Family Hub Practitioner
| Posting date: | 27 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £15,736.62 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2026 |
| Location: | Basildon, Essex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Barnardo's |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 22849 |
Summary
To promote positive parenting in our groups and sessions, enabling parents and carers to support their children's development in group/session settings. to follow planning and model techniques that support parents and carers to understand the developmental ages and stages of their children. to engage parents in conversation and encourage peer support for the wellbeing of the family. groups can be virtual as well as face to face, one to one support is occasionally called upon.
Please explore our web page: Home - Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service (essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk)
The successful candidate will follow a school readiness pathway through play sessions using the EYFS guidelines, as well as have a good understanding of birth to school development stages, including, nutrition, potty training sleep and typical behaviours. Healthy Family Support Assistants are part of a team so support is always available if required. We record on clinical records so some IT knowledge is necessary for the role. A rigorous mandated training programme is in place, with ongoing optional personal development training if required.
To provide advice, support and services to children, young people and their families in accordance with the aims and objectives of the service.
Applicants must demonstrate in their application form that they currently use the skills outlined below or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc.
Some experience of working with children and young people but this does not have to have been gained in a formal employment setting.
As per NHS guidance this role will require successful applicants to evidence immunisations or immunity for MMR and Chicken Pox. This is due to the clinical focus of some tasks and the requirement to work with vulnerable families, young people and children.
The roles within this service will also require the successful applicant to wear PPE including the wearing of a protective mask, to follow social distancing rules as stated within the current NHS guidelines and to remain compliant with any future mandatory requirements introduced by the Government/NHS.
Skills/Abilities
Educated to a level 3 in a child discipline qualification
Be confident in facilitating sessions alone for parents/carers and their children
Understand the EYFS and how it impacts learning
Able to accurately and clearly record case notes deploying the necessary standard of writing and IT skills.
Able to apply Barnardo's safeguarding and child protection procedures.
Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Able use judgement and take responsible action if unsure.
Car driver is essential due to working area. primarily in the Wickford District, although some demographically flexibility required.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note although based in Northlands Park Family Hub and Wickford Highcliffe Delivery Site in the Wickford and Basildon Areas, some flexibility for training and working across South Essex is expected.
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
About Barnardo's
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Our basis and values
Please explore our web page: Home - Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service (essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk)
The successful candidate will follow a school readiness pathway through play sessions using the EYFS guidelines, as well as have a good understanding of birth to school development stages, including, nutrition, potty training sleep and typical behaviours. Healthy Family Support Assistants are part of a team so support is always available if required. We record on clinical records so some IT knowledge is necessary for the role. A rigorous mandated training programme is in place, with ongoing optional personal development training if required.
To provide advice, support and services to children, young people and their families in accordance with the aims and objectives of the service.
Applicants must demonstrate in their application form that they currently use the skills outlined below or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc.
Some experience of working with children and young people but this does not have to have been gained in a formal employment setting.
As per NHS guidance this role will require successful applicants to evidence immunisations or immunity for MMR and Chicken Pox. This is due to the clinical focus of some tasks and the requirement to work with vulnerable families, young people and children.
The roles within this service will also require the successful applicant to wear PPE including the wearing of a protective mask, to follow social distancing rules as stated within the current NHS guidelines and to remain compliant with any future mandatory requirements introduced by the Government/NHS.
Skills/Abilities
Educated to a level 3 in a child discipline qualification
Be confident in facilitating sessions alone for parents/carers and their children
Understand the EYFS and how it impacts learning
Able to accurately and clearly record case notes deploying the necessary standard of writing and IT skills.
Able to apply Barnardo's safeguarding and child protection procedures.
Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Able use judgement and take responsible action if unsure.
Car driver is essential due to working area. primarily in the Wickford District, although some demographically flexibility required.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note although based in Northlands Park Family Hub and Wickford Highcliffe Delivery Site in the Wickford and Basildon Areas, some flexibility for training and working across South Essex is expected.
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
About Barnardo's
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Our basis and values
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.