Family Worker

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 37 per week

Salary: NJC Grade F SCP 19-24 £33,119 - £36,581 per annum

Closing Date: 18th November 2026 at 23:59pm

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 Start for Life offer.  The Parenting Team form an integral part of this offer, delivering a wide range of Evidence Based group programmes for parents, to assist them in their parenting journey. 

We are currently seeking motivated Family Workers to join our Parenting Team. The Family Workers will support the planning and delivery of Evidence Based group programmes; including screening requests for the programmes, delivering the content, supporting parents through the programmes utilising a self-regulatory framework, analysing the progress made and signposting parents to further services (where required). 

The Family Workers will also undertake specialist Parenting Assessments utilising the ParentAssess Assessment Framework, with families who are being supported by Children’s Services, in order to gain a holistic view of the family’s needs and identify the families support needs. 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 at the right time. 

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. 
•    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. 
•    Ability to deliver Evidence Based programmes in a group environment (training within the programmes will be provided). 
•    A background in undertaking parenting assessments, would be an advantage. 

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 Lisa Burgess on 07557311774

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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.