Job Description:  Bi-lingual Play, Learn, Grow Co-ordinator

Hours of Work: 20 hours/week
Contract:  Fixed to June 2026, further continuation subject to funding
Salary: NJC 12 – 20 (Currently £28,598 - £32,597) Pro Rata, based on FTH of 36/wk
Base: Hybrid - Primarily community based in Oldham, with some office working at Ryecroft Hall
and some home-based working. May occasionally include travel across other Host geographical
areas.
Reporting To: Play, Learn, Grow Manager

Purposes of the job
Play, Learn, Grow is Home-Start HOST’s 8-week programme for children aged 2 to 5 years which
helps to support parents to support the learning and development of their children through play.

The Bi-Lingual Play, Learn, Grow Co-ordinator ensures the provision of high-quality support to
designated families in Oldham’s communities through delivering online and in-person groups and
through home visits.  The co-ordinator works with trained volunteers as appropriate and operates
in accordance with HOST’s Strategic Plan, legal obligations and the organisation’s Governing
Document and Quality Assurance Standards to deliver services, engaging with external partners as
appropriate. The post holder helps provide good safeguarding practice and ensures that families
and volunteers receive the highest quality of timely support.

Main Responsibilities

•  Deliver a programme of ‘Play, Learn, Grow’ sessions through groups and home visits to
stimulate the learning and development of children aged 2 to 5 years in Oldham.
•  Ensure the Play, Learn, Grow programme is accessible to families from within Oldham

communities who have English as a second or additional language.

•  Promote Play, Learn, Grow to families and referrers using a variety of referral pathways

and promoting self-referrals.

•  Conduct assessments of children and parents using a range of pre- and post- outcome

measures.

•  Understand family perceptions and opinions of service and recommend changes to

services and processes as appropriate.

•  Apply effective and timely administration, review and monitoring of service delivery,

including self-managing and applying relevant record keeping systems and data entry.
•  Recruit sufficient volunteers to support the home visiting side of the work by pro-actively

promoting volunteering opportunities and assessing potential volunteers.
•  Deliver high quality volunteer training to prospective volunteers as required.
•  Supervise and support Play, Learn, Grow volunteers regularly and provide constructive

feedback and engagement.

•  Engage with any multi-agency work for families as needed.
•  Promote HOST externally by ensuring appropriate liaison, networking and communication

with referrers, professionals, community leaders and organization.

•  Undertake  any  other  duties  that  may  be  required  to  discharge  the  role  and  support  the

organization.

This Job Description is current as at October 2025

Person Specification:  Play, Learn, Grow Co-ordinator

Minimum requirements for this post

Method of
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Methods of assessment: A = Application; I = Interview; E = Exercise
ESSENTIAL
Language Skills
Fluent in at least one other language used commonly in Oldham i.e. Urdu or
Bengali
Education and training
Qualified to NVQ 3 level/equivalent or above in relevant subject, e.g education,
childcare, and or related training or equivalent experience
Experience
Experience of working with or supporting families and making a positive impact
Experience of working with pre-school children
Has applied equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practice in work or
volunteering
Knowledge and Understanding
Knowledge of child development and understanding of how children learn in the
early years
Understanding of barriers to learning for children and of how to support parents
to overcome these barriers
Knows how to apply good safeguarding practice
Understands how to apply the legislative requirements pertaining to child care and
family support
Knows about the work of HOST and understands its impact
Skills and abilities
Ability to plan and deliver successful projects on time
Ability to prepare reports using data from varied sources and use appropriate
methods to communicate messages and recommendations
Ability to develop and deliver volunteer training
Ability to recruit and retain volunteers
Ability to work in partnership with relevant agencies
Able to use varied computer applications, including teams and outlook
Other requirements
Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practice
Eligible to work in the UK
Car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes
Commitment to flexible working, including occasional evenings and weekends
DESIRABLE
Evidence of professional development – relevant professional qualification an
advantage eg Social work, teaching, health visitor, child care and/or related
training
Experience with WellComm or Making It Real would be an advantage
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This Person Specification is current as at October 2025

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