Parenting Support Officer

We are currently looking to recruit a Parenting Support Officer to provide support to service users such as parents and practitioners accessing the freephone number.

The post holder will have responsibility for assessing client need and referring or signposting them into the most appropriate service within Parenting NI or to an appropriate external agency. 

Essential Criteria Includes:

• Level 3 qualification in any of the following relevant disciplines: Work with Children and Families/Family Support, Early Years/Childhood Studies, Social Work directly relating to Child and Family Work, Working with Parents
• A minimum of 1 year’s employment (within the last 2 years) working directly with parents/carers, children and families

Hours:            12 hours per week (Wednesday and Thursday 9.30am to 3.30pm)

Grade:            Band 4 pt 16

Salary:            £7,107 per annum (FTE £21,909 per annum)

Contract:        Fixed term contract for 2 years (with the possibility of an extension

Visit our website www.parentingni.org/about-us/work-for-us for further information and to download an application pack. 

Closing date for applications: noon on Thursday 28th February 2019