Parenting and School Readiness Practitioner (22888)

Barnardo's -
Sandwell

Apply Now

Job details

Permanent
£26,003 a year

Benefits

Additional leave
Cycle to work scheme
Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount
Sick pay

Full job description

Do you want to make a real difference for children and families?

Do you enjoy working with parents and carers?
Are you confident supporting families and helping parents build confidence?
Would you like to grow your skills in a friendly, community‑based service?

At Sandwell Family Hubs, we support families from pregnancy through to adulthood. As a Parenting & School Readiness Practitioner, you'll support children, young people and families aged 0–19 (up to 25 with SEND).

In this role, you will:

Lead parenting and school readiness programmes and sessions, including groups, workshops, drop‑ins and one‑to‑one support
Build positive, trusting relationships with parents and carers
Work as part of a supportive Family Hub team
Work with partner services to help families get the support they need at the right time

This role is based across Sandwell Family Hubs. You will need to work flexibly across different locations. Some evening and weekend work will be expected to meet family needs.

We're looking for people who care about early help, inclusion and equality, and who enjoy working with families from all backgrounds.

When applying, please explain how your skills and experience meet the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information, and show your understanding of the service.

If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact
Rachel Jesson – [email protected]

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

We are committed to welcoming people from a diverse background, culture and experience.

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31/03/2029 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
Service related sick pay from day 1
Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
20% discount at Barnardo's stores
Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values

Reference number:
22888
Job Title:
Parenting and School Readiness Practitioner
Location:
Sandwell
Locality:
Sandwell
Contract type:
Permanent (Fixed term funded post)
End date:
31/03/2029
Hours:
30
Salary:
£26,003.00 FTE
Closing Date:
13 July 2026

Benefits

Discounts at 100's of retailers

Employee suggestion scheme

Company pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Apply Now

Do you want to make a real difference for children and families?

In this role, you will:

Benefits

Jobseeker tools

Employer Tools

Browse

Stay Connected