Family Wellbeing Worker; Locality Specialism

Organisation:Leicestershire County Council

Work Location:Hinckley Children & Family Centre, Granville Road, Hinckley, LE10 OPP

Worker Category:Hybrid Worker

Salary:Grade 9 – £32,070 - £34,359 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Working Hours:Various

Contract Type:Fixed Term / Secondment

Closing Date:19 January 2026

Interview Date(s):TBC

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team, as a Family Support Worker with a Locality Specialism.

There are 2 roles available – please indicate which you are applying for in your application:

We work across the Hinckley and Bosworth area and work alongside other agencies such as health, schools, social care and community organisations to support children and their families.

You will support them doing one to one work in the home, or may see them running drop-in sessions or groups within our Family Hubs, come and join our team and help improve outcomes for our Children and their Families…

An enhanced DBS with barred list check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

To apply for this post, you must have:

• Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject, e.g. social care, health or childcare, OR substantial experience in providing direct support to families that clearly demonstrates the experience, skills, competencies and knowledge outlined below
• Experience of identifying and delivering appropriate evidence-based interventions, groups and clinics
• Knowledge of child development and Early Years Foundation Stage
• Experience of carrying out assessments, support planning, formulating action plans and reporting outcomes
• An understanding of the impact of discrimination on the lives of those from minority ethnic communities and others that experience social exclusion, and an ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
• Proven ability to recognise Child Protection issues and Safeguarding practice
• Experience of working in a multi-agency environment.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual’s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in Our Working Styles page on our career site.

Rob Cotterill – Team Leader

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Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level.

We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services, we offer our communities.

We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above will be offered an interview under the Disability…