Strengthening Families Practitioner

Northamptonshire Children's Trust; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated children's services organization in Wellingborough seeks a Strengthening Families Practitioner to provide structured support to families, improving their life chances. The role requires excellent communication skills, compassion, and the ability to collaborate with other professionals. This position offers a range of benefits including generous leave, pension scheme, and extensive career development opportunities.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible and family working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Subsidised car parking scheme

Responsibilities

• Deliver one-to-one structured family support as a lead professional or co-worker.
• Engage with parents, children, and young people to help improve life chances.
• Manage own caseload while collaborating with other agencies.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to build trust and positive relationships with families

Experience of writing assessments and creating support plans

Knowledge of evidence-based interventions

Strong understanding of partnership working

Creativity, flexibility and resilience in supporting families

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Job description

Overview

Salary: £32,805 to £36,867 per annum

Salary Description: £32,805.82 - £36,867.41

Posted: 17/09/2025

Recruiter: Northamptonshire Children's Trust

Job Ref: Ref/103664/7260

Do you have the passion and resilience to inspire families to make positive changes? We're looking for a dedicated and self-motivated Strengthening Families Practitioner to join our friendly, hard-working team. Based at one of our Family Hubs in the North of the county, you'll use your skills to engage with parents, children and young people, helping them to improve life chances and achieve better outcomes.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health pension protection.
• Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
• Employee Assistance Programme - Health Assured (24/7 for you and your immediate family)
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
• A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
• Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
• Subsidised town centre car parking scheme

What Will You Be Doing?

You'll carry your own caseload, delivering one-to-one structured family support as either a lead professional or co-worker, always working in partnership with other agencies. No two days are the same - but every day your work will matter.

About You

We're looking for someone who can bring both compassion and professionalism to the role. You'll need:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to build trust and positive relationships with families.
• Experience of writing assessments and creating support plans.
• Knowledge of evidence-based interventions and good practice in family work.
• A strong understanding of partnership working.
• Creativity, flexibility and resilience in how you support families.
• The ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• The qualifications, skills and experience outlined in the job specification.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. When applying, please ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification. You'll also need to provide a full employment history, including any gaps since leaving full-time education.

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications, so don't wait - apply today and take the next step in your career.

For queries or an informal discussion, please contact [e-mail]

About Us

At Northamptonshire Children's Trust, children, young people and families are at the heart of all we do - in every decision we make and every action we take. Our mission is driven by the unwavering commitment to achieving the best outcomes for them. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils.

Our workforce are our most valuable asset and are pivotal to making the services and support we offer to children, young people and families who need us to be the absolute best we can be. We value our colleagues and empower them to be able to do the best job of their lives every single day, working in a culture of support and kindness where achievements are celebrated and creativity is very much welcomed.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are part of us and in everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and thrive in our organisation. We are a disability confident employer and have a commitment to care leavers who we guarantee an interview if they meet the essential criteria.

Join our dedicated team and be a part of an organisation where your work makes a real difference.