Family Support Assistant

Slough Borough Council; Slough; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Slough Borough Council in a rewarding role within the Children’s Centres/Family Hubs, where you will support children and families with tailored advice and assistance. This position offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a collaborative workplace environment. With a focus on diversity and inclusion, your contributions will help make a difference in the community.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement - 26 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Wellbeing initiatives

Discounted car parking

Season loan ticket for transport

Qualifications

• Experience working with children, young people, and families.
• Ability to facilitate support groups.
• Understanding of early intervention and prevention strategies.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-agency team at a Children’s Centre/Family Hub.
• Provide advice, support, and signpost to relevant services.
• Facilitate and deliver support groups and activities for families.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Teamwork

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving

Job description

• Salary: Starting from £27,056 per annum (inclusive of LW Allowance)
• Pay Level: Level 4
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Working Hours: 37 hours
• Location: Children’s Centres/ Family Hubs
• DBS requirement: Enhanced
  
  

The closing date for applications is 15th June 2025

Interviews will be held week commencing 23rd of June 2025

What you’ll be doing:

You will work as part of a multi agency team based in a Children’s Centre/Family Hub and will work with children, young people and their families to provide advice, support, and signposting to the relevant support service to meet their needs.

You will work with partners in the facilitation and delivery of support groups and other activities for families, in accordance with recognised early intervention and prevention strategies.

Our Council:

People are proud to live and work in Slough where diversity is celebrated and where residents can enjoy fulfilling prosperous and healthy lives. Our vision is to make a difference to our communities and our environment. All of our employees, whatever their job, contribute greatly to delivering services to local people - either directly, or by supporting colleagues.

What We Offer:

SBC is a fantastic place to work offering a supportive place to grow and develop your career with a real opportunity for your input to be valued and heard. Ambition and innovation will be required now more than ever and you will join a friendly and collaborative environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Alongside a competitive salary, there are a range of great benefits including:

• Generous holiday entitlement - 26 days annual leave (not including Bank holidays), rising to 30 days between 2 - 5 years’ service and 33 days after 5 years’ service.
• Generous pension scheme
• Our commitment to equality and diversity through a range of employee networks
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Discounted car parking
• Season loan ticket - to help with the cost of your rail / bus journey to & from work.
  
  

Interested?

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact [e-mail]

We are a diverse workforce and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We aim to foster an inclusive workplace where people are valued, and one which represents the local communities that we serve. We value diversity.

Slough Borough Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all applicants who have chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form and can evidence the minimum criteria for the role through their application.

We want our application process to be open and accessible. If you wish to make your application in an alternative format, please email [e-mail] quoting the job reference - our Accessibility Statement has more information.

How to Apply:

Please click on the apply button below to submit your application. We look forward to hearing from you!

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a number of suitable applicants therefore, please submit your application as soon as possible.