Family Support Worker - 0-5

Leicestershire County Council; Wigston; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council is recruiting a 0 to 5 Family Support Worker to cover Blaby, Oadby & Wigston for the next 12 months. You will run Bumps Babies & Beyond groups and Best Start Play & Learn sessions, and provide home support where needed.

Applicants should have a Level 3 qualification in a relevant field or substantial family work experience, and be able to work in a multi-agency setting with safeguarding awareness.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject (social care, health or childcare) or substantial direct experience with families.
• Experience working with families facing parenting difficulties or behavioural challenges and safeguarding.
• Experience in a multi-agency environment.
• Experience identifying and delivering evidence-based interventions and groups.
• Knowledge of issues affecting families (domestic abuse, mental health, substance misuse, poverty, housing).
• Knowledge of child development and Early Years Foundation Stage.
• Ability to engage children, parents and wider family networks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Bumps Babies & Beyond groups and Best Start Play & Learn sessions.
• Carry out support work within the home for families.

Skills

Experience with families

Multi-agency environment

Evidence-based interventions

Safeguarding awareness

Early Years knowledge

Engaging families and networks

Education

Level 3 qualification in social care/health/childcare

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Wigston Magna and Huncote Family Hubs, Bassett Street, LE18 4PE

Salary: £33,129- £35,493 per annum (Pro rata for part time)

Working Hours:30 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed term end March 2029

Closing Date: 23rd September 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for a 0 to 5 Family Support Worker to join our team working across Blaby, Oadby & Wigston, for the next 12 months.

You will have a passion for supporting early years children and their families. You will deliver our Bumps Babies & Beyond groups, along with our Best Start Play & Learn sessions and carry out support work within the home.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Level3qualificationinarelevantsubject,e.g. social care, health or childcare, ORsubstantial experience in providing direct support to families that clearly demonstrates the experience, skills, competencies, and knowledge outlined below and Role specific - Children's Play-worker (5- 11s) - Level 1 or Level 2 Theraplay training, or willingness to undertake such training.
• Experience of working with families experiencingdifficultiesinparentingor behaviour management and theabilitytorecogniseChildProtection issues and Safeguarding practice
• Experienceofworkinginamulti-agency environment
• Experience of identifying and delivering appropriateevidence-basedinterventions & groups
• Knowledge and awareness of issues which may have an impact on the lives of families such as domestic abuse, mental health difficulties, substance misuse, poverty, housing
• Knowledge of child development and Early Years Foundation Stage
• Abilitytoengagechildren,parentsandwider family and support networks

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion,please contact:

Robert Cotterill Interim Team and Partnership Manager

Email: [e-mail]