Family Connections Practitioner

We are looking for experienced practitioners who have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working with children and families as a child and family support practitioner or equivalent with direct transferable skills. Applicants must have excellent communication and organisational skills. They will be able to work in busy environments and manage competing demands.

We work with children and families within children services, primarily children in care. You should be confident and experienced working with families in challenging circumstances, to support them through their difficulties, promote connections, complete life story work and oversee specific support plans and meaningful measure for individually for each family we work with.

The Family Connections Team was created in October 2026 and has brought together existing experienced child and family support practitioners who deliver a wide variety of targeted work; including fully supervised family time, life story work, direct work and targeted interventions. We are based at Hamilton House Children’s Centre in Holgate, York and are continuing the excellent family support work already in place whilst actively developing our new service. We deliver safe and meaningful family time in the centre and community, deliver targeted purposeful work, promote connections and ensure our work promotes positive outcomes. Our work imbeds our Brighter Futures Practice Model and we work collaboratively with children’s social care colleagues and other agencies.

You should fully read the included job description and profile for detailed information about the practicer role and identify your current practice the meet the requirements before applying.

You are encouraged to get in touch if you require further information. Please identify whether you are applying for the fulltime 37 hours post, or the 18.5 part time in your supporting evidence section of the application.

The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

This post is suitable as a job sharing position.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C1: Can express themselves fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Steve Campbell (Service Manager) at Steve.Campbell@york.gov.uk or on 01904 555161

Closing date: Wednesday 18 November2026 at 12 midnight

Interview date: Week commencing Monday 23 November 2026