INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

NLC 9: £36,145 - £42,115 Pro Rata

Do you have a vested interest in supporting children and families to empower them in improving their opportunities and outcomes? Do you have experience in delivering early intervention programmes that address individual needs? Are you an effective communicator? If so, we want to hear from you.

The ELC Family Engagement Service will enhance the existing universal and additional support provided by ELC nursery settings by creating and developing an early intervention service within Education and Families and in collaboration with partner services. This will deliver flexible and responsive family support in line with the family support principles.

We are looking to recruit compassionate, nurturing, knowledgeable and flexible practitioners to form the team that will develop this exciting service. The successful candidates will be aligned to a Family Learning Centre and will work peripatetically across the local cluster area and in partnership with a range of services. This will include supporting families’ individual needs through a variety of approaches including home visits, group work, crisis response/support.

Further details about the post can be obtained from Lorraine Smith - smithlo@northlan.gov.uk or Cheryl Valentine - valentinec@northlan.gov.uk

Work Pattern:

Alternate Wednesday, full day Thursday and Friday - 17.5 hours per week that are flexible to meet the needs of the families. This may include weekend work at times.

This is a temporary position until 31/10/2026

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member prior to commencing in this role.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***

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