Parenting Officer

Supportive Action for Families in Ealing (SAFE) Service

One year fixed term contract for external candidates and/or secondment for existing employees

Supportive Action for Families in Ealing (SAFE) is an area-based, multi-disciplinary service at the forefront of our early intervention offer. SAFE provides a range of interventions for children 0-18 and their families. SAFE brings together professionals from social work, domestic violence, education, parenting and mental health backgrounds; offering a range of preventative and early help interventions to ensure better long-term outcomes for families.

The service forms an important part of Ealing’s Brighter Futures model with the aim to support and transform practice across children’s services.

An opportunity has arisen within the service to recruit an experienced, knowledgeable and enthusiastic Parenting Officer.

The Parenting Officer would be based in the Ealing Parenting Service and support and deliver a range of accredited and no accredited parenting groups and workshops across the borough.

The role would involve offering consultations to colleagues and partner agencies in relation to parenting strategies for families. The role would be suited to someone who has a passion for creative working with different disciplines in the early intervention and preventative field.

The role supports a combination of working from home, office and community based working.

What can Ealing offer you?

• An exciting opportunity to develop your career within a supportive, well organised structure
• Manageable workloads and high-quality 1-1 and group supervision within a stimulating learning environment
• On-going personalised training and development opportunities
• Access to a wide range of high-quality resources to support children and their families
• An excellent benefits package with a range of innovative programmes to help you look after your health and well-being.

Ealing council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Ealing follows safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. The post holder will be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring check.

This post is subject to Ealing Council's enhanced vetting process.

This role is deemed customer facing and as such you must have a command of spoken English which is sufficient to enable you to effectively perform the role. This requirement relates to Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.

Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities’ agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.

We therefore welcome applications from all residents of the borough, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are entering the employment market in the early stages of their career and mid-career professionals, who are currently underrepresented in Ealing’s workforce.

Please note all applications will be determined on merit.

If you would like to discuss this role before applying, please contact Emma Handley, Team Manager, on 020 8825 8493 or Chris Kolade, Deputy Team Manager, on 020 8825 6740.

The position is for a fixed period of 12months. External applicants will be offered a fixed-term contract and existing Ealing Council employees will be offered the opportunity of a secondment. Ealing Council employees must ensure that a secondment release form is signed by their line manager before applying and emailed to Recruitment@ealing.gov.uk by the application closing date.

How to apply

Please visit Parenting Officer – Ealing council to apply

Closing date: Thursday 9 January 2025