Family Support Worker
Role Overview
To work within the legislative frameworks, Government guidance and strategic aims in order to provide a Healthy Little Minds service ensuring babies and their family receive the right support at the right time.
To support parent-infant relationships across Nottingham City. This will include direct clinical work and may also include supporting all other strands of the service: consultation, training, and community engagement. The role will involve maintaining oversight of, and involvement in, the delivery of parenting groups, in collaboration with other key professionals.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
Experience of supporting families to improve outcomes through early intervention and preventative approaches.
Experience of working in partnership with professionals and agencies to support children and families.
Good knowledge and understanding of child development, baby brain development, bonding and attachment.
Understanding of the needs of babies, parents and families.
Knowledge of safeguarding practices and recognising risk factors that may impact on children and families.
Understanding of multi-agency working and integrated support service.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You can find the job description for this post here.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Rebecca Hill, Healthy Little Minds Team Manager, on [email protected]
Closing Date: 1st November 2026 at 11:59pm
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: Week beginning 9th November
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
Full Job Posting
About the Role
To work within the legislative frameworks, Government guidance and strategic aims in order to provide a Healthy Little Minds service ensuring babies and their family receive the right support at the right time.
To support parent-infant relationships across Nottingham City. This will include direct clinical work and may also include supporting all other strands of the service: consultation, training, and community engagement. The role will involve maintaining oversight of, and involvement in, the delivery of parenting groups, in collaboration with other key professionals.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
Experience of supporting families to improve outcomes through early intervention and preventative approaches.
Experience of working in partnership with professionals and agencies to support children and families.
Good knowledge and understanding of child development, baby brain development, bonding and attachment.
Understanding of the needs of babies, parents and families.
Knowledge of safeguarding practices and recognising risk factors that may impact on children and families.
Understanding of multi-agency working and integrated support service.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You can find the job description for this post here.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Rebecca Hill, Healthy Little Minds Team Manager, on [email protected]
Closing Date: 1st November 2026 at 11:59pm
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: Week beginning 9th November
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
Qualifications
- Experience of supporting families to improve outcomes through early intervention and preventative approaches.
- Experience of working in partnership with professionals and agencies to support children and families.
- Good knowledge and understanding of child development, baby brain development, bonding and attachment.
- Understanding of the needs of babies, parents and families.
- Knowledge of safeguarding practices and recognising risk factors that may impact on children and families.
- Understanding of multi-agency working and integrated support service.
- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
- You can find the job description for this post here.
- At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
- For informal enquiries please contact Rebecca Hill, Healthy Little Minds Team Manager, on [email protected]
- Closing Date: 1st November 2026 at 11:59pm
- Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
- Interviews will be held: Week beginning 9th November
- If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
- By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
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