Child and Family Centre Worker

Cambridgeshire County Council; Chatteris, Wisbech; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing package

Additional annual leave (4 weeks pro‑r

Flexible bank holidays

Development opportunities

Paid volunteering hours

IDEAL network

Employee Recognition Awards

Cambs Rewards discounts

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is recruiting two part-time Child and Family Centre Workers for Fenland, based in Chatteris and Wisbech. You will deliver activities and support services for children aged 0-5 and their families across centres and outreach locations.

The role focuses on safeguarding, inclusion and community engagement, with DBS clearance required and occasional evening/weekend work may be needed.

Qualifications

• Experience of working directly with children aged 0-5 and their families.
• Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and child development.
• Understanding safeguarding, child protection procedures and professional boundaries.
• Confidence delivering group activities and engaging parents and carers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for building relationships.
• Good organisational skills; ability to work independently and in a team.
• Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and data recording systems.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging activities, support sessions and learning opportunities for children and families.
• Support families to access information, advice, guidance and local services.
• Facilitate group sessions and activities for parents, carers and young children.
• Build positive relationships with children, families and partner agencies.
• Encourage families to engage with community activities and services.
• Maintain accurate records, attendance information and evaluations.
• Work with colleagues and partner organisations to ensure families receive support.
• Promote safeguarding, inclusion and wellbeing in all work aspects.
• Support delivery of services across Fenland centres and community venues.

Skills

Early years experience

EYFS knowledge

Safeguarding

Group activities

Communication

Organisational skills

IT skills

Equality & inclusion

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data recording systems

Job description

About the role

We are looking for two motivated and enthusiastic part-time Child and Family Centre Workers to join our team in Fenland. This rewarding role focuses on improving outcomes for children and families, particularly those with children aged 0-5 years, by providing access to information, advice, guidance, learning opportunities and family support.

1 x 18.5hr post based in Chatteris

1 x 21.5hr post based in Wisbech

Working as part of a multi-agency team, you will help deliver a range of universal and targeted services from Child and Family Centres, Family Hubs and community venues. While one role is primarily based in Wisbech and the other role primarily based in Chatteris, there will be an expectation to work across all Fenland centres and outreach locations as required.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting children and families, reducing inequalities and helping communities thrive.

Cambridgeshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an enhanced DBS.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Heidi Welch - [e-mail]

Interviews will be held on Thursday 8 October 2026.

What will you be doing?

• Delivering engaging activities, support sessions and learning opportunities for children and families.
• Supporting families to access information, advice, guidance and local services.
• Facilitating group sessions and activities for parents, carers and young children.
• Building positive relationships with children, families and partner agencies.
• Encouraging and supporting families to engage with community activities and services.
• Maintaining accurate records, attendance information and evaluations.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and partner organisations to ensure families receive the support they need.
• Promoting safeguarding, inclusion and the wellbeing of children, young people and vulnerable adults in all aspects of your work.
• Supporting the delivery of services across Child and Family Centres, Family Hubs and community venues throughout Fenland.

About you

You will be passionate about helping children and families achieve positive outcomes and be committed to providing an inclusive, welcoming and supportive service.

You will have:

• Experience of working directly with children aged 0-5 years and their families.
• Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and child development.
• An understanding of safeguarding, child protection procedures and professional boundaries.
• Confidence in delivering group activities and engaging parents and carers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of people.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications and data recording systems.
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• The flexibility to travel across Fenland and work occasional evenings and weekends when required.

If you are dedicated, approachable and enjoy making a positive difference to the lives of children and families, we would love to hear from you.

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage...

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don't meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don't be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self‑organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers