Portage Home Visitor

Overview

In this role you support children aged 0–4 with SEND and developmental needs through Portage-based home visits, group sessions, and community support. You work with families, early years settings, and multi-agency partners to promote learning, participation, and inclusion in line with national guidelines. You empower parents with practical strategies and collaborative planning to boost their child’s development. This is a child-centered, family-focused opportunity to make a meaningful impact during the crucial early years.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structured Portage home visits to children and families
• Facilitate group-based interventions and community-based support
• Collaborate with parents, carers, early years settings and multi-agency professionals
• Promote child learning, development, participation and inclusion
• Empower and build confidence of parents through practical strategies and planning
• Maintain safeguarding, adhere to health and safety policies and lone-working arrangements
• Travel within Harrow to family homes, hubs, settings and community venues
• Ensure information security and confidentiality in line with policies
• Support equality objectives and inclusive practice
• Engage with role profile and selection criteria as required

Key requirements

• Experience or familiarity with early years development and SEND
• Ability to travel within Harrow to various locations
• Excellent communication in spoken English (per Immigration Act 2016)
• Commitment to safeguarding and background checks
• Willingness to work under lone-working arrangements
• Understanding and implementation of equality policies
• Compliance with health and safety culture and information governance
• Proactive, collaborative and child-centred mindset

• Compassionate and empathetic
• Strong relationship-building with families
• Collaborative working with diverse professionals
• Information security awareness
• Confidentiality and data handling
• Health and safety compliance

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