Family Help Assistant (5 Posts)

Derbyshire County Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in the East Midlands is seeking dynamic Family Help Assistants to support children and families with a variety of complex needs. You will provide direct support, helping maintain independence and safety for children. This role requires collaboration with families and other services to enhance the quality of life. The ideal candidate has experience in this field and excellent interpersonal skills. A variety of perks, including generous leave and a local government pension scheme, are offered.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave plus 5 extra after 5 years

Flexi time

Local government pension scheme

Guaranteed annual pay increase

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts at selected leisure centres

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable families.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and build trust.
• Skills in motivating and inspiring others.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to children and families.
• Assist with practical and domestic tasks.
• Develop relationships with parents to influence parenting.

Skills

Enthusiastic and self-motivated

Experience of working with children and families

Problem-solving abilities

Interpersonal skills

Understanding safeguarding procedures

Excellent IT skills

Job description

Closing date: 19 October 2025

Family Help Assistant 5 posts

• North East Derbyshire and Bolsover team - 1 x 37 hours and 1 x 33 hours per week. Based at Alice’s View Children’s Centre.
• Amber Valley team- 1 x 18 hours and 30 minutes per week. Based at The Hub, South Normanton
• Chesterfield team- 2 x 37 hours per week, based at Birdholme Children's Centre

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Children’s Services for dynamic and committed individuals to provide direct and practical support to children and families with a wide range of complex and often challenging needs to enable them to remain in their family unit and their communities, and to ensure they remain in education, employment and training (EET).

• Build trust and confidence with vulnerable families
• Improve and maintain independence of children, young people and families
• Support parents/carers to manage their child’s routines
• Influence parents/carers to make sustained changes to improve and enhance quality of life
• Work with colleagues to deliver provision that meets the needs of young people through work that is building based and/or in a variety of “street based” environments including mobile
• Guide young people and parents/carers to advice and support and health, education, employment and training.
• Motivate and inspire parents/carers to address concerns about neglect
• Working as part of the family help team and to ‘Think Family’ in their engagement with families and follow safeguarding procedures.

What will I be doing: Provide direct support to children and families with practical and domestic tasks, as needed and health promotion activities in line with agreed steps developed as part of the action plans.

Provide support which helps to meet social and emotional needs. Assist in tasks which support families to maintain their independence whilst keeping their children safe.

Provide specific support to young people to access vacancies, benefits, allowances, courses, higher education, work and training.

Alert managers to changes in family circumstances or needs and respond in emergency situations liaising with colleagues, other agencies, and carers as appropriate.

Develop excellent relationships with parents/carers in order to influence them to understand how their parenting impacts on their family.

What skills and experience do you need to have:

• Be enthusiastic, versatile and self-motivated with the ability to work well as part of a team.
• Have experience of working with children and families
• Able to problem solve and proactively work with others.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills with attention to detail
• Understanding of and implementation of safeguarding procedures.
• Excellent IT skills

What we offer you:

• 25 days of annual leave plus another 5 once you reach 5 years of continuous service.
• Flexi time, allowing up to an additional 2 days of leave per month.
• Generous local government pension scheme.
• Guaranteed incremental annual pay increase.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounts at selected county leisure centres and much more!

We're always pleased to hear from talented people so if you're looking to join a dynamic team and have the skills and experience, we're looking for, then we'd like to hear from you.

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