Support Worker Family Safeguarding Coalville Team A (Maternity Cover)

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: 3 High St Coalville LE67 3EA

Salary: 28605 - 31029 per annum (Pro rata for part time)

Working Hours:37 hrs

Contract Type: Fixed term for (Maternity Cover 12 Months) Secondment for (Maternity Cover 12 Months)

Closing Date: 12th April 2026

Interview Date(s): 22nd April 2026

We have an exciting role for support worker (Maternity Cover 12 Months ) within the Coalville Locality Safeguarding Team

About the Role

You will provide direct high-quality integrated family support and childcare services to children and young people as part of a family support/safeguarding plan by working as part of an integrated team to provide a range of home/centre-based family support interventions that contribute to improving outcomes for children young people and families.

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:

Please refer to the criteria giving examples of how you meet the criteria below

• NVQ level 3 in childcare qualification(NNEB/NVQ3) or equivalent
• Previous experience of caring for children or young people in a personal voluntary or statutory capacity or experience of working to protect and improve the life changes of children or young people
• Experience in a social care setting
• Basic Knowledge of Child Development
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• good verbal and interpersonal skills to communicate clearly with children young people families colleagues and professionals.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working which may include part time working job sharing term-time working flexible start and finish times and hybrid working depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Hayley Brooksby - Team manager

Telephone:

Email:

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council were looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are wherever youre from and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation not just whats on your CV. Thats why weve designed a recruitment process thats fair accessible and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire wed love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. Without this information we wont be able to assess your suitability for the role and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement 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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