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Lead Early Intervertion Worker for Families (0-19 and SEND)
Job Purpose
Work collaboratively as part of a team to deliver early intervention support across systems, adopting a whole-family approach to support children, young people, and their parents/carers. As the named worker for relevant families, primary responsibilities include:
- Providing one-to-one and small-group advice and support, escalating when necessary.
- Acting as a bridge between universal, Early Help, and targeted services, ensuring families can access support tailored to their needs.
- Broker pathways and improve service take-up through a deeper understanding of needs and more tailored, preventive approaches.
- Apply a whole-family focus while prioritising the Best Start in Life offer for children aged 0–5, expanding to support up to 25 years old where Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) are present.
- Utilise specialist knowledge of Croydon’s available services for children, young people, and families to foster empowerment, resilience, independence, and self-reliance, reducing long-term professional dependency.
- Support families of children with special educational needs, improving inclusion in services.
About You
Key Responsibilities & Skills
- Systemic and strengths-based approaches: Comfortable with working across organisational boundaries to drive change.
- Expertise in Birth to Five (Best Start) services: Deep understanding of strategies to support young families.
- SEND/SEND awareness: Knowledge of education, healthcare, and support systems for children with disabilities.
- Safeguarding: Strong awareness of risks and responsibilities for both children and adults, including knowledge of Croydon’s safeguarding protocols.
- Caseload management: Experience successfully overseeing a named workload in early intervention/childcare.
- Child behaviour management: Proven ability to support families dealing with behavioural challenges.
- Policy & strategy: Alignment with national frameworks on child development, parenting, parental conflict, early help mechanisms, and early learning initiatives.
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Personal Attributes
- A confident, collaborative practitioner grounded in evidence-based child development principles.
- Enthusiasm for preventative work and transforming systemic barriers to family well-being.
- Comfort working with a diverse range of families, including those facing complex social, emotional, or financial pressures.
About Us
Croydon Council’s Commitments
- Speaking to residents, businesses, and communities with actionable transparency.
- Strengthening cross-sector partnerships with charities, voluntary/civic sectors, and public bodies to deliver innovative solutions.
- Promoting good governance, ethical practice, and workforce development reflective of Croydon’s diverse society. Key Business Goals:
- Ensuring Croydon is a proactive place for growth in business, learning, and opportunity.
- Enabling children and young people to fulfil their potential in a supportive environment.
- Creating a cleaner, safer, healthier community, with health and independence prioritised across age groups.
- Emphasising innovative, person-centred ways of working.
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Equal Opportunities & Additional Offerings
Croydon Council encourages applications from all diverse groups, including:
- People with disabilities (interview guarantee for those meeting minimum criteria).
- Applicants requesting flexible working arrangements, including hybrid employment (:e.g., remote work supplemented by office days).
- Commitment to safeguarding for both children and vulnerable adults is expected.
- All shortlisted candidates must successfully complete a DBS (DBS) check.
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