Early Years Worker: Sponsorship Available

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

To undertake delegated duties autonomously following assessment and direction from the Health Visitor (HV) caseload holder, delivering agreed objectives within clients’ homes and community settings.

To work in partnership with families to develop high-quality play and learning opportunities for pre-school children.

To screen and monitor the growth and developmental progress of pre-school children in line with the Healthy Child Programme (HCP), using evidence-based assessment tools.

To deliver evidence-based group programmes for parents and children under professional supervision, ensuring fidelity to the specified programme models and intervention frameworks.

To practise in accordance with the Stockport Family Model of restorative practice, ensuring assessments and interventions are undertaken collaboratively with families.

To contribute to and support supervised contact sessions alongside the allocated contact supervisor, where required for families on the caseload.

To undertake home visits independently or jointly with colleagues, as appropriate.

To undertake any additional duties appropriate to the role, as agreed in consultation with the line manager.

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an integral member of the Stockport Family Service, supporting the health, learning, and developmental outcomes of children through a range of targeted interventions and strategies delivered within home and community settings. These include Start Well Hubs, Satellite Hubs, Health Centres, and Early Years settings such as nurseries.

The post holder will work collaboratively with partner agencies to ensure services are well-coordinated and that groups and activities are responsive to the needs of children under five and their families.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 3 Early Years qualifications or above

Desirable

  • Early Years Degree

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with children and families under 0-5
  • Experience of delivering evidenced based interventions
  • Experience of assessing children’s learning and development

Desirable

  • Experience working in a family home and working independently

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the Health Child program or the Early Years foundation stage
  • Knowledge of safeguarding procedures

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Family Hubs and other government initiatives within Early Years

Skills

Essential

  • Assessment of Early years development
  • Communication skills
  • Ability to work in a team or independently

Desirable

  • Working with Children with Special Educational needs

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 06 May 2026

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