Passionate about working with children and families?
Be at the heart of our Best Start Family Hubs Team and enable earlier intervention and better outcomes for children in North East Lincolnshire.
Join a service that empowers you, supports you and values your skills.
We are seeking three full time (37 hours per week) colleague to join us on a 3 year fixed term basis aligned to the Best Start in Life funding.
As a Family Help Practitioner in North East Lincolnshire Council’s Best Start Family Hubs, you will work as part of a team to provide a high quality service to families who have children aged 0-5 years, including families with children with SEND to make a lasting difference.
Best Start Family Hubs are highly valued, and supported by skilled, knowledgeable and caring leaders and managers.
You will be joining a service that is built on pride and passion, who have high aspirations for children and families and who are committed to empowering them to thrive and be the best they can be.
The Best Start Family Hubs team will be working with early years children and their families to help them achieve a ‘good level of development’ by delivering interventions either in their home, in Family Hubs or other community venues across North East Lincolnshire.
You will do this by using evidenced based interventions such as the PEEP Learning Together Programme, Making it Real (Raising Early Achievement in Literacy) and our Togetherness Approach programme. All training will be provided.
You will also deliver or support various one-off sessions for children and their families aligned to the expectations set out in our Best Start Local Plan.
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What will your day look like?
Plan and deliver play-based learning sessions in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
Support parents to understand and nurture their child’s development through practical, everyday strategies.
Deliver evidence-based parenting programmes, including for families with SEND
Promote school readiness by building confidence in the home learning environment
Work closely with colleagues across health, early years, and social care as a Best Start Family Hub Champion
Contribute to assessments and help shape intervention plans that really make a difference
Who are we looking for?
Are you a motivated, child‑centred Early Years Practitioner who’s excited to help shape services, build relationships, and make a lasting difference in the community.
We’re seeking someone who’s warm, creative, and confident in working with families from all backgrounds. You’ll understand the challenges some families face and know how to offer respectful, practical support that empowers and encourages.
Are you passionate about giving children the very best start and supporting families to thrive? Do you bring energy, creativity, and a genuine love for early years development? If so, we’d love to meet you!
Why join us?
Come and join our expanding Best Start Family Hubs Teams providing early support for families in a fun and accessible way. You will be part of a team who are passionate about the families and children we serve and the people we work with.
Key Dates
Advert opens 9th June 2026
Advert closes 5th July 2026
We aim to interview candidates w/c 13th July 2026
For more information, please refer to the attached guidance and role profile. If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Emma Kennedy [email protected]or telephone 01472 326810.
Guidance
Best Start in Life | NELC- Best Start in Life - Best Start in Life
- Giving every child the best start in life - GOV.UK
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We love AI and think it plays a great role in the world of work. However, for your application, we want to hear from YOU! As such, we will be testing applications to determine the use of AI, and applications that have heavily utilised the function will be scrutinised for suitability.
As part of your RewardNEL package, you will have a generous leave entitlement (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension.
You will also have access to our exclusive RewardNEL platform.
This includes a variety of salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle2Work, Holiday Extra and Tusker (Car Lease), discounts at local coffee shops and bars, direct access to our inhouse wellbeing support, free and discounted local car parking as well as instant access to new savings at major retailers, entertainment and hotels.
NELC staff can also benefit from flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities and a Fostering friendly scheme.
In order to fully comply with Safer Recruitment guidelines, if you are successful with your application, you must meet the below criteria and be able to provide:
At least one reference must be from your current or most recent employment, placement or work experience (if you are an agency worker at NELC, please provide your agency as a reference)- You must provide a professional/company email address (we cannot accept personal email addresses)
- References must cover the last 3 years, any reasons for gaps should be detailed in your enhanced reference form. Your references will only be requested if you are offered and have accepted a position
Do you need support?
If you need any help applying for this position, please contact Wendy Trask on 07702 338542 (text or call). Wendy can support with digital access as well as offering advice and guidance about completing the different sections of the application form.
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