Family Hub Coordinator

Are you passionate about leading services that make a real difference to children, young people and families?

As a Family Hub Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of Wakefield's Best Start Family Hub offer, leading a team of practitioners and working collaboratively with schools, health services, voluntary organisations and community partners to provide high-quality early intervention and prevention support. You will coordinate the delivery of evidence-based programmes, champion a whole-family, strengths-based approach, and ensure families receive the right support at the right time.

Working across a designated locality, you will oversee the Team Around model, supervise and develop staff, drive quality assurance and performance, and build strong partnerships through the Wakefield Families Together agenda. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated leader with a strong understanding of safeguarding, child development and early help services, who is committed to improving outcomes, reducing inequalities and helping children and families thrive within their communities.

What can I expect?

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy up to 10 extra days of annual leave
• Hybrid working (subject to role suitability)
• Access to high-quality training programs to advance your career to the next level.
• We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. We recognise that resilient teams need good work life balance as well as supportive leadership.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard).
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and a Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) scheme providing a tax efficient way to increase our pension.
• Great range of benefits including an Employee Assistant Programme, discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, a cycle to work scheme, and many more

Want to know more?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council, feel free to contact.

Name: Michelle Hutchinson

Tel: 07387 056600

E-mail: mhutchinson@wakefield.gov.uk

Join us and make a real impact in the community. Apply today to become a valued member of our team!

Safeguarding

Wakefield Council is wholly committed to ensuring children and vulnerable adults are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and vulnerable adults whilst promoting their welfare. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility.

DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service)

The successful applicant will be required to complete a Disclosure Application Form and to provide criminal conviction information.

Probation

In accordance with the Council Probation Procedure, this post is subject to a 6-month Probationary Period.

Fluency Duty

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), public facing roles will be subject to the Fluency Duty.

Diversity

Having a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve helps us to achieve the best outcomes for all. We encourage applications from everyone and actively seek to ensure that everyone feels included in the workplace so that we can make the most of our differences.

Why Wakefield

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