Salary: £32,835 Per annum
Hours of work: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
ABOUT US
At Spurgeons, we're dedicated to giving every child the best start in life. In partnership with Wiltshire Council, we offer early years and family support across the county. Our local teams provide welcoming, inclusive spaces where parents and carers can access support, advice, and activities designed to strengthen families and nurture children’s development.
From parenting courses and stay-and-play sessions to advice on childcare, health referrals, and employment opportunities, we wrap around families with practical help at every stage. Whether it’s in-person or online via our growing Digital Family Hub, everything we do is built on compassion, fairness, and a deep commitment to improving outcomes for children.
Join us in Wiltshire and make a real difference to families when it matters most.
ABOUT THE ROLE
- This role will lead on embedding Asset Based Community Development across Family Hub services in the west of Wiltshire, empowering local communities to work in partnership with schools, health services and other community and voluntary sector organisations.to build upon the family hub model
- Managing and mentoring Family Navigators as they support families to access resources and services that promote resilience, independence and improved outcomes for children, championing a reflective and family/client driven ‘community conversation’
- Recruiting and managing volunteers within the community, ensuring high quality delivery and continuous improvement which focuses upon communities being their own agents of change
- Drive collaboration with local authorities, health services and employment services to strengthen community networks
- Keep an awareness of available local funding, supporting communities and grass roots organisations to complete applications and be ‘bid ready’
- Encouraging families and communities to engage with Family Hub continuous improvement, embedding co-production while gathering and championing the voice of the families/communities to demonstrate impact and inform future service development
ABOUT YOU
- Ideally, you will hold a relevant level 3 or 4 qualification in community development, and have a keen interest in Asset Based Community Development. You may also have a level 3 or 4 qualification in social work, family studies, or youth work
- Bring experience in social prescribing, community outreach, partnership working and family support working with diverse communities
- Skilled in communication and coming alongside communities and individuals as they look to provide solutions for themselves and their communities
- Has experience and understanding of safeguarding, and local community resources
- Adaptable, proactive and committed to continuous professional development and learning
- Able to travel across West Wiltshire and work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends
BENEFITS
- Continuous professional development
- In house learning platform
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Salary sacrifice pension with employers contribution of up to 7%
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- BHFS Health Cash Plan
- Life assurance 2 times annual salary
- Enhanced annual leave
- Additional paid time off at Christmas
- Flu vouchers
- Eye test reclaim
Find out more and apply:
To find out more, please visit our website at www.spurgeons.org or contact Nicola Green, Recruitment Lead at [email protected] . To apply please visit our vacancy page at Spurgeons Vacancies
Closing date (and time): 14/06/2026 at 11.59pm
Interview date: 26/06/2026
Commencement date: As soon as possible
