Portage Visitor

Job description

Contract Terms

Starting salary: S01 (£38,256 – £39,276)
Contract type: Permanent 
Hours per week: 36 per week, Hybrid 
Closing date: 30th August 2026
Interviews: Week Commencing 21st September 2026

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

As a Portage Visitor, you will play a vital role in supporting young children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families to achieve positive outcomes in the early years. You will work directly with families in their homes, delivering high-quality Portage support to children under five who meet Haringey’s criteria, helping them to learn, play and thrive together.

You will build strong relationships with parents and carers, empowering them with the skills, confidence and knowledge to support their child’s development. The role involves assessing children’s needs, planning tailored interventions and maintaining accurate records of progress.

Working collaboratively with a range of professionals, including health and education partners, you will contribute to a coordinated multi-agency approach and support smooth transitions into early years settings and schools. You will also help families connect with their local communities, promoting inclusion and participation.

About the Team

You will be part of Haringey’s Early Years Inclusion Team within Early Help, Prevention & SEND, a service dedicated to improving outcomes for children and families at the earliest stage.  The team works closely with a wide network of partners including health professionals, early years providers, schools and voluntary organisations, ensuring families receive coordinated and holistic support.

This is a collaborative and supportive environment where practitioners share expertise, contribute to service development and are committed to inclusive practice and safeguarding. You will have opportunities for ongoing professional development and training, enabling you to grow your skills and knowledge in SEND and early years practice.

About You

You will bring strong experience of working with young children with SEND and their families, alongside a solid understanding of child development and inclusive practice.   You are a compassionate and flexible practitioner who can build meaningful relationships with families, supporting them both practically and emotionally. You are confident in assessing children’s needs, planning engaging developmental activities and working in partnership with parents to achieve positive outcomes.

You will be an effective communicator, able to work collaboratively with a range of professionals and services, while also managing your own caseload independently. Strong organisational skills, the ability to maintain clear records and a commitment to safeguarding and equality are essential.

Above all, you will be passionate about making a difference in the lives of young children and their families, supporting them to feel included, confident and connected within their communities.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.

Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders. Please continue to check these through the application process. If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk.