Senior Family Support Worker (Neighbourhood) BSiL| Fixed Term Date 31-Mar-2029

Salary 36363 - 40777 Per annum Fixed Term 31-Mar-2029 Full Time - 37 hours per week
International Sponsorship this role is not open to international sponsorship

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated practitioner to join our established Neighbourhood Team in Burnley.

This full time opportunity 37 hours a week with working hours to cover Monday to Friday 8am-8pm and weekends on an agreed rota basis.

This role will lead the development and delivery of our Best Start in Life agenda driving improvements in services and outcomes for children and families. The successful candidate will possess significant Early Years experience strong leadership and line management skills and a proven ability to support and develop staff performance.

They will be committed to partnership working continuous improvement and ensuring services meet the needs of local communities while achieving organisational priorities and service expectations.

Working under the guidance of the Team Manager a Senior Family Support Workers plays a vital leadership role within the Children and Family Wellbeing Service. Post holders work closely with Lead Practitioners and colleagues across their delivery area to provide supportive confident guidance and management to frontline staff drawing on both professional experience and evidenceinformed practice.

Post holders will be aligned to one of the delivery area - Burnley

This is a highly rewarding role combining handson practice leadership and partnership working. You will oversee and support when needed the delivery of services to children and families through individual work group programmes and communitybased activity working from Best Start in Life Centres of Excellence Family Hubs neighbourhood centres and local community venues.

As a valued member of Lancashire County Councils Early Help Service you will also contribute to service planning and provide reflective supportive supervision to frontline staff enabling them to deliver highquality Best Start in Life and Early Help interventions with confidence.

You will use professional judgement to respond to daytoday challenges supported by clear procedures policies and values and you will make thoughtful operational decisions that place children and families at the centre of everything you do.

• Best Start in Life - Neighbourhood Support:In this role you will lead and coordinate delivery of the enhanced Best Start in Life 05 offer across Family Hub and neighbourhood settings. You will provide leadership guidance and supervision to Lead Group Worker Best Start Development Worker and have oversight of the Neighbourhood Group Workers Best Start Neighbourhood Outreach Workers delivering play learning outreach and parent support activity ensuring services are welcoming accessible and responsive to local needs. You will strengthen partnerships with health teams early years providers VCFS organisations and trusted community leaders to ensure delivery is culturally responsive and reaches families who may not otherwise engage with services. You will support consistent highquality evidenceinformed practice and ensure learning outcomes and engagement data contribute to reflection learning and continuous improvement of the Best Start in Life offer.

Closing date for applications - 25/8/2026 Shortlisting - 26/8/2026 Interview date - 7/9/2026 - please note these interviews will be held face-to-face.

For more information about this opportunity please email Neighbourhood & Community Team manager Sue Hopkinson on

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.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.

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