Family Help Worker NEW Bolton Council Posted today Bolton Expires on 30/04/2026

Grade G SCP 23 £34,434- SCP 27 £38,220 plus Essential Car User Allowance up to £963pa plus 7% enhancement.

Contract: 6x Full time (37 Hours p/w), 1x Part time (18.5 Hours p/w)

Essential Requirement: Full Driving Licence, DBS

Essential Qualification: Relevant level 3 qualification e.g. NNEB, NVQ3, BTEC, Early Years, Childcare, Health and Social Care, Youth and Community Studies.

Interview date: 20 March 2026

Please note this role includes Evening and Weekend working. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Family Help Teams within our newly established Family Help Service. As a Family Help worker, you will work with children and families across Bolton. You will manage a caseload of children and young people and will lead and complete holistic early help assessments of family’s needs and strengths. You will work with families and partner agencies to develop clear and effective plans to support families to make and sustain positive changes. Working as part of a team and working in partnership with partner agencies, you will deliver one to one support to children, young people and families working in a variety of settings in the community and within the family home. You will provide effective interventions and support to families and deliver evidence based structured programmes of intervention. We are open to flexible working and have a range of options; we are happy to discuss this further.

About You

You will be a confident individual with a passion for working with children, young people and families. You will have experience of working with children and families, completing assessments and contributing to plans. You will have a good understanding of Early Help and Safeguarding procedures. You will be able to develop effective working relationships with parents/carers, children and young people, colleagues and partner agencies. You will be a team player, who is able to use their own initiative and someone who embraces creative approaches to working with children and families. You will approach change with a ‘can do’ attitude to overcome challenges and take a strengths-based approach to the role.

If you think you could be what we're looking for, apply now with your CV and covering letter. Within your covering letter with specific reference to the job description and person specification please demonstrate:

• Your experience of working with children, young people and families, including experience of delivering interventions with children, young people and families, achieving positive outcomes
• Your knowledge of Family and Early Help and your understanding of child protection procedures including relevant legislation and policies
• How you have developed and maintained effective working relationships with parents, carers and colleagues in other agencies, sharing information and communicating effectively on difficult and sensitive issues, using restorative and relational approaches.

Interview dates: TBC

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough. Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents. As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s.