Location
Fakenham, Norfolk
Salary
£24,309.07 per annum
Contract / Hours
Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2027 – Full time 37 hours per week.
Benefits
- 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays and options to buy or sell leave
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
- Pension with up to 7% matched employer contribution with included life assurance cover
- Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts
- We are a Real Living Wage accredited employer
We are one of the largest childrens charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UKs vulnerable children for over 150 years.
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A Bit About The Role.
Norfolk’s Early Childhood and Family Service (ECFS) offers support to children aged 0-5 years old and their families. The support is provided through group sessions, parenting programs and through home visiting. The service works in partnership with families and other key organisations and provides group activity sessions which cover a variety of topics such as parenting, improving mental health and keeping a child safe.
How You’ll Help To Create Brighter Futures
- Providing a high-quality service to children, young people, and their families by understanding their needs and delivering appropriate interventions.
- Delivering to groups as well as working with families on a one-to-one basis.
- Achieving the highest standards of safeguarding, whether through supporting the children and young people who come into contact with our services, or by appropriately reporting concerns about any child or young person.
- Working in partnership with other agencies to keep children and young people at the centre of our work.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues and families to achieve positive outcomes.
- Listening to children, young people, and families.
- Managing your own administration and updating systems.
Let’s Talk About You.
- Diploma Level 2 or equivalent in Early Years or relevant study area.
- Experience of working in a Health, Early Years or Social Care Setting.
- Experience of undertaking assessments, planning, and delivering both group and 1-1 interventions and case recording.
- A good understanding of Microsoft Office and ability to use IT systems.
- Compassion and dedication to our cause keeping children and young people safe and happy.
- Access to a suitable method of transport to enable the duties of the role to be carried out (essential).
Good to know
Interviews to be held 2nd March 2026
Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Contact: Scott Jones at quoting reference 12620. We’ll be happy to give you any support you require.
Diversity, equality and inclusion
At Action for Children, we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
See Below For Further Information About Working With Us
Action for Children Employee Benefits
AfC Commitment Statement
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