Hybrid Family Worker - Entry Level (Houghton Regis, GB) bei Welcome to GOV.UK

Team: 0-19 Support & Intervention – Houghton Regis Children’s Centre

Family: Supporting - CBG6

Salary: £25,584 - £27,269 per annum, pro rata (Pay award Pending)

Hours: 25 hours per week

Location: Houghton Regis Locality Children's Centre

Contract: Fixed - Fixed Term Contract to 31st August 2027

Closing Date: 10th August 2025

Interview Date: Week commencing 18th August 2025

About the role:

The Children’s Centre Family Workers support the work the Children’s Centres do in improving outcomes for young children and their families, reducing inequalities, supporting families in greatest need in child development and school readiness, parenting aspirations, and parenting skills as well as child and family health and life chances.

You will achieve this through the delivery of a range of group-based support activities, focusing on the antenatal period onwards, including the delivery of evidence-based parenting, wellbeing and domestic abuse programmes, as well as through the provision of individual support. You will be confident and resourceful and keen to learn and develop new knowledge and skills.

As this is an entry level role, and we will support you to achieve a Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject area. Experience in volunteering or working with children and families would be an advantage.

You must hold a diving license and have access to a vehicle.

Because we are working with such vulnerable children and young people, workers would need to have sound knowledge and experience of safeguarding and working with vulnerable children and young people.

Our Offer 

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page  

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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack. 

Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack. 

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Kim Woodland at [email protected] or call 0300 300 5907.

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Safeguarding:

Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.   

To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline. 

Our National Careers Service team offer a free monthly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours. Please book your place here. 

More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council