Triage Officer

Name of School: Curzon & Fawood Nursery Schools & Wellbeing Centre

Name of Executive Head Teacher: Nisha Lingam

Hours: Full Time, All Year round

Start Date: As soon as possible

Curzon & Fawood Nursery Schools & Family Wellbeing Centre

"Leaders, governors and staff share an ambitious vision for the school" Ofsted 2020

Curzon and Fawood are two Maintained Nursery Schools situated in the heart of the vibrant London Borough of Brent. They are part of a unique Partnership between the two Nursery Schools, Rainbows (Additionally Resourced Provision for children with ASD) and the Family Wellbeing Centre. Inclusion is at the heart of all our work at the Partnership

The Family Wellbeing Centre is staffed by a small, focussed team who work collaboratively within the wider organisation and services.

Curzon Site:

• A Maintained Nursery School
• NEG2 provision
• Family Wellbeing Centre

Fawood Site:

• A Maintained Nursery School
• An Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP)
• NEG2 provision
• Family Wellbeing Centre

We are recruiting for a Triage Officer to work within the Family Wellbeing Centre team.

Working under the direction of the Centre Manager, the successful candidate will:

• Deliver effective triage by establishing the nature of enquiries at first point of contact, by completing the FWC getting to know you assessment tool with families and supporting them to access the appropriate support and advice within the Centre or to other local services, at their first contact.
• To complete a rapid Early Help assessment with those families whose screening tool indicates more complex needs.
• To develop detailed action plans in response to the whole family needs, ensuring that family members have access to the right service at the right time and to refer on to the most appropriate service or practitioner to meet the families' needs
• To maintain accurate records, including entering information on the Centre database and recording case notes on Mosaic to agreed standards, when required to do so.

Please apply if you have:

• Minimum Level 3 qualification in a relevant area of work, ie. Early Years, Health or Social Care, Education.
• Sound working knowledge of Safeguarding issues, Policies, Procedures and Managing Risk
• Experience of direct work with families who are experiencing multiple disadvantage.

We strongly recommend that you come and visit the Partnership.

Please contact Jainee Shah on toarrange a visit.

For a job application pack please email via the button below.

Closing Date: As soon as a suitable candidate is appointed.

Interviews: TBC

Please complete your application form as fully as possible, telling us how you meet the criteria in the person specification. The information you give will be used and assessed for shortlisting.

Curzon and Fawood Nursery Schools & Family Wellbeing Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and families, and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. Curzon and Fawood Nursery Schools & Family Wellbeing Centre is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, age, marital status, disability, ethnicity, religion, belief or sexual orientation.