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Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Hinckley Hub, Rugby Road, Hinckley, LE10 OFR
Salary: £32,070 – £34,359 per annum (pro rata for part time) (Pay Award Pending)
Working Hours: 18.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 5 th June 2026
Interview Date(s): TBC
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference?
Can you offer good communication skills and capacity in supporting children and families in challenging circumstances?
Do you enjoy supporting parents to help their children grow and thrive? Yes? Come and work in our Family safeguarding team.
About the Role
The role is to work as part of an integrated team to provide a range of home/centre-based family support interventions that contribute to achieving an improvement in outcomes for children, young people, and families.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement .
About You
To apply for this post, you must have:
- Level 3 childcare qualification (NNEB/NVQ3) or equivalent
- Experience of working with parents and children
- Understanding of social and environmental factors that have an effect on vulnerable, children, young people and families.
- Organisational and planning skills
- Ability to communicate clearly with children, young people, parents, colleagues and other professionals
- Ability to work with a range of professionals and engage in multidisciplinary work
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer .
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Louise Topley – Team Manager
Telephone: 01163053031
Email: [email protected]
or
Levi Wright – Team Manager
Telephone: 01163054713
Email: [email protected]
How to Apply
At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background – we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive – both personally and professionally.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support .
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions .