Family Hub Practitioner
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £34,434 to £37,280 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 April 2026 |
| Location: | Oxfordshire, OX4 6SB |
| Company: | Oxfordshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | OCC/TP/505/1863 |
Summary
About Us
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children, young people, and families in Oxfordshire? If so, then we would love to hear from you!We have an exciting opportunity for 3 Family Hub Practitioners to join our evolving Family Hub offer as part of the Best Start Government Initiative, where you will play an integral role insupportingthe Family HubLeadin delivering the service across Oxfordshire and ensuring that children, young people, and families receive the rightsupportat the earliest time.
About the Role
As a Family Hub Practitioner, you will contribute to the provision of high-quality parenting support and home learning programmes, in line with current legislation and local need. Our first Family Hub will be based in Oxford with outreach, programme work and community network development delivered across Oxfordshire.
About you
You are a motivated and experienced professional with a relevant qualification at level 3 or above, and a strong track record in family support work. Your expertise includes children’s safeguarding, early help frameworks, and evidence-based parenting and home learning programmes. You excel at building relationships and have proven experience in multi-agency partnership working. Flexibility to travel across Oxfordshire, availability to deliver planned twilight/evening workshops, and a readiness to work from different locations and is essential.
Rewards and benefits
- Grade 9 salary
- Agile working arrangements, including flexibility to work from various office locations across Oxfordshire
- Opportunity to make a significant impactfor the lives of children, young people and their parents and carers.
- Up to 33 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday.
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support.
- Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
- Enhanced family friendly policies.
- Local and national discounts for shopping and travel.
- Supportivework environment focusing on professional development and well-being
- Inclusiveleadership culture, encouraging openness,honesty, and continuous improvement
If you are passionate about making a difference for families and children and working with a range of partner agencies, including the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sectors, we would love to hear from you.
Ourcommitmentto:
Safeguarding
Oxfordshire County Council arecommittedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers tosharethiscommitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.
Ourcommitmentto:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peersupport, education and safe spaces for all.
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Guaranteed Interview Schemes
As a DisabilityConfidentemployer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.We are alsocommittedto helping andsupportingthose transitioning from HM ArmedForcesto civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
Ourcommitmentto:
Flexible Working
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, jobsharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.
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If you encounter any issues with the application system, please contact us at:jenny.stoker@oxfordshire.gov.uk
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