Parent Champions Coordinator London, England
Job description
Parent Champions Coordinator
SO1: £35,223 per annum, rising in annual increments to £36,417
Secondment / Fixed Term Contract (March 2025)
In Lambeth, we are proud of our established network of Better Start services and the critical role they play in our ambition to make Lambeth the best place to grow up. We value and invest in our Better Start staff teams, providing ongoing learning and development opportunities. When people join us, they stay with us and grow and progress in their roles.
The new investment afforded by the national Family Hub and Start for Life programme allows us to build on our existing good practice and to expand our teams. We have a range of opportunities available for a range of skilled practitioners to work within our Better Start children’s centres and within the Early Years and Parenting team.
We are seeking to recruit a passionate and outstanding Parent Champions Coordinator to develop and deliver our Parent Champion volunteering programme. You will work in a close collaboration with other Parent Champions Coordinators and early years partners, promoting uptake of services and activities for children and their parents.
What will you bring? Life in Lambeth is always busy and never dull! Successful candidates will be enthusiastic, flexible and energetic, with a real commitment to helping children and families to succeed and experience in making a difference and improving outcomes.
Why Lambeth:
- Fantastic, modern working environment in the award-winning Lambeth Town Hall and Civic Centre buildings
- Competitive Salaries
- Up to 35 days annual leave, dependent upon continuous service
- 5 Minutes from London Underground and excellent transport links into the centre of London
- Hybrid/Flexible working
- Cycle to Work Scheme (including City Bike Hire scheme)
- Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme
If you would like an informal discussion about this role, please contact Veronika Holeš, Acting Commissioning Lead for Early Years and Parenting on [email protected].
Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an enhanced DBS Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs
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Job Description and Specification
Closing date: Sunday 10 September 2023 at midnight
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