Key Worker

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Loughborough West Family Hub Regent St Loughborough LE11 5BN

Worker Category: Field Based Worker

Salary: 35451 - 39165 per annum

Working Hours:37 Hours

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 12th February 2026

Interview Date(s): 18th February 2026

About the Role

Targeted Family Help Charnwood are looking for Keyworkers! Do you have experience of providing direct support in the home to children and families with complex needs Do you have experience of identifying and delivering appropriate evidence-based interventions to families and experience of working with issues of conflict and confrontation and an ability to diffuse difficult situations If you are passionate about improving outcomes for children enjoy a fast paced work environment where no two days are the same we would love to hear from you.

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• Experience of providing direct support in the home to children and families with complex needs which may include mental health offending substance misuse domestic violence and abuse and/or educational issues
• Experience of identifying and delivering appropriate evidence-based interventions e.g. solution focussed brief therapy the Freedom Programme parenting programmes brief intervention Cognitive Behavioural Therapy based approaches motivational interviewing
• Knowledge and awareness of issues which may have an impact on the lives of families such as domestic violence and abuse mental health difficulties substance misuse poverty housing
• An understanding of the impact of discrimination on the lives of those from minority ethnic communities and others that experience social exclusion and an ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
• Awareness and understanding of good enough parenting and relationship between poverty and social deprivation and to be able to hold a compassionate position but still hold protection of children as the priority. Be able to recognise cumulative harm and risk indicators of different forms of harm sexual physical emotional and neglect.
• Ability to work proactively persistently and persuasively with families who may not be willing to engage with services using a range of techniques that encourage active participation with an understanding of and compliance with information sharing protocols and confidentiality.
• Ability to build professional confidence and resilience good working relationships with families ability to over-come barriers to them engaging recognising reasons for resistance to change where tensions can exist. Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with children and adults focusing on hearing and capturing the childs voice.

You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Victoria law - Team Leader Charnwood

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How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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