Targeted Family Help - Parenting Worker

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and Families?

If so, Birmingham Children's Trust wants you!

We are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of over 10,000 children and young people every single day. Our mission is simple but powerful: to ensure that the most disadvantaged children and young people in our city are safe, happy, and healthy.

We’re looking for a committed, person to help drive high‑quality parenting practice within our Targeted Family Help/Family Help Service supporting the delivery of a wide variety of parenting programmes including the Family Hub Parenting Stream. If you’re passionate about impactful parenting programmes, evidence‑based support, and building strong multi‑agency partnerships, this is a fantastic opportunity to influence real change.

The successful applicants will, work alongside the ten districts in the city to support the delivery of a wide variety of Parenting programmes across the city. Your goal will be to deliver effective parenting programmes to families across the city, ensuring the best outcomes possible for children and families in Birmingham, you will actively collaborate with partners, schools, community services and the voluntary sector, driving a clear ambition and a shared understanding of the benefits and impact of early identification and prevention for children by delivering a variety of parenting programmes.

We have been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted, following a 2023 inspection. This is a fantastic achievement for Birmingham Children's Trust, with many positive highlights focusing on areas including the quality of staff leadership, partnership working, safeguarding and corporate parenting.

This is a hybrid role based in Birmingham so you must reside within a suitable commutable distance around Birmingham and have the correct right-to-work documents to work in the UK. Sadly, we do not support those who require sponsorship.

What will I be doing?

• To be trained up in delivering a variety of parenting programmes face to face to families in the family hub or community venues
• Supporting Family Hubs team with rolling out training to family hub partners around the offer for families in parenting and Home Learning Environment and pathways to perinatal support
• Communicating and working in partnership with colleagues from Family Hubs, Birmingham Children’s Trust, Voluntary Sector and wider partners
• To ensure that service delivery achieves the targets and Key Performance Indicators that have been identified in the family hub delivery plan
• Working within a specified area yet operate flexibility in response to the changing demands of the service.
• Supporting the development of effective multi-agency partnership working with key agencies to support children and families to make positive changes.
• Communicate with organisations around the parenting offer for families and support with the training for partners.
• Comprehensively recording all relevant information on the electronic database as required, in accordance with departmental standards.
• Review and evaluate interventions in conjunction with service users, colleagues and other agencies
• To actively participate in any identified training and to contribute to training events as required.
• Promote, adhere to and implement the Children’s Trust’s Policies, including the Policy on Equality of Opportunity within the Team/Section/Division and within the Directorate generally.
• Promote anti -discriminatory practice and equality in service delivery
• To carry out other duties within the spirit, scope and grade of the post.

What do I need?

• Educated to GCSE standard (or equivalent) and hold an NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in a related field of working with children and families
• To have experience of working in a setting relevant to children and families and to be able to deliver effective individual and groupwork programmes
• Have experience of parenting programmes and evidence based programmes.
• The ability to communicate effectively with Children, Young people, and their families and also with professional staff from other agencies and volunteers.
• To be confident to engage with parents and carers regarding the support they receive and able to feed this information back to Parenting Practice Supervisor and wider partners.

Our Benefits:

• A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
• Free on-site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley). We also provide onsite electric car charging ports which are free to use!
• Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including, Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support and much more!
• Flexible and hybrid working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home and we offer a variety of working patterns.
• Pension Scheme - You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the local government pension scheme.
• We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Onboarding Process: Please note as part of our onboarding process, the successful candidate will be required undergo a series of background checks with Experian Including Experian DBS, Right to Work, and Digital ID verification. These are essential pre-employment requirements.

Closing date: 4th September 2026

Interviews to be held in person at Lifford House: - 22nd, 23rd, 24th September 2026

A Personal Statement is REQUIRED via the attachment part of the application. The Personal Statement should be aligned to the JDPS outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying for the post. Note Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a Personal Statement attached. Please also ensure your profile account is complete as this populates the Education sections of your application.

Benefits

Help us to change children and young people’s lives!

At Birmingham Children’s Trust, we are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of over 10,000 children and young people in our city every day. Our mission is to support the most disadvantaged children and young people in Birmingham, ensuring they are safe, happy, and healthy.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Work - be part of a team that makes a real difference in the lives of the city’s most vulnerable children.
• Supportive Environment - enjoy a supportive and collaborative work culture where your contributions are valued.
• Career Development - benefit from tailored development programs, supportive supervision, and a range of learning opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career.
• Generous Benefits - take advantage of our competitive reward package including generous leave allowance, Local Government pension scheme, and additional benefits.

Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We therefore encourage you to submit your application and supporting statement as soon as possible to avoid missing out on this opportunity.

Our Values

We approach our work with care and compassion, actively listening to the needs of the children and young people we serve. We involve them in the decisions that affect their lives, ensuring their voices are heard and respected.

We are committed to using our resources wisely, ensuring that every penny is spent where it counts the most. We foster collaboration among schools, health professionals, and the police, working together to create a supportive network for our young people.

We believe that when we work as one cohesive team, the children and young people of Birmingham are more likely to thrive. Our unified approach ensures that we provide the best possible support and opportunities for their growth and development.

Join us and together, we can create a brighter future for all.

Safeguarding

At Birmingham Children’s Trust, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Depending on the role, you may be asked to undergo the appropriate level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to assess your suitability for working with children and young people.

The level of check (Standard, Enhanced, or Enhanced with Barred List) is determined based on the specific responsibilities of the role and the level of contact with children and young people.

We are committed to the fair treatment of all applicants, including those with criminal records. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of the offence.