Self-Weigh Assistant (Hertfordshire Family Centres)
Description
Hertfordshire’s Family Centre Service brings children’s centres, health visiting and school nursing together, to provide a more joined-up service for children, young people, and their families.
The centres deliver a range of support groups and activities for children and their families to help them be healthy, grow and develop. To make it easy for families to fit sessions and services around their busy lives, access is available from any Hertfordshire Family centre. We have locations across the entire county so please do enquire ensuring you have provided your postcode.
Main Tasks/ Responsibilities/ Activities
To support Public Health Nursing teams by helping parents use baby weighing equipment in a welcoming and safe environment.
Key Responsibilities:
· Welcome parents, carers, and babies to the self-weigh session in a friendly and approachable way.
· Explain how to use the weighing equipment safely and accurately (training provided).
· Support parents to record their baby’s weight on growth charts or apps as appropriate.
· Ensure the weighing area is safe, clean, and ready for families to use.
· Provide reassurance and encouragement to parents and carers.
· Signpost any questions or concerns about a baby’s health or development to a Family Centre staff member
The impact you'll have
Hertfordshire’s Family Centre Service brings children’s centres, health visiting and school nursing together, to provide a more joined-up service for children, young people, and their families.
The skills you'll need
You will need to have the following skills in order to participate:
Skills / Abilities / Experience / Qualities
· Friendly, patient, and approachable.
· Good communication and listening skills.
· Confident in supporting parents to use simple equipment (training given).
· Reliable, punctual, and able to work as part of a team.
· Respectful and non-judgemental towards all families.
When
Commitment
Ongoing
Available Slots
1
You will need
Criminal record check required
Minimum age: 18
ONE YMCA
Families, children and young people
We provide social housing for single people and support the training and development of young people and residents. We also operate a range of children’s centres and a full-day nursery.
In addition, we deliver community services including health, sports and recreation programmes, along with facilities and meeting spaces for local groups.