Family Time Worker

Milton Keynes; Fenny Stratford; Presencial; GBP 22.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Milton Keynes City Council's Family Time Worker role is part of the Children’s Social Care service. You’ll help children spend safe, supported and meaningful time with their parents or carers, observing interactions and producing clear records.

You’ll offer practical advice and take action if safety concerns arise to protect children’s wellbeing. The site-based position involves working from the designated workplace and collaborating with families from diverse backgrounds to support healthy

Formación

• Experience in direct family support work and understanding of local authorities' responsibilities towards children.
• Experience working with families from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances.
• Willingness to work at Family Time Centres and other settings.

Responsabilidades

• Help children and young people spend safe, supported and meaningful time with their parents or carers.
• Observe interactions and produce clear, factual records.
• Provide advice when needed and take appropriate action if child safety concerns are identified.
• Work from designated workplace as a site-based role.

Conocimientos

Direct family support

Observation & record keeping

Safety awareness

Descripción del empleo

We’re recruiting a Family Time Worker to join our Children’s Social Care service. You’ll help children and young people spend safe, supported and meaningful time with their parents or carers. You’ll remain with an assigned family throughout each session, observing their interactions and producing clear, factual records. You’ll provide advice when needed and take appropriate action if you identify a concern about a child or young person’s safety. Your work will help families enjoy quality time together while ensuring that children’s needs and wellbeing remain at the centre of every session. You’ll need practical knowledge, skills and experience of direct family support work, including an understanding of the local authority’s responsibilities towards children. This is a rewarding front-line role that involves working with families from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances. The role may involve working in different settings, including our Family Time Centres.

Site-Based role. This is a Site-Based role, and you’ll be expected to work from the designated workplace.

Interviews for this role will be held on 6th November 2026.

At Milton Keynes City Council, we aim to make a difference every day. We’re dedicated, respectful and collaborative. We act as one council, and we work hard to create cleaner, safer and healthier communities while tackling inequalities and supporting people to thrive.

Find out more about working with us here: www.mkcounciljobs.org.uk