 
If you are interested in accessing volunteer opportunties within SureStart or any of our partner agencies please contact Margaret Tomany, our Volunteer and Training Officer on 633 9951 for more information. We are particularly looking to offer opportunities to local Parents, Grandparents or Carers.Family Health and Social Care Workers
Family, Health and Social Care Worker (Post Ref: 145/04)
Bi-Lingual Family, Health and Social Care Worker (Post Ref: 146/04)
A&C 5 £16,625 rising by annual increments to £20,224 per annum
Do you want to be part of a newly established team, looking at working with families in an innovative way? Working across family support, health and social care with opportunities to develop new skills and take a lead in specific area of work within the team, with support offered by a range of specialist staff. You will be supporting families and children within their own homes and within group settings.
You will:-
· Be a Registered General Nurse
· Or an NNEB or NVQ Level 3 in a relevant area (or equivalent) with a minimum two years post qualification experience
· Have at least two years experience of working with families.
· Have good communication skills and the ability to work with people in a variety of settings.
· Have good conversational skills in Urdu/Punjabi (Bi-lingual post only)
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Bilingual Sure Start Infant feeding and oral health adviser
Sure Start and Community dental service
Bilingual Sure Start Infant feeding and oral health adviser
£ 12,187 rising by annual increments to £14,146 per annum pro rata
(£5270-£6117 for a 16 hour week)
Hours: 16 hours to be worked flexibly according to the needs of the job
Short term contract to March 2006
Base: with Glodwick, St Mary’s and Higginshaw Sure Start
Do you have good English and Punjabi and Pahari? Would you be interested in a part time job? Oldham community dental service with Glodwick, St Mary’s and Higginshaw Sure Start are looking for someone to advise parents of young children in Glodwick, St Mary’s and Higginshaw on infant feeding, care of their children’s teeth and other related health issues.
The job will include visiting parents of young children in their own homes to advise them on infant feeding and care of their children’s teeth and working with community-based groups and networks to improve parents knowledge and skills about health, nutrition and oral care. You would form part of the Sure Start team responsible to the Infant Feeding Specialist. You would be required to work in Glodwick, St Mary’s and Higginshaw and would need to be able to travel efficiently within these areas.
You do not need experience. We will train you to carry out the work. What is important is that you are interested in improving children’s dental health. You will need a good knowledge and understanding of the needs of the local community, including the local Pakistani community. You should also have experience of childcare and be well presented.
Applications are particularly invited from parents of young children living in the Glodwick, St Mary’s and Higginshaw areas.
You will have to be flexible in when you can work in order to fit in t the demands of the job.
For more information abut this job please contact Michelle Clegg or Lynn Smith on 0161 627 5738 or Joanne Mayall on 0161 633 9951
For a job description and application form please telephone our job line 0161 622 6566, write to Human Resources Department, Oldham Primary Care Trust, Ellen House, Waddington Street, Westwood, Oldham OL9 6EE, fax 0161 622 6565 or e-mail recruitment@oldham.nhs.uk (CVs are not accepted):
Quoting Ref: /04
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Outreach Administrator / Receptionist Post
Administrator/Receptionist Posts
A&C Grade 3 £12,187 to £14,146 pa (Pro Rata)
Part-time 18.5 hrs per week
Fixed term contract for 2 years
Are you a team player possessing good organisational and excellent
communication skills?If so,we are looking for an admin assistant who can help
support the SureStart staff team,whilst at the same time often being the first
point of contact for families visiting or contacting SureStart.
You will have secretarial and administrative experience and have RSA2 word
processing/typing or equivalent.
Ref.
Two year fixed term contract
Job share considered
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Early Years Workers
A&C Grade 2 £5,532 to £6,093 pa
18.5 hours per week
Fixed term contract for 2 years
Do you have at least 12 months ’ experience of working with pre--school children in a childcare or education setting and a level 3 quali fication in childcare or similar?
SureStart are looking for experienced early years workers to help develop a
stable and secure environment where parents can leave their children,secure in the knowledge that they are being cared for in a happy and relaxed environment,providing stimulation and meeting the child ’s social,emotional, intellectual and physical needs.
If you are an Early Years worker who really cares about children,then this may be the job for you.
Ref.88/04.
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Community Mental Health Nurse
SureStart Community Mental Health Nurse – Grade G
£23,860 rising by annual increments to £28,070 per annum pro rata
Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2006
(possible extension of a further 3 years)
SureStart Glodwick, St Mary’s and Higginshaw is a new SureStart, located across three culturally diverse areas of Oldham. SureStart via its local programmes is a key part of the Governments strategy for reducing poverty and the effects of poverty on children aged 0 – 4 and their families.
We are looking to appoint an experienced practitioner who will be responsible for the development and delivery of a mental health assessment and liaison service for SureStart to increase the capacity and capability of the SureStart team to respond effectively to the needs of people with mental health needs and their families and to improve communication between secondary and primary care services and other tier one workers working in partnership with SureStart. You will support colleagues to deliver services, looking to reduce risk factors with regard to mental health, adopting a preventative model of working.
We are looking for candidates with a minimum of two years at Grade ‘E’ or above, experience of working within the community and the ability to support and advise other team members in their work.
For more information please contact Richard Lowe-Jackson on 0161 633 9951.
This post in based at: SureStart Glodwick, St Mary’s and Higginshaw.
For a job description and application form please telephone our job line 0161 622 6566, write to Human Resources Department, Oldham Primary Care Trust, Ellen House, Waddington Street, Westwood, Oldham OL9 6EE, fax 0161 622 6565 or e-mail recruitment@oldham.nhs.uk (CVs are not accepted):
Quoting Ref: 140/04
CLOSING DATE FOR FULLY COMPLETED APPLICATIONS IS 5.00PM ON 19th AUGUST 2004
WE VALUE DIVERSITY IN OUR WORKPLACE AND POSITIVELY ENCOURAGE APPLICATIONS FROM ALL SECTIONS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING WORKING LIVES AND REQUESTS FOR FLEXIBLE WORKING, INCLUDING CHANGES TO THE STANDARD WORKING DAY AND JOB SHARE, ARE ACTIVELY CONSIDERED.
WE ARE A NO SMOKING ORGANISATION.
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