Informal Enquiries - Debbie Crofts
0114 281 3789
Post ref:1634CYPD Closing date: 08/07/2009
SHEFFIELD CITY
COUNCIL
JOB DESCRIPTION
DIRECTORATE:
CYPD
SERVICE:
Local Delivery
DIVISION/SECTION:
POST TITLE:
GRADE:
Early Years Education and Childcare
Antenatal Health & Breast Feeding Peer Support
Worker
SUG 2
Salary: £15,524 - £16,614
RESPONSIBLE TO:
PURPOSE OF THE
JOB:
Service Delivery Manager
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To inform, guide and support pregnant
smokers, new mothers and their families, to
promote a smoke free culture in the home.
To offer additional antenatal support.
To identify and support antenatal women
who wish to breastfeed their babies.
To identify and support mothers who are
breast-feeding.
To promote breast-feeding to the wider
community.
To offer additional postnatal support for all
women dependant on need.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
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To contact identified expectant mothers and provide information regarding
breast feeding and breast feeding peer support.
To continue to provide breast-feeding peer support after the baby is born
as agreed with the mother.
To promote breast-feeding to the wider community in a variety of ways at
every opportunity.
To develop and maintain a breast-feeding support group.
To work along side the Children’s Centre Early Health team - Midwifery
and Health Visiting to develop locally appropriate early health services.
To receive appropriate role related referrals from local workers and health
professionals in the community to offer additional antenatal support.
To refer to professionals as necessary.
To develop and provide a smoke cessation service for pregnant women,
new mothers and their families.
To maintain a record of involvement with family.
To complete monitoring forms.
To participate in the research and evaluation of the project.
To have an understanding of safeguarding and child protection issues and
to act appropriately should areas of concern arise, in line with Local
Authority and Partner Agencies core corporate standards, policies and
procedures.
To be proactively involved in staff development, attend training courses
and regional meetings as appropriate.
To attend and participate effectively in team, supervision and appraisal
meetings.
Any other relevant duties and responsibilities as may arise.
PRINCIPAL AND EXTERNAL
CONTACTS
To develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships with:
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Visitors, consumers and members of the public using the Children’s
Centre facilities and services.
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Immediate colleagues within the Children Centre and related staff e.g.
health visitors, midwifes, local training providers and others as
appropriate
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Colleagues and other stakeholders in the Local Authority and other
organisations who support this agenda
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Person Specification: Antenatal Health & Breast Feeding Peer
Support Worker
MINIMUM ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
Knowledge/Education/Qualifications
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Application/Interview/Presentation
Able to read and write to a good standard
Application/Interview/Presentation
To have undertaken, in process or willing to undertake La
Leche League training for peer breastfeeding support
Application/Interview
To have undertaken or be willing to undertake Smoking
Cessation training
Application/Interview
Knowledge of Sure Start’s Children’s Centres aims and
principles
Application/Interview/Presentation
Skills and Abilities
Have an enthusiastic attitude to breast-feeding
Application/Interview
Good interpersonal skills
Application/Interview/Presentation
Good communication skills both verbal and written
Application/Interview/Presentation
Caring nature
Application/Interview/Presentation
Be able to work with others
Application/Interview/Presentation
To be able to use own time efficiently
To be able to organise own work
Application/Interview/Presentation
Application/Interview/Presentation
Experiences
Have at least one successful breastfeeding experience
Application/Interview/Reference
Involvement in community work e.g. school, toddler
groups
Application/Interview
Group work
Involvement in meetings
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Equal Opportunities
Understanding of, and a commitment to working with
Local Authority Equal Opportunities Policy and AntiOppressive Practice
Application/Interview
Demonstrate a positive attitude to the promotion of Equal
Opportunities
Application/Interview
Experience of working in an Equal Opportunities
environment
Application/Interview
Issue date: 24.10.08
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