Family Worker

Brighter Futures for Children

Family Worker

X1 Full time,37 hours, Permanent at West Central Children’s Centre
X1 Full-time, 37 hours fixed term (12-month maternity cover) post at South Children’s Centre

Salary: £32,654 - £37,938 per annum

About us
Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.

We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, Policy, Public Health and Voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of Children’s Social Care, Family Help & Prevention, and Education Services (including SEND). This also includes Fostering and Adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.

Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives

 

About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for you to be part of our team in West Centre Children’s Centre. You will work alongside the Centre Coordinator, Family Workers, Family Group Workers and professional partners including Health and Education.

Who we are looking for
A vibrant and enthusiastic L3 qualified childcare practitioner or equivalent, to join our multi-skilled friendly Children’s Centres and Family Help teams (Hub)
What will you do?

You will be required to work as part of the family help team providing effective and high-quality family support interventions likely in the family home. You will work and support a caseload of families to achieve positive outcomes.

 

Role Responsibilities:
• Ensure that the voice and views of all children are sought, heard and represented appropriately.
• To work with the whole family and partners to assess the needs within the household and acknowledge those of the extended family and wider networks.
• To deliver timed and evidence-based interventions with families including direct work with children and young people
• To adopt a key worker/lead professional approach to develop, coordinate and deliver outcome focussed plans.
• To apply a challenge and support approach when working with families.
• Liaise effectively and work with universal, targeted and statutory services and partners where appropriate e.g. schools, children’s social care and the voluntary/community sector.

Essential Qualifications:
• A recognised qualification in childcare NVQ level 3 or above or equivalent experience

Preferable
• Experience of working with children 0-5 years and beyond
• Experience of working with vulnerable children and families
• To have knowledge of EYFS and child development
• To have practiced or understanding of working in an holistic way by using appropriate tools such as; attachment therapy, trauma informed practice and hierarchy of need.

For more information about the role, please read the job description and person specification.

 

Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to share your ideas and practice. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
· Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
· Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)
· Cycle to work scheme.
· Season train ticket loans
· Salary Sacrifice Car Lease Scheme
· A range of local shopping discounts

 

Inclusion and Diversity
We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

Asking for Adjustments
Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes adjusting or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.

If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.

Closing date: Sunday 29 June 2025
Interview date: 10 and 11 July 2025

We look forward to hearing from you!