Family Hub Navigator: Early Help & Family Support (Hybrid)

Devon County Council; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible & hybrid working

Generous annual leave

Learning & development opportunities

Professional supervision

Shape Devon's Best Start Family Hubs

Job summary

Devon County Council is seeking 4 Family Hub Navigators to join the Best Start in Life initiative. The role focuses on early help for families with children from pregnancy to age 5 and includes cross-agency collaboration across health, education and community sectors.

These fixed-term posts offer flexible or hybrid working patterns and opportunities to shape Devon's Family Hubs network across three localities. Informal chats can be arranged via the listed contacts.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children, young people and families.
• Understanding of Early Help and safeguarding.
• Ability to build strong partnerships and trusted relationships.
• Proactive, organized and solutions-focused.
• Passionate about improving outcomes for families.

Responsibilities

• Be the local Early Help expert and champion Devon's Best Start in Life offer for babies, children and families from pregnancy to age 5.
• Help shape and strengthen the wider Best Start Family Hubs offer for children and young people up to 25 (SEND).
• Connect families, professionals and communities to ensure timely support across health, education and children's services.
• Strengthen partnerships, support practitioners, champion family voice and develop an integrated Family Hubs network.

Skills

Experience with children and families

Early Help & safeguarding

Partnership building

Proactive & organized

Outcome focus for families

Job description

Devon County Council is seeking 4 Family Hub Navigators to join the Best Start in Life initiative. The role focuses on early help for families with children from pregnancy to age 5 and includes cross-agency collaboration across health, education and community sectors.

These fixed-term posts offer flexible or hybrid working patterns and opportunities to shape Devon's Family Hubs network across three localities. Informal chats can be arranged via the listed contacts.