About this role
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.
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £32,597 (Level 1) to £35,412 (Level 4) per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)
Location: Various locations across the City
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
• To promote the Council’s vision, values, aims, objectives, and priorities actively and effectively, putting our citizens first through the delivery of best value services. • To act as a key worker and Lead Professional for children, young people and families with a range of needs. • To facilitate Early Help Assessments and plans, deliver appropriate interventions as well as coordinating interventions delivered by other agencies. Supporting children subject to Team around the Family, Child Protection, Child in Need, and Youth Justice Plans. • To support and offer professional challenge to agencies and families to bring about lasting change, to increase the resilience of the family and decrease dependencies on public services. • • You will deliver quality personal and social development interventions for children and families and support young people 0-19, to move successfully through education into adulthood through targeted interventions. • Daily travel within and around the city is a key expectation of this role. This includes, but is not limited to, approximately 12 visits per week to family homes and schools, as well as travel to team meetings and training sessions as required
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, Childcare, or a related field. • Experience working with children, young people, or families and knowledge of local services and referral pathways • Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and child protection. • Familiarity with multi-agency working (e.g. social services, schools, NHS) • Strong communication and listening skills and the ability to build trust and rapport with families. • Problem-solving and conflict resolution skills along with organisational and record-keeping abilities. • Ability to work independently and manage a caseload with understanding of child development and parenting challenges. • Awareness of social issues affecting families (e.g. poverty, domestic abuse, mental health).
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post
The role requires you to participate in the on call rota.
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 Family Help South Manager - Ben Matkin by email at [email protected]
Closing Date: 24th August 2026
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 commencing 7th September 2026
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