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Full-time

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Parent Support Worker
Family Advice Manager
Band B
Allsworth Court
25 hours per week

The main objective of this post is to support parents of under 5’s with SEND with
or without a formal diagnosis. The role will provide early, consistent, and personal
support to mitigate the risks of developmental delays, long-term academic
struggles, and negative health implications for young children. The focus is on
early intervention to improve cognitive, social, and emotional development and to
promote skills for school readiness. The worker will be an integral member of the
Family Advice team as well as wider teams of professionals from universal and
specialist services to provide a coordinated response to families’ needs.

The worker will be experienced in working with families of children with SEND and
have an understanding of challenges they face. They will be skilled in recognising
and responding to safeguarding concerns.

Main Responsibilities and Duties:

•  Facilitate  a  twice-monthly  term  time  ‘Stay  &  Play’  session  to  build  school

readiness skills and reduce isolation.

  Plan and coordinate a wide range of age-appropriate, stimulating games

and activities for pre-school children with SEN.

  Ensure play sessions include structured activities, free play, and group

activities like stories or singing.

  Supervise  children's  play,  actively  engage  in  activities,  and  encourage

positive interactions in a safe and secure environment.

  Build relationships with families helping to identify areas of need and to

explore potential pathways for ongoing support.

  Support parents regardless of whether their child has a confirmed

diagnosis.

  Address the stress and mental health challenges parents may face, which

can impact family dynamics.

  Promote equality, inclusion, and respect in all service delivery.
  Undertake  designated  responsibilities  to  safeguard  and  promote  children’s

welfare.

  Adhere to data protection and information sharing policy and procedure.

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  Facilitate regular contact with families including home visits where required
  Carry  out  thorough  risk  assessments  to  protect  the  safety  of  yourself  and

volunteers when visiting families in their own homes.

  To plan and organise own workload. This includes receiving referrals,

liaising and co-working with colleagues, record keeping and prioritising and
planning support.

  Develop a volunteer bank and support volunteers to engage families in a
range of activities designed to build their resilience and support networks,
and improve whole family well-being.

  Provide support and supervision for volunteers, alongside informal support

contact.

Other Responsibilities:

  To positively represent Beams and to work collaboratively within the Family

Advice Team.

  Work within all Beam’s policies, procedures and standards.

  To undertake any duties directed by the Family Advice Manager.

  To be able to attend external meetings and functions to represent Beams when

required.

  To be able to support fundraising and promotional events to support Beams

and raise its profile.

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Personal Specification: Parent Support Worker

The following outlines the Essential criteria for this post. Applicants who have a
disability and who meet the Essential criteria will be shortlisted.

Applicants should describe in their application how they meet these criteria.

Criteria

Qualifications

  Educated to a minimum of NVQ level 2 equivalent
(5 GCSE’s including English and Maths) or above

Experience

  Qualification in Early Years / Child Development

  Knowledge and understanding of the barriers

families of children with SEND face, particularly in
early years

  Experience planning and leading play activities for

children

  Experience of providing emotional support,

providing guidance and showing empathy whilst
maintaining professional boundaries

Skills and Abilities

  Ability to empathise and relate to people’s

situations and be objective in helping them find
solutions and coping strategies

  Good organisational skills and ability to work with

a minimum of supervision

  Good communication skills, particularly listening

skills

  Ability to source information to give relevant
information regarding individual enquiries

  Ability to generate confidence in others in seeking

solutions to their needs

  Ability to maintain accurate and up to date records

and reports

  Good IT skills

  Good team work skills

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  Able to manage multi-task activities and good

planning skills

  Understanding of confidentiality and data

protection

  Ability to identify when to refer to manager for
assistance/advice and understand when client
work must be escalated for management input

  Ability to develop new skills, develop the work and

extend personal knowledge

Knowledge

  Knowledge of local groups and agencies working

with disabled children and their families

Personal Qualities

  Flexible approach to work

  Reliable and Enthusiastic

  Willing to be a Team Player

  Methodical in approach with an eye for detail

  Personal commitment to equal opportunities and

anti-discriminatory practices

  Commitment to continuing personal professional

development

Other

  Fulfil the requirements of an ‘Enhanced DBS

Disclosure’

  Willingness to work outside of office hours and at

weekends as required

  Ability to regularly travel and work outside of the

office base (usually within Kent)

  On occasions to represent the Charity at wider

events

  Hold a full driving licence

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Payroll Officer

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Allsworth Court

Full-time

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Payroll Officer
Commercial Delivery Manager
Band C
Allsworth Court
37 hours

Job Purpose
To assist with the running of a busy Payroll service and ensure an accurate and high
quality service to our customers, who are predominantly families of disabled children and
adult recipients of direct payments/personal budgets.

Main Responsibilities and Duties:

 Assist with competently and efficiently running the payroll functions from start to

finish.

 Ensure timesheets/data are received and processed in time to complete payrolls

to agreed deadlines.

 Making payments and keeping accurate payroll records.
 Assist with setting up and ensuring all records are completed and fully maintained.
 Dealing with all incoming enquiries to the Payroll Service either by phone or by
email and ensuring that all enquiries are dealt with efficiently and in a timely
manner.

 Develop and maintain an effective working relationship with payroll customers

and other agencies.

 Manage returns including year end.
 Ensure best service levels are delivered at all times and look for ways of improving

and increasing service delivery.

 Liaise, as required with direct payment support workers to support service users

accessing the payroll service.

 Ensure information is stored in a secure way and confidential manner.
 Maintain payroll guidelines policies and procedures.

Other Responsibilities:

 Attend external meetings and functions to represent the Charity where required.
 Any other reasonable tasks as and when required.

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Person Specification - Payroll Officer
The following outlines the Essential criteria for this post. Applicants who have a disability
and who meet the Essential criteria will be shortlisted.

Applicants should describe in their application how they meet these criteria.

Criteria

Qualifications

 Payroll Qualification (desirable)

Experience

 Accuracy under pressure, competent with figures whilst running

Skills and
Abilities

Knowledge

Personal
Qualities

Other

high volumes of payrolls

 Evidence of using Microsoft packages in the work place
 Reporting relevant information at all levels
 Good, confident, communication skills. Must be able to give and
receive information, which may occasionally be sensitive and
complex to our service users and work colleagues

 Comprehensive understanding of Microsoft packages (Word,

Excel, Outlook)

 Ability to manage workload and prioritise tasks
 Ability to maintain comprehensive and accurate records
 Good numeracy and literacy skills and attention to detail
 Ability to work both unsupervised and as part of a team
 Some knowledge of Payroll and statutory requirements,

including SSP, SMP and holiday entitlements is desirable but not
essential

 Enthusiasm and passion for the job role
 Empathy and the ability to go above and beyond for our
customers, the majority of whom are families of disabled
children

 Able to work under pressure and meet challenging deadlines
 Able to work flexibly to cover busy periods and to support

colleagues as required

 Process driven
 A willingness to learn and develop
 Personal commitment to equal opportunities
 Must be able to fulfil the requirements of an Enhanced DBS

check

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