Home Learning Co - Ordinator

Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week.

We continue to develop our Best Start Family Hubs across Bristol, and with that comes an exciting opportunity to shape something new.

We are creating a small number of Home Learning Environment (HLE) Co-ordinator roles, working across the city (North, South, and East/Central localities), to help strengthen how we support children’s learning at home from the earliest years. This is a new and developing role. We’re looking for people who want to help build it – bringing ideas, creativity and a strong sense of what works for children and families.

This role sits within our Family Hubs and Early Help service and focuses on improving children’s outcomes through strong home learning environments. You will take a lead in coordinating, delivering and developing evidence-based support for parents and carers, helping them to build children’s early language, confidence, relationships and readiness for school.

Working across your locality, you’ll bring together Family Hub teams, early years providers and partners to strengthen a joined-up approach to early learning and family support. You’ll be working directly with families, but also influencing the wider system, helping ensure that support is accessible, consistent and impactful across the city. We’re looking for someone with experience of working with children and families, who understands how early learning happens, not just in settings, but in everyday family life. You’ll bring experience of delivering evidenced based programmes, a strong knowledge of child development and an ability to build relationships with families, especially for those who may find it harder to access support.

You’ll also be someone who is comfortable working flexibly, using initiative, and contributing to shaping a service as it develops.

If you are passionate about supporting improving outcomes for children and in early intervention and prevention, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Lucy Watkins, ***email_hidden***

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

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