Early Help Support Worker

Job Introduction

Job Title: Early Help Support Worker

Location: Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole (BCP) area

Salary: Specialist Grade G or JNC 13-21

Job Type: Full-time, multiple 12-month fixed term positions available 

We are committed to improving the quality of life for the people of Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole by delivering high-quality services that secure positive outcomes for children, young people, and their families.

As an Early Help Support Worker, you will be a key member of the Early Help and Targeted Intervention Service, working peripatetically across localities, Family Hubs, and Youth Access Points. Your role will involve delivering high-quality interventions to support children, young people, families, and partners, aiming to improve outcomes and build parental capacity, strengths, and resilience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality programmes, targeted groups, and individual interventions within Family Hubs, Youth Access Points, schools, and other venues.
• Plan, deliver, and evaluate programme activities, providing feedback to managers.
• Undertake observation, assessment, and progress tracking to measure outcomes.
• Engage with community, voluntary providers, and partner agencies to support access to programmes.
• Act as a case-holding lead professional, undertaking assessments and creating intervention plans.
• Ensure the child/young person/family is at the centre of professional planning and intervention.
• Participate in community and cluster meetings/events, building collaborative relationships with partners.
• Maintain high-quality, engaging learning environments within Family Hubs and Youth Access Points.
• Apply principles of anti-discriminatory practice to ensure dignity and respect for all children and young people.
• Organize and participate in regular consultation events with service stakeholders.
• Work under the direction of the team manager or Senior Practitioner, engaging in reflective case supervision.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum NVQ 4 in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Sound knowledge of child development (0-11 years) or adolescence (11-19 years).
• Experience in completing observations, written assessments, and making evidence-based decisions.
• Proven experience in delivering direct interventions that improve outcomes for children, young people, and parents/carers.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory guidance.
• Understanding of safeguarding and child protection.
• Good understanding of Early Help Services.

• Personal Qualities and Attributes:
• Ability to build supportive, positive, and trusting relationships.
• Committed to continuous professional development and able to coach and mentor others.
• Solutions-focused with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Able to plan and organize workload in a changing environment with competing demands.

Job Requirements:

• Enhanced DBS check.
• Ability to travel across the BCP area using public or other forms of transport.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children, young people, and families, we would love to hear from you.

Interviews will be held on 5 December 2024

For further information on this post or an informal discussion please contact Steve Cox-O’Rourke on steve.cox-orourke@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people.  Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline.  We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services.  By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. Expected to be in place in 2025.

DBS

BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.