Family Hubs Navigator| Permanent| Full-Time in Burnley

Salary £28,142 – £32,061 per annum | Permanent | Full Time – 37 hours per week

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship

We are looking to recruit a motivated individual to join the established Community & Neighbourhood team in Burnley to undertake the role of Family Hub Navigator. The successful candidate will demonstrate knowledge around multi agency partnership working and ideally have previous line management experience.

This is a permanent full time position and will involve line management responsibility for our team of Delivery Centre Support Workers.

The working hours are typically Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, however the successful candidate will be expected to adopt a flexible working approach to meet the needs of the service and would include some evening and weekend hours.

Reporting to the Neighbourhood Senior Family Support Worker, post holders will work across Communities and Districts to promote and increase accessibility to Inclusive Family Hubs and Networks for Children, Young People and their Families.

Post holders will be aligned to one of the ten delivery team areas:

• Burnley

Family Hubs Navigators will be available to support children, young people and families who require timely, responsive signposting and support to access Universal and Early Help services provided in the Family Hubs, as part of the Family Hubs Network or through our Digital Offer. This will extend to following up requests for support from Children\’s Services Support Hubs at Level 2 on the Lancashire Continuum of Need.

A key priority of the Family Hubs Navigator will be the Family Hubs digital presence and offer to Children, Young People & Families. They will have responsibility for ensuring that Family Hubs Social Media pages, Websites and Booking Systems are current, up to date, accurate, accessible and are developed to reflect the local full Early Help offer of the Family Hubs Network.

As part of the Family Hubs Network, the Navigator will work alongside their colleagues within the Neighbourhood and Community Teams to lead on the coordination and further development of the \’One Stop Shops\’ ensuring this is responsive to family\’s needs, well accessed and reflects the Family Hubs Network.

Family Hubs Navigators will be responsible for the line management of Delivery Centre Support Workers and will lead them in developing and delivering a high quality, inclusive experience for children, young people and partner agencies accessing the Family Hubs.

Family Hubs Navigators will take a lead role in the promotion and delivery of participation and engagement work with children and parents and/ or Carers. Creating opportunities for involvement in decision making, having their voice heard and being able to influence the development of Family Hubs.

Supporting the service in the delivery and continuous improvement of early help services for children, young people, and families in line with the vision for Children and Families in Lancashire developed by the Children and Families Partnership Board which states;

Children, young people and their families are safe, healthy and achieve their full potential

To deliver this vision we have agreed some key outcomes:

Five Outcomes

• Vulnerable children and young people are safe from harm and build resilience.
• Children and young people enjoy heathy lifestyles and know how to help others.
• Children, young people and families have a voice in shaping the support they receive.
• Children and young people live in Lancashire where they can enjoy a good quality of life, be happy and want to stay.

Children and young people achieve their full potential in education, learning and future employment.

For more information about this position please e mail Neighbourhood Senior Family Support Worker Javaria Iqbal on javaria.iqbal@lancashire.gov.uk

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a \’disclosure\’. Further information can be found on the \’Our Recruitment Process\’ tab.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.