Community & Family Navigator - 2533
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £30,891 to £35,196 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 August 2025 |
| Location: | Wiltshire, South West England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Spurgeons |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2533 |
Summary
ABOUT US
Welcome to Spurgeons Wiltshire Family Hub, where families come first. We're dedicated to supporting families and young people from early years to young adulthood. Our comprehensive services include personalised one-on-one support, dynamic parenting advice and groups, assistance with accessing vital statutory and community services. We also have a digital family hub available 24/7. What sets us apart is our amazing team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about making a difference. We provide compassionate guidance, while connecting families with essential resources, and champion their well-being. Together, we're building stronger, more resilient communities, one family at a time.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join Spurgeons as a Community and Family Navigator and play a vital role in transforming lives across Wiltshire. This dynamic position is at the heart of our Family Hub model, offering tailored support to families and fostering connections within the community to create lasting positive change. You will work closely with families, helping them navigate local resources and services while building partnerships with schools, community organisations, and faith groups to enhance the family support network. As a leader, you will manage a team of Family Navigators and volunteers, ensuring they are equipped to deliver high-quality support. Your work will include developing sustainable, community-led services through co-production, promoting volunteering opportunities, and advocating for family needs. Collaboration is key, and you’ll actively engage with multi-agency partners, strategic leaders, and local stakeholders to create an integrated approach to family support. Please note, daily travel across the North of Wiltshire will be required.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for an adaptable, confident, and proactive individual who thrives in a collaborative environment. You will be a strong communicator with a proven ability to build positive relationships with families, colleagues, and community partners. Organised and results-driven, you are skilled at managing competing priorities and leading a team to deliver impactful support to families. Your compassionate and resourceful approach will ensure you can engage with diverse communities, advocating for families and championing their well-being. Resilient and quality-driven, you will navigate challenges with persistence and professionalism, maintaining a focus on achieving positive outcomes. As a self-motivated leader, you will inspire those around you while remaining committed to continuous learning and personal growth. You have a deep understanding of the challenges facing children, young people, and families, along with the knowledge and skills to implement solutions that make a lasting difference. With your ability to think strategically and act decisively, you will play a key role in creating resilient communities and empowering families to lead independent, fulfilling lives.
BENEFITS
Continuous professional development
Regular support through supervision, appraisal & well-being initiatives
In house learning platform
Generous pension scheme
Interview date - 15th August 2025
The Company
Spurgeons is one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support vulnerable children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families, and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face.
We create family hubs where we’re needed most, providing support with mental health, special educational needs, domestic abuse and all of family life’s challenges. We work through children and family centres, churches, schools and prisons. Putting children first in everything.
If you want to find out more about working at Spurgeons please visit our website.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people we serve. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure.
Spurgeons is a Living Wage Employer.
Welcome to Spurgeons Wiltshire Family Hub, where families come first. We're dedicated to supporting families and young people from early years to young adulthood. Our comprehensive services include personalised one-on-one support, dynamic parenting advice and groups, assistance with accessing vital statutory and community services. We also have a digital family hub available 24/7. What sets us apart is our amazing team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about making a difference. We provide compassionate guidance, while connecting families with essential resources, and champion their well-being. Together, we're building stronger, more resilient communities, one family at a time.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Join Spurgeons as a Community and Family Navigator and play a vital role in transforming lives across Wiltshire. This dynamic position is at the heart of our Family Hub model, offering tailored support to families and fostering connections within the community to create lasting positive change. You will work closely with families, helping them navigate local resources and services while building partnerships with schools, community organisations, and faith groups to enhance the family support network. As a leader, you will manage a team of Family Navigators and volunteers, ensuring they are equipped to deliver high-quality support. Your work will include developing sustainable, community-led services through co-production, promoting volunteering opportunities, and advocating for family needs. Collaboration is key, and you’ll actively engage with multi-agency partners, strategic leaders, and local stakeholders to create an integrated approach to family support. Please note, daily travel across the North of Wiltshire will be required.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for an adaptable, confident, and proactive individual who thrives in a collaborative environment. You will be a strong communicator with a proven ability to build positive relationships with families, colleagues, and community partners. Organised and results-driven, you are skilled at managing competing priorities and leading a team to deliver impactful support to families. Your compassionate and resourceful approach will ensure you can engage with diverse communities, advocating for families and championing their well-being. Resilient and quality-driven, you will navigate challenges with persistence and professionalism, maintaining a focus on achieving positive outcomes. As a self-motivated leader, you will inspire those around you while remaining committed to continuous learning and personal growth. You have a deep understanding of the challenges facing children, young people, and families, along with the knowledge and skills to implement solutions that make a lasting difference. With your ability to think strategically and act decisively, you will play a key role in creating resilient communities and empowering families to lead independent, fulfilling lives.
BENEFITS
Continuous professional development
Regular support through supervision, appraisal & well-being initiatives
In house learning platform
Generous pension scheme
Interview date - 15th August 2025
The Company
Spurgeons is one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support vulnerable children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families, and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face.
We create family hubs where we’re needed most, providing support with mental health, special educational needs, domestic abuse and all of family life’s challenges. We work through children and family centres, churches, schools and prisons. Putting children first in everything.
If you want to find out more about working at Spurgeons please visit our website.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people we serve. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure.
Spurgeons is a Living Wage Employer.