Family Hub Practitioner

As a member of the Family Hub team, this role will play a key part in implementing the Family Hub program across West Northamptonshire. The focus is on uniting services and partners to ensure children, young people, and families receive timely and appropriate support.

The role involves supporting children, young people (ages 0–19, or up to 25 for those with SEND), and their families by delivering a comprehensive range of early help services and support programs. This aims to enhance outcomes for children while reducing the demand for statutory services. The work will align with the integrated Family Hub model, providing services across Local Area Partnership areas.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate.

West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
• Cycle to Work scheme. 
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Car Lease scheme
• Payment of professional subscription / membership - If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
• Commsave- Free membership to Commsave Credit Union who provide a variety of savings accounts, loans, a monthly lottery draw and more!
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
• Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
• Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

What will you be doing?

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on children, young people, and families?

We're seeking a dedicated and dynamic individual to play a key role in coordinating and delivering high-quality, effective early help services as part of our integrated Family Hub program.

In this role, you will work closely with the Family Hub Lead and Senior Family Hub Practitioner to support the smooth operation of the Family Hub and its connected neighborhood spokes. Your work will ensure the delivery of impactful services through physical, virtual, and outreach programs. You will lead interventions that provide direct support to children, young people, and families, planning and delivering group-based activities as well as one-to-one support.

Collaboration is central to the role. You will work alongside partners and colleagues to deliver meaningful group sessions and provide practical assistance to those who need it. Engaging families in the community through innovative outreach methods, you will encourage participation in a range of programs and services designed to meet their needs.

Through building strong relationships with children, young people, and families, you will help them realise their potential and develop targeted activities that respond to individual and local requirements. This is an opportunity to make a real difference and become a vital part of a transformative program.

About us

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. 

Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU  

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email careers@westnorthants.gov.uk for support.

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