Family Hub Infant Feeding Support Worker

Job IntroductionAt Northumberland County Council we are proud of our employees, who are passionate and committed to improving outcomes for our children, young people and families, ensuring that they feel safe, healthy, happy, and ready to learn and achieve. We are seeking to appoint 2 Family Hub Infant Feeding Support Workers, based in Central and South East Northumberland, 1 in West Northumberland and 1 fixed term (maternity cover) position based in the Central and South East area until end of May 2027.All positions are for 22.5 hours. This is an exciting time for Northumberland as we are part of the national Family Hub Programme and one of the focus areas is Infant Feeding. The principles of the Family Hub development are, that we will be more accessible to families, better connected to drive progress on joining up and providing a whole family approach.Family Hubs offer services, universal and targeted for 0–19-year-olds (and up to 25 for young people with SEND), providing a network of co-located, connected, virtual and digital services to support families through various interventions and programmes. These posts are focused on supporting women and their families to meet their breastfeeding goals, in line with UNICEF Baby Friendly guidance. You will work alongside the Northumbria Health Care Trust's midwifery services to meet the needs of mothers, babies, and their families, we also work in collaboration with Growing Healthy Northumberland's 0-19 service to support our Northumberland offer. You will undertake home visits and assist women and their families with comprehensive and contemporary knowledge around infant feeding. For further details about the role please see the Job Description and Person Specification. The above posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, and health clearances. For an informal discussion please contact Amy Berry, Family Hub Infant feeding coordinator on [phone removed] or email on [email removed]

Why choose us? We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:

• 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
• Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
• A range of salary sacrifice schemes are available
• Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Apprenticeship, Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality

Further information

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