At a Glance
- Tasks: Support families and children to overcome challenges and improve wellbeing.
- Company: Join Action for Children, a dedicated team making a real difference.
- Benefits: 29 days leave, professional training, flexible family packages, and staff discounts.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for growth and a supportive, inclusive environment.
- Why this job: Make a positive impact on children's lives and help create brighter futures.
- Qualifications: Level 3 qualification in social care or related field and experience with families.
The predicted salary is between 26006 - 26006 £ per year.
Salary: £26,006.84 per annum
Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (covering Seagulls and Norfolk East District). We are a locality-based service meaning you will be required to travel to the above locations to remote areas, travel expenses will be covered by the service.
Contract/Hours: Fixed Term Contract until 30 September 2027 - 37 hours per week.
Benefits:
- 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays plus an option to buy or sell leave
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
- Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.
Interviews to be held week commencing 10th August 2026.
At Action for Children, we offer more than just a job. Join us and you’ll be part of a team dedicated to giving children safe and happy childhoods. See how your skills can make a real difference, helping solve the problems children and young people face every day.
A bit about the role:
As a Family Support Practitioner, you will work with children and their families to help overcome challenges, improve wellbeing and build stronger, safer home environments. You will deliver parenting programmes, behaviour strategies, emotional wellbeing and help with practical skills within the home.
About the service:
Norfolk's Early Childhood and Family Service provide targeted support to families with children aged 0-5 years. The service offers a range of early childhood services for parents, prospective parents, and young children to support in areas including bonding, speech and language development, parenting challenges, mental well-being, and healthy relationships.
How you'll help to create brighter futures:
- Delivering parenting programmes.
- Assessing and responding to referrals into Norfolk's Early Childhood and Family Service.
- Communicating with parents/carers and partners to ensure the families' needs can be met by the Service.
- Maintaining accurate records by following process and procedure.
Let's talk about you:
The ‘must-haves' are:
- Level 3 or above qualification in social care, health, education, or early years.
- Experience of working with children/young people and families.
- Good IT skills and ability to record concise, accurate case notes.
- Ability to understand and reflect on daily practice.
- Good communication skills with the confidence to speak to professionals.
- Flexibility to be able to work occasional evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the service.
- Ability and willingness to work in a variety of premises across the county.
Why Action for Children?
Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life’s challenges. But too many children don’t. By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience, you’ll help us create change that really matters. And when we succeed, we’ll recognise what you did to make a difference.
Diversity, equality and inclusion:
We work hard to create an inclusive environment. One where individuality is celebrated and where everyone feels valued and supported. Because when we come together, with skills like yours, we’re capable of amazing things. We actively encourage applications from people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with a disability, as these groups are under-represented within Action for Children. Men are currently under-represented within our Children Service roles. We’d like to change that. So, we really encourage men to apply for any of our Children Service roles.
Family Support Practitioner in Great Yarmouth employer: Action for Children
Action for Children is an exceptional employer dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment in Wirral. With flexible part-time hours, employees benefit from a strong emphasis on professional development and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and young people. Our collaborative culture encourages innovation and personal growth, making it a rewarding place to work for those passionate about emotional wellbeing.
