Starting Well is a new partnership scheme to enhance and complement Children Centre services in Sandwell and West Birmingham areas.

The partnership scheme will work closely with Midwives, Health Visitors, GPs, Social care and PCN Social Prescribing Link Workers to support expectant mothers up to eight weeks after birth with a seamless handover to existing Children Centre services. In addition, it will provide early years’ activities (0-2 ½ years children) where there are gaps in provision.

The scheme aims to provide much needed extra support to expectant mothers and children 0 to 2 ½ years of age living within:

• High deprived ward areas of Sandwell and West Birmingham within the following towns: Smethwick, Tipton, West Bromwich, Rowley, and Ladywood.
• BAME (including refugees and migrant) communities across Sandwell and West Birmingham.

The day-to-day duties:

• To monitor the progress of each expectant parent and their baby inputting data onto the Parent and Baby Outcome Star to provide a seamless handover to Children Centre and the Family Outcome Star.
• Use WEMWBS pre and post measure scale with parents to measure our impact.
• To actively engage with parents and their children to ensure that all the children have access to a Wellcomm screening.
• Reduce digital exclusion by supporting parents’ access to on-line appointments.
• To provide a safe and supportive contact point for women to enable discussion on how they feel on discovering pregnancy.
• Offering emotional and practical support to women and their families on issues surrounding pregnancy either in clinics, community venues or in their homes.
• To support women with lifestyle and behavioral change in order to improve their own health during pregnancy.
• To provide a range of advice and guidance around the services available to women in relation to their pregnancy, for example, benefits entitlement, family support services and Children’s Centre services.
• To promote breastfeeding, ensuring appropriate links are made with breastfeeding support services.

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications required:

The successful candidate will have a Good standard general education and qualification GCSE Grade C or equivalent.

The successful candidate will have experience of:

• working directly with services users or other vulnerable groups.
• working in the community.
•  Early Years.
• delivering effective communication to a wide range of audiences using a variety of methods e.g., email, telephone, in person.
• building positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of:

•  maternity and health services.
•  community support services.

What the company will offer:

• 28 Days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday (pro rata for part time employees)
• Flexible working
• Auto-enrolment into a workplace pension scheme
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme

Murray Hall Community Trust is an equal opportunities employer and will provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and invite potential applicants to contact us to identify any additional support they may require to enable them to make an application.

Apply now!

Attached is the Job Description and Person Specification along with an application form which needs to be completed and emailed to HR@murrayhall.co.uk or posted to: HR Recruitment, Murray Hall Community Trust, The Bridge, St Marks Road, Tipton, West Midlands DY4 0SL.  All applications must be submitted before the closing date stated below.

An Enhanced DBS will be required for this post, along with a maintained Update Service registration

For an informal discussion please contact Julie Garbett on 07859 799021.

Closing date: 2^nd June 2021

Please note this vacancy may close sooner than the advertised closing date if a high volume of applications are received.

Interviews expected to commence w/c: TBC

Start Date:  ASAP