Family Brief Intervention Worker

As a Family Brief Intervention Worker, you will join our Child and Family Wellbeing Service in Warwickshire, working as part of the School Nursing Team to support children, young people and families across the county. This is a rewarding community-based role where you will help deliver the Healthy Child Programme for children and young people aged 5 to 19 years, and up to 25 years for those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. You will work directly with children, young people and families, providing early intervention, health promotion and practical support that helps improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities. Working across schools, community settings and family homes, you will play an important role in helping children and young people make positive lifestyle choices, improve their wellbeing and access the support they need to thrive.

You will be joining a friendly and supportive School Nursing team that is passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people and families across Warwickshire. The team works collaboratively with schools, health professionals and community partners to deliver high-quality public health services and early intervention support. You will receive ongoing training, supervision and development opportunities to help you build your skills and progress your career.

As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:

• A competitive salary with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face-to-face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post-trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose, backed by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

Main Responsibilities

In this role, you will support the delivery of public health programmes and evidence-based interventions that help improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families. You will work under the guidance of School Nurses to deliver health promotion activities, brief interventions and targeted support across a range of settings. You will contribute to health needs assessments, support delivery of the National Child Measurement Programme and provide advice and guidance on a variety of health and wellbeing topics. You will also deliver group sessions, attend community events and help families access the services and support available to them. Working closely with schools, health professionals and partner agencies, you will help ensure children and young people receive the right support at the right time. Safeguarding will be a key part of the role, and you will be responsible for identifying and escalating concerns appropriately.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme across Warwickshire
• Delivering evidence-based health promotion and wellbeing interventions
• Supporting health needs assessments and follow-up activities
• Delivering health promotion sessions within schools and community settings
• Participating in drop-in clinics, education sessions and community events
• Signposting children, young people and families to appropriate services
• Building positive relationships with schools, families and partner organisations
• Maintaining accurate and confidential records using electronic systems
• Supporting service development, audits and quality improvement activities
• Recognising and escalating safeguarding concerns appropriately

Person Specification

Essential:

• Level 3 qualification in Health, Childcare, Youth Work or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Minimum of one year's experience working with children, young people and families
• Experience delivering health promotion or wellbeing interventions
• Experience working within health, education or community services
• Understanding of child development
• Knowledge of health issues affecting children, young people and families
• Understanding of safeguarding legislation and procedures
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Competent IT skills including Microsoft Office and electronic records systems
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
• Ability to travel across Warwickshire

Desirable:

• Additional training in child health, safeguarding or health promotion
• Experience supporting the Healthy Child Programme
• Experience within School Nursing or Public Health services
• Experience delivering group education sessions
• Knowledge of public health priorities affecting school-aged children
• Understanding of emotional wellbeing and mental health support for children and young people

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year, guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.