Family Hubs Practitioner

All about the Role

As a Family Hubs Practitioner, you'll play a vital role in supporting children and families across the community, delivering both 1:1 and group-based interventions in a range of settings, including family homes, outreach venues and Family Hubs.

Working with families across the 0–11 age range, you will provide early help and practical support to improve outcomes in areas such as child development, emotional wellbeing, parenting skills and school readiness.

Using a whole-family approach, you will build trusted relationships, identify needs and empower families to make positive, sustainable changes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering targeted support through 1:1 sessions, parenting programmes and group work
• Completing Early Help Assessments and leading Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings
• Supporting child development and promoting positive parenting practices
• Delivering evidence-based interventions to address social, emotional and behavioural needs
• Working collaboratively with schools, health partners and other agencies
• Encouraging families to access digital services, community resources and peer support networks
• Ensuring the voice of the child is central to all planning and support

This is a flexible role, with occasional evening and weekend work to meet the needs of families. Please Note: This role is fully office based.

All about our Team

You'll be joining a supportive and collaborative Family Hubs team within Children's Services, committed to improving outcomes for children and families through early intervention and prevention.

We take a multi-agency, whole-family approach, working closely with:

• Health Visitors and Midwives
• Schools and Early Years providers
• Other Children's Services teams and community partners

Our team is passionate about delivering joined-up, inclusive services, ensuring families receive the right support at the right time. We also place strong emphasis on co-design, involving families in shaping the services they use.

All about You

We're looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference and supporting families to thrive.

You will bring:

• A strong understanding of child development, parenting and safeguarding
• Experience working with children, young people and families, particularly those who may be vulnerable
• The ability to build trusting relationships and communicate effectively in sensitive situations
• Confidence working independently and as part of a multi-agency team
• Strong organisational and record-keeping skills

You'll also demonstrate:

• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Flexibility to meet the needs of families and the service
• A proactive, compassionate and solution-focused approach

A Level 3 qualification in childcare, health & social care (or equivalent experience) is essential, alongside a commitment to ongoing development.

Our Benefits
We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme…

• Access to a range of benefits via our Employee Benefits Platform, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes
• Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)
• Access to car lease scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

Our Commitments
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are a person who has or considers yourself to have a disability and you require reasonable adjustments to the application or interview process, please contact pccrecruitment@peterborough.gov.uk.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you've already applied and completed the recruitment process for this position within the last three months, there's no need to reapply. We really appreciate your interest and thank you for considering us.

Documents

• Recruitment - Job Description Family Hubs Practitioner (1).pdf (124.10 KB)