Early Help Hub Worker

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

The role of the Early Help Hub is to coordinate Early Help and identify families eligible for the National Supporting Families Programme. The Early Help Hub also provides advice, guidance and support to schools and early help professionals in the community, to prevent the escalation of children and young people into Statutory Services.

Your next role

As an Early Help Worker you will be to make direct contact with Children and Families, as well as professionals to ensure that children receive the right help at the right time. The successful candidate will work with schools, early help services and voluntary services to ensure a coordinated approach to Early Help in Swindon.

To succeed in this role, you will need a qualification or experience in a in a relevant field i.e. family work, social care, housing, youth and community or an ability to demonstrate recent, relevant and substantial experience.

If you believe you have the skills, experience and enthusiasm to deliver work within this service and make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children, young people and their families then we want to hear from you.

Candidates must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon by 2030 together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion please contact Helen Lidbury, Early Help Hub Co-ordinator, on 01793 466479.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk