Family Worker (Family Hubs)

Contract Type: Permanent 

Hours: 25 hours per week - 5 hour shifts which include Saturday work, with reduced hours elsewhere in the week

Salary: NJC Grade F SCP 19-24 £32,061 - £35,412 pro rata per annum, plus 2 increments for evening/weekend working

Closing Date: Thursday 21st May 2026 at 23:59

This post is open to employees currently On Notice/At Risk and Internal.  Please note applications from employees currently On Notice/At Risk will be given priority. On Notice/At Risk employees should complete the application form as normal, upon submission you must email the Recruitment Team – recruitment@blackpool.gov.uk to ensure that your application form is marked as priority.

Our children’s services team is leading the way with exciting developments to further improve the lives of children and families. The Family Hubs in Blackpool bring together a range of services for children aged 0-19 (25 with SEND), including the Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies Programme. 

As a result, we want a team of Family Workers to work within our hubs to offer advice and support to families on a wide range of topics; including Healthy Babies (parent-infant mental health, infant feeding, home learning environment and parenting support) and other Family Hub services.

These Family Workers will also support the planning and delivery of community based universal and targeted sessions for children under 5 and their families, and in the future for older children.

We are looking for Family Workers who are experts in engaging families and other agencies to ensure that families receive the right support, in the right place and the right time. A background in Early Years would be an advantage to support the delivery of the community sessions and the Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies offer.  

This is a unique opportunity to join a supportive team who are passionate about Early Help and committed to ensuring improved outcomes for children and their families.

Are you the passionate candidate we’re looking for? You’ll need:

• A background in a Family Support role with a proven ability to work creatively with families
• Experience of working within Early Years and a sound knowledge of child development
• Ability to work in a dynamic way to respond to the needs of families in a timely manner when they approach the Family Hubs for support
• Excellent communication skills and a tenacious approach to working alongside partner agencies.
• The ability to deliver high quality practice and embrace our Blackpool Families Rock approach
• To be a reflective practitioner who embraces and promotes strengths based work.

If you’d like to join us at this exciting and innovative time, and want to make a real difference to people’s lives, apply today!

For further information and to discuss this role, please contact Holly.Highley@blackpool.gov.uk (Early Help Locality Manager) or Faye.McCulloch@blackpool.gov.uk (Early Help Locality Manager)

to view the Job Description.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The successful applicant will be required to work outside of a 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday work pattern and will receive an additional payment on top of the quoted salary as a result.