Family Hub Engagement Practitioner

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Childrens Services | Early Start, Prevention & Sufficiency

£25,583 - £25,989 pro rata plus laptop

Part time – Wednesday PM, Thursday and Friday occasional evening & weekend;
Full time – Monday to Friday occasional evening & weekend

1x 18.5, 1x 37

Permanent

27/02/2026 at 23:59

Like all of us here at Barnsley Council, you care about children and their families. You will relish this opportunity to play a key part in ensuring that children and young people are enabled to achieve their full potential.

As a highly committed and motivated individual you will be proactive in engaging families with children aged 0‑25 years into the Family Hub offer through our Family Hub network. You will be part of a wider Family Hub team, actively target and engage families with children aged 0‑19 (25 SEND), including marginalised groups. You will facilitate registration and engagement of families in Family Hubs, supporting people to access the services and interventions they need to build their resilience and gain confidence, whilst working alongside wider services to ensure families can access the right support, at the right time.

You will deliver universal and targeted Family Hubs and Start for Life activities to enable families to meet their full potential. The role will include working from Family Hubs across the borough, targeting, planning and delivering a range of activities.

Alongside a Level 3 qualification, or substantial experience in a relevant field, you will need to evidence that you have relevant experience working with children, young people and their families. Your communication skills, flexible approach and flair for building relationships will really set you apart. You will have an understanding of safeguarding and be able to adhere to safeguarding policy. You will have an understanding of services provided by Family Hubs within the scope of Early intervention and prevention.

• Great pay and an excellent pension scheme.
• Flexible working to support your work/life balance.
• Opportunities for training and development to grow your career.
• Work with a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives.
• Work in a thriving borough with opportunities to help Barnsley be the place of possibilities.
• Collaborate with residents, partners, businesses and organisations to bring about change.

Now we’d like you to be part of our success and help us take change further. Join us on our journey to a brighter future. By working together, with each other and with our communities, we can take pride in improving lives and make a better Barnsley for everyone.

Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. We prioritise learning and enabling you to achieve your potential.

For an informal discussion please contact  Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.

CVs are not accepted for this role.

We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities. We’re committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.

At Barnsley Council, we believe in second chances and value diversity. Our recruitment process is inclusive, and we welcome applicants with past convictions. We're committed to fairness and do not discriminate.

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