Family Help Worker - North Locality 4

Salary:

Starting Salary is £32,597 (Level 1) to £35,412 (Level 4) per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Location:

Various locations across the City

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

• To promote the Council's vision, values, aims, objectives, and priorities actively and effectively, putting our citizens first through the delivery of best value services.
• To act as a key worker and Lead Professional for children, young people and families with a range of needs.
• To facilitate Early Help Assessments and plans, deliver appropriate interventions as well as coordinating interventions delivered by other agencies. Supporting children subject to Team around the Family, Child Protection, Child in Need, and Youth Justice Plans.
• To support and offer professional challenge to agencies and families to bring about lasting change, to increase the resilience of the family and decrease dependencies on public services.
• You will deliver quality personal and social development interventions for children and families and support young people 0-19, to move successfully through education into adulthood through targeted interventions.
• Daily travel within and around the city is a key expectation of this role. This includes, but is not limited to, approximately 12 visits per week to family homes and schools, as well as travel to team meetings and training sessions as required.

About You The ideal candidate will have:

• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, Childcare, or a related field.
• Experience working with children, young people, or families and knowledge of local services and referral pathways.
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and child protection.
• Familiarity with multi agency working (e.g. social services, schools, NHS).
• Strong communication and listening skills and the ability to build trust and rapport with families.
• Problem solving and conflict resolution skills along with organisational and record keeping abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage a caseload with understanding of child development and parenting challenges.
• Awareness of social issues affecting families (e.g. poverty, domestic abuse, mental health).

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

The role requires you to participate in the on call rota.

You can find the job description for this post here.

Interviews will be held:

TBC

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Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

• Job Identification 7753
• Posting Date 05/19/2026, 10:21 AM