Family Support Worker

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.

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

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Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually

Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%

Smart Working – to support your work life balance

Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.