Children and Families Worker

North Yorkshire Council; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council’s Early Help service is seeking a resilient and highly motivated Children and Families Worker to join the Harrogate team. You will work directly with children, young people and families, completing assessments and delivering interventions, while coordinating a network of support with partner agencies.

The role involves attending and chairing meetings, drawing on family strengths to help build sustainable plans.

Responsibilities

• Assessments with children, young people and families.
• Deliver interventions and chair meetings with partner agencies.
• Travel across the county for business purposes and attend meetings/family visits.

Job description

We have an excellent opportunity for aresilient, and highly motivated individual to join our team of Children & Families Workers in Harrogate Early Help

About the Service

Early Help is part of North Yorkshire Council’s Children & Families Service where we work alongside children, young people aged 0 – 19 (25 years when there is an identified SEND need) and their families.

We are a consent-based service focused on offering “the right support at the right time”. All our work is strength based and underpinned by our ‘Strength in Relationships’ practice model where we work alongside other agencies to ensure we support families to create their own sustainable family plans that make a real difference.

About the role

As a Children and Families Worker you will work directly with children, young people and their families, completing assessments, delivering interventions, attending and chairing meetings, working alongside partner agencies, drawing on families’ strengths and helping to build support networks.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Work directly with children, young people, and their families.
• Work with other professionals to co-ordinate an effective network of support to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.
• Work in a rewarding role where every day can be different.
• Be part of a dynamic and supportive team, working alongside like-minded people.
• Access outstanding training and career progression opportunities across our Children and Families Service.

If you are an enthusiastic, highly motivated person who is passionate about making a difference and have experience in working with children, young people, and their families then this role is for you.

You should have the ability to travel across the county for business purposes, for example, travelling to meetings and family visits across the area and you may be required to work evenings and weekends.Y

If you would like more information on this role, please contact [e-mail]

Key Dates:

Closing date: Sunday 25th October 2026

Interview date: Wednesday 4th November 2026