Pen Green Centre for Children and their Families
Exciting Job Opportunity
Deputy Head of Centre with a particular focus on Family Support (must be a qualified social worker)
Leadership Scale 9 – 13 or Senior Management Scale 1-2 equivalent dependant on experience
Pen Green has a Head of Centre and three Deputy Head posts:
This Deputy Head post has particular responsibility for leading the development of a coherent framework for family support and groupwork across the centre.
The postholder will need to be:
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A strong advocate for children and families
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Passionate, experienced and committed to working in partnership with parents
They will be part of the Centre's leadership team and will:
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Join a committed team of innovative practitioners
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Work together with a supportive governing body
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Use their expertise in community social work to enhance the work of colleagues and the experience of children and families
Closing date for applications: 10th February 2012
Interviews to be held: Week commencing w/c 20th February 2012
This post will be offered subject to references and an enhanced criminal records check via the Criminal Records Bureau.
Pen Green has adopted the principles of safer recruitment and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to do the same.
'In every small community there should be a service for children under 5 and their families. This service should honour the needs of young children and celebrate their existence. It should also support families, however, they are constituted within the community'
(Pen Green 1983)
We have continued to work for this vision throughout the past 25 years, providing high quality education with care for children and families in Corby.
Our Baby Nest, Nursery, and Creche provide education with care for children under 5 years, and After School Club and Holiday Playscheme for children from 4 -11years.
We offer family support and home visiting, health services, groupwork and community education opportunities - and a warm welcoming place to be.
Connections and friendships once made are frequently long-lasting and many lead on to parents becoming involved in the Centre as workers. Nearly 60% of the staff here at Pen Green began their connections with the centre as parents.
We welcome many visitors to the Centre each year and these come to us from all parts of the UK and around the world. We are proud of our reputation for leading outstanding practice. We consistently work to develop what we do and how we work to improve outcomes for children and families, and to meet the changing needs of the local community.
As you explore the website you will find details of individual journeys through the centre, as well as more detailed information about all our services, documentation and practice.
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