
Your Key Responsibilities Will Include
- Coordinating the delivery of parenting programmes, including Evidence Based Parenting Programmes such as Solihull Approach, Time out for Parents and Reducing Parental Conflict.
- Working directly with parents and carers to provide advice, guidance and support
- Collaborating with other services to ensure a holistic approach to supporting families
- Monitoring and evaluating the impact of parenting support interventions
- Providing information and advice to schools and other professionals regarding parenting issues
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:
- Experience in delivering parenting support and intervention
- Strong knowledge of child development and effective parenting practices
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with parents, carers, and professionals
- Organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate service delivery
- Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team, demonstrating collaboration and partnership working
Please note this role is fixed term for two years from start date - Funding limited project
West Berkshire Council Offer Excellent Employment Benefits Such As
- Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-21.00
- Hybrid working wherever possible working 40% in the office
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
- Generous Local Government pension scheme
- Family friendly policies
- A range of local discounts
- Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
- You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.
Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
For an informal discussion to learn more about the role, please contact Beth Kelly
[email protected] .
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Equal Opportunities
The Council supports Equal Opportunity of employment, and positively encourages applications from people who fall within any of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
How To Apply
Please now complete a short online application form. You will then be able to upload your CV.
This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.
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