Early Help Link Worker

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 22 per week - Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, Term Time Only

Salary: NJC Grade H2 SCP 31-35 £41,771 - £46,142 pro-rata per annum

Closing Date: Thursday 23rd April 2026 at 23:59

This post is open to employees currently On Notice/At Risk and Internal.  Please note applications from employees currently On Notice/At Risk will be given priority. On Notice/At Risk employees should complete the application form as normal, upon submission you must email the Recruitment Team – recruitment@blackpool.gov.uk to ensure that your application form is marked as priority.

Our children’s services team is leading the way with exciting developments to further improve the lives of children and families in Blackpool. As a result, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced practitioner to join us in delivering Early Help services across the town.
 
The successful candidate will work closely with our Family Hubs and partners to roll out the lead professional role, supporting the partnership to offer the right support at the right time for our families in line with the Early Help Strategy:
 
•    To offer quality assurance of early help work, delivering training and learning circles for front line practitioners and offering support and challenge to the partnership. You will be expected to build strong relationships and to bring your own experience of assess, plan, do, review to model best practice.

We are looking for candidates who are experts in engaging families and other agencies; experienced in holding a case load of families, and delivering evidence-based programmes is vital.
 
This is a unique opportunity to join a supportive team who are passionate about Early Help and committed to ensuring improved outcomes for children and their families.

 Are you the passionate candidate we’re looking for? You’ll need:
•    A degree in a relevant subject
•    A background in case management with a proven ability to work creatively with families
•    Excellent communication skills and a tenacious approach to working alongside partner agencies.
•    The ability to model high quality practice and embrace our Blackpool Families Rock approach
•    To be a reflective practitioner who embraces and promotes strengths based work.
•    An excellent working knowledge of child development

If you’d like to join us at this exciting and innovative time and want to make a real difference to people’s lives, apply today!
 
For further information and to discuss this role, please contact Sally Healy via Sally.Healy@blackpoool.gov.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)