Job Introduction
Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April 2023 to enhance the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district. Our purpose is clear, to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience – but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we’ll achieve our ambition – and you, yours.
So, if you’re up for the Challenge we’d love to hear from you!
About The Role
An opportunity has arisen for 4 x permanent full time 37hrs and 1 x part time 18.5 hrs family navigator posts across the Bradford district.
These posts will be based in our South family hub and West Family Hub, City centre and Keighley.
You will:
- Provide a whole family service - meet and greet as well as support services for children, young people, families and other agencies/partners within the Family hub. Dealing with and resolving requests for information / support / help in the Family hubs, acting as a ‘bridge’ between families, the community and our Family Hub services.
- Be the first point of contact for families and will be required to provide whole families access to targeted support: including digital support, practical hands-on support i.e. physically taking families to appointments and services, booking appointments and must be able to speak to other Hub practitioners to flag concerns about multiple complex problems, should the need arise.
- Will be required to be trained to have a basic level of understanding and knowledge about a range of services within the Family hubs in order to be able to identify issues, provide prompt and effective support, information and advice, supporting professionals in the Family Hub team to engage with whole families.
Key Responsibilities
- Being an effective first point of contact for families, ensuring wider needs are identified and addressed, in line with the Start for Life and Supporting Families guidance.
- Identifying and coordinating the needs of a family as soon as they present in a Family hub and if necessary, recording this in a simple assessment.
- Being proactive and finding ways to engage hard to reach/isolated families to ensure they have a positive experience of services, including door knocking and visiting families in their homes and other settings.
- Embed the approach, the workflow and tools, from signposting to registering a family for other services, booking appointments and follow-ups and if necessary, texting and reminding families of appointments, collecting and transporting.
About You
- Recent experience of directly delivering information, brokerage and/or support services to support children, young people and their families.
- A relevant and recognized qualification relating to family support, health, education or social care is desirable.
- A first level degree is desirable.
- 2 years’ experience of working with, disaffected and/or disadvantaged children and young people and their families.
- We welcome applications from father’s, male carers and those with experience of working with dad’s groups.
Benefits:
- Generous Employer Contributions in a Local Government Pension Scheme
- Competitive salary and pay progression structure.
- Real living wage as the minimum rate of pay
- Supportive carer and parental policies
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
- Supportive staff networks
- Access to Blue Light Card Discounts
- Professional development/support
- Career Progression
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement
- Social Worker Registration Fees paid
- Flexible Working/Hybrid options subject to service need
Next Steps:
For further information regarding these posts please contact
Laura Davison & Jody Shuttleworth
Closing Date: Monday 28th April 2025.
Interviews to be held 19th & 20th May 2025.
Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.
