As a Home Learning Practitioner, you will work closely with families to promote positive home learning environments that support children's language, communication, play, literacy, numeracy, physical development and emotional wellbeing.

Working across Family Hubs, community settings, educational settings and family homes, you will deliver evidence-based interventions and practical support that helps parents and carers become confident in their role as their child's first and most important educator.

You will be part of an integrated multi-disciplinary workforce, working collaboratively with health professionals, early years providers, schools, SEND services and community partners to ensure families receive the right support at the right time.

Enfield council is committed to giving every child the best possible start in life. Enfield Council's Best Start Family Hubs aim to provide integrated, preventative and inclusive support for families with children aged 0–5 years. A strong Home Learning Environment (HLE) is a key factor in improving children's cognitive, language, social and emotional development and supporting school readiness, leading to improved good levels of development (GLD). This exciting role provides an opportunity to work directly with families, empowering parents and carers to support their children's learning, development and school readiness from the very beginning.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and skilled practitioner with experience of working with families and young children aged 0 to 5 years. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the importance of the Home Learning Environment in improving outcomes for children, alongside knowledge of child development, early learning and school readiness. They will be able to build positive, trusting relationships with parents, carers and partner agencies, and demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Confidence in delivering both group-based and one-to-one support across a range of settings is essential, as is a clear understanding of safeguarding and child protection responsibilities. We are seeking someone who is committed to inclusion, reducing inequalities and improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families, and who works effectively as part of a multi-agency team. Experience of supporting children with emerging developmental needs or SEND would be an advantage.

Contact Details -

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Zinat Ismail on 020 8132 0676 for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team.

If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Maria Evangelou at maria.evangelou@enfield.gov.uk.

Enfield’s Social Care Centre of Excellence confirms our commitment to creating and maintaining an environment for new and existing staff to be the best and deliver high quality social work to our most vulnerable children and young people. It brings our recruitment, professional development and support into the one portal for social care staff to see what we have to offer and how we are supporting them to continue to learn and develop on a professional basis. For more information please visit https://new.enfield.gov.uk/centreofexcellence/about-us/

“This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.

If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.