Join Our Family. Help Shape the Future.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Family Hubs in North Northamptonshire.

We are at the heart of an ambitious transformation programme that is reshaping how we support children, young people and families across our communities. Through our Family Hubs and Best Start in Life approach, we are bringing together services, expertise and partners to create an integrated system of support that helps every child thrive and gives families access to the help they need, when they need it.

As our services continue to grow and evolve, we are looking for passionate, skilled and motivated individuals to join our Family Hub family and play a key role in delivering this vision.

We are currently recruiting for:

• Best Start Inclusion Practitioners (BSIP)
• Infant Feeding Practitioners
• Best Start in Life Practitioners
• Parenting Coordinator
• Healthy Early Years Practitioner – in Partnership with Public Health

These are exciting opportunities to be part of a supportive, innovative and forward-thinking team that is committed to improving outcomes for children and families and ensuring every child has the best possible start in life.

If you are passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a service that is shaping the future of family support in North Northamptonshire, we'd love to hear from you.

Come and be part of our family. Together, we're building brighter futures and giving children the best start in life.

Connecting Families, Building Communities, Creating Brighter Futures.

As a Family Hub Connector, you will play a vital role in shaping and delivering North Northamptonshire's Family Hubs and Early Help Offer. Working with expectant parents, children, young people, and families, you will help connect people to the right support at the right time, breaking down barriers to engagement and strengthening links between communities and services.

You will empower families to access information, services, and peer support that improve outcomes for children and young people, while helping to build inclusive, family-centred communities. Through collaboration with families, partners, and local services, you will support the development of responsive, accessible Family Hubs that place parents, carers, and children at the heart of service design and delivery.

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

• Build a strong understanding of local needs and community resources to help shape Family Hub and Early Help services.
• Facilitate parent and carer forums to ensure families influence service design and delivery.
• Support families to connect with local services, networks, and community opportunities.
• Signpost parents and carers to information, resources, and digital services that improve outcomes for children.
• Promote Family Hub services and maintain positive relationships with families, partners, and stakeholders.
• Increase engagement in Family Hub programmes, including parenting support, infant feeding, perinatal mental health, and healthy lifestyles initiatives.
• Work within community settings such as schools, libraries, GP practices, hospitals, and Family Hubs to connect with families.
• Identify and map local community assets, services, and support networks.
• Help professionals and partners access the right support for families across the locality.
• Act as an Early Help Champion, supporting early intervention and safeguarding practice.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of activities, using feedback and data to improve services.
• Maintain a strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection, confidentiality, and information-sharing requirements.

• A relevant qualification at NVQ3 or above (or equivalent) in Childcare, Health and Social Care or a relevant field, or evidence of relevant and substantial experience 
• Previous experience working in this sector and a good understanding of the services provided by the Children Services directorate 
• Experience working with other agencies and partners to improve outcomes for children and young people.
• Understanding of Equality and Diversity issues facing young people, their families, and local communities’ awareness of Health and Safety requirements  
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and self directed. 
• Ability to work within office/Hub settings and the community independently
• ICT competent in using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and the Internet (including applications). 
• Ability to communicate effectively with children and their families and build trusting relationships. 
• Ability to deal with difficult/sensitive situations.  
• Ability to handle confidential information. 
• Organisational abilities and accurate record keeping
• Flexible and responsive – able to deal with emerging issues and needs 
•  Hold a current driving licence or ability to travel freely from place to place if required 
• Ability to demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behaviour, physical, social and welfare needs 
• The post-holder should be committed to working with children and families from diverse backgrounds and to working with them to promote positive health and social outcomes 

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

Disability Confident Employer

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.  

Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please click here The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council

Armed Forces Community 

The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)