Participation And Engagement Officer
CurrentWorking as a commissioned service for the Lincolnshire County Council.Working alongside other agenices to support families into the childrenscentre. Signposting families to services which support them in a holisticmanner. Working alongside family support workers, social workers andhealth teams in family homes to support them to engage in centre services.In addition working in the community to build relationships with othercommunity professionals and raise awareness of the centre for familieswithin the area. Working with the live health data to support families withnew babies and provide focussed support for priority groups. Prioritygroups in the area which I work include young parents, fathers and blackminority ethnic families. I provide groups to support those priority groupsand work with others to try new ways of engaging families from thosepriority groups. Within this role I work to support and promote two yearfunding to eligible families by way of home visit, promotion and phonecalling. Lastly, I am the Home Safety Worker at St Giles Children's Centreso I go into family homes, generally with the family support worker, toconduct home safety checks to keep families safe.