Pre-Birth Family Worker

Posting date:	08 January 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Competitive
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	07 February 2026
Location:	Oldham, OL1 1HD
Company:	inploi
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	75776953

Summary

Children and Young People
Family Help
Pre-Birth Family Worker

Ref: 001235
Contract: Fixed Term (12 months)
Salary: £31,537 - £34,434 per annum (Grade 5)
Hours: 36.66 per week
Based: Children and Young People Directorate, Oldham Council, Spindles Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1LF
Closing Date: Thursday 29th January 2026
Interview Dates: TBC.

Role Overview:

A pre-birth family worker's role is to provide intensive support to expectant parents to ensure a baby has a safe and healthy start, by conducting assessments, identifying risks, and collaborating with families and other agencies to create a support plan. This involves working with parents to build skills, address issues like domestic abuse or substance misuse, and plan for the baby's care both before and after birth. They aim to prevent escalation by providing support early and working with families to achieve and sustain positive changes.

The post holder will have responsibility for a case load of families, working with other relevant agencies as required. Committed to using strength-based approaches, the post holder will build trusting relationships with families that enable challenge and support; they will help build resilience, self-reliance, and improve family life and children’s outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide intensive support to help parents achieve and maintain the changes needed to provide safe and appropriate care for their baby.
• Strengthen parenting skills: Help parents develop their parenting skills and build a strong bond with their unborn child through practical advice and activities.
• Coordinate with other professionals: Liaise with other agencies and professionals, such as midwives, health visitors, and social workers, to provide a coordinated approach.
• Advocate and navigate services: Help families navigate and access other support services and paperwork, and act as an advocate for them.
• Plan for the birth and beyond: Work with parents to develop a clear plan for the birth and the baby's care after birth, communicating any concerns from the beginning.
• Promote early intervention: Work to ensure support is in place before the baby is born to prevent future problems and ensure a better start for the child.
• Working in a person-centred way using creative therapeutic methods to understand the lived experience of children, and deliver interventions to ensure children are happy, healthy and thriving.
• To prepare, write and record assessments, case notes, contacts and written reports accurately, promptly and in accordance with Oldham Family Connect and wider local and national protocols as required.

Key Requirements:

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

• An NVQ level 3 in a related subject or at least 3 years’ experience working with children and families.
• A good knowledge of child development and childcare practice, respecting cultural differences.
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines
• You’ll need to be able to communicate effectively and work in partnership with many different partner organisations, who support children and families to be in control of their lives.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities, aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer, someone who has served in the Armed Forces, or you’ve participated in the GM Elevate Programme, and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

Data and Privacy:

For details of how we use your data please see our privacy notice.

Important Information:

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

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