Lifestart Family Visitor

Lifestart Foundation Ltd

11 Sep 2008

Loreto Douglas

loreto@lifestart.fsnet.co.uk

028 7136 3363

www.lifestartfoundation.org

Lifestart Family Visitor (Initially 1 year full-time 30 hours per week)
(Extended Closing date)

Salary: £15,504 (NJC Scale 5 Point 22)

Lifestart is a home based, parenting educational programme, specifically for all parents of children from birth to five years of age.

The successful candidate will be based in Edenderry Nursery School and will deliver the programme in the Greater Shankill area.

Candidates are required to meet the following criteria:

Essential:

• NVQ Level 3 in Childcare, ILM Level 2 in Team Leading or equivalent and a minimum of 2 years practical experience, or 5 years practical experience working with children and families in a community based early years setting in a paid capacity.
• Have experience in:

1. Working with parents, individually or in groups
2. Reporting
3. Networking

• Have IT Skills e.g. (Word Processing, Power Point, Excel)
• Have multi-tasking, time management and excellent communication skills.
• Hold a clean driving licence and has access to a car.

Desirable: Experience in delivering community based educational programmes and a good appreciation of family and cultural differences

CVs will not be accepted.

The above criteria may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting

REVISED CLOSING DATE : Thursday 11 September at 3.00pm

Further information and application forms may be obtained from the Foundation website www.lifestartfoundation.org or from Lifestart Foundation Ltd, 11A Bishop Street, Derry/Londonderry, BT48 6PL. 028 7136 5363, loreto@lifestart.fsnet.co.uk

We are an equal opportunities employer and seek to promote equality of opportunity regardless of a person’s race, religion, political opinion, gender, visible or invisible disability, age, marriage, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.