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Infant Feeding Practitioner
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About the Role
We're looking for an accredited Infant Feeding Practitioner or Breastfeeding Counsellor to join our friendly and supportive team. You'll provide compassionate, evidence-based support through drop-in sessions, workshops, outreach activities and our infant feeding helpline, while helping build strong relationships across Family Hubs, health services and community organisations.
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference during a family's earliest days, working for an organisation that values learning, inclusion, partnership working and reducing health inequalities. If you're passionate about supporting families and improving outcomes for babies and young children, we'd love to hear from you.
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- Deliver high-quality infant feeding support to families
- Lead community drop-ins, workshops and outreach activities
- Build relationships with health and community partners
- Support breastfeeding promotion and Baby Friendly practices
- Gather feedback and data to help improve services
- Help connect families to wider support available through Family Hubs
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About you
- Accredited breastfeeding training at Peer Supporter level or above
- At least one year's experience providing infant feeding support
- Skilled in working with diverse families and communities
- Empathic, non-judgemental and committed to person-centred support
- Confident building partnerships and working as part of a team
Contract details
- Fixed-term maternity cover until predicted end date of 30th June 2027
- Intended start date: Early September 2026
- Based on a full-time salary of £30,626.46 per annum
- 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE). There is a possibility that, for the right candidate, this role could be offered on a part-time basis, either three days per week (0.6 FTE) or four days per week (0.8 FTE). The minimum working pattern would be Monday to Wednesday.
- Hybrid working across Waltham Forest Family Hubs, community venues and home
- We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who reflect or represent the diverse communities of Waltham Forest.
- Application deadline: Monday 27th July 2026, 9am
- Interview dates: Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th August 2026 in Waltham Forest
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