Neighbourhood Group Worker | Early Help | South Ribble | Full Time

Salary £25,989 to £28,142 Pro Rata Per annum | Permanent | Full Time 37 Hours per week Early Help – South Ribble District Children and Family Wellbeing Service (CFW) have some exciting employment opportunities, we are recruiting for Neighbourhood Group Workers in our Central South Districts. Being a Neighbourhood Group Worker as part of the Children and Family Wellbeing Service offers a truly rewarding vocation, working with some of Lancashire's most amazing children, young people, and their families. We work with Children and young people aged 0-19yrs+ up to 25yrs for young people with special educational needs and disabilities. We are looking for individuals who are passionate and creative. As a Neighbourhood Group Worker, you will work directly with children and young people and their families, delivering our curriculum offer of quality groups and courses in our Family Hubs, or in district community venues and schools. We deliver groups and courses to help support children, young people, and their families to grow, learn and develop. We offer antenatal support and advice, newborn groups and activities and preschool sessions for the 0–5-year-olds. For 5 -11-year-olds we have groups and activities that support emotional health and wellbeing, healthy lifestyles and school transitions, and we have dedicated groups and activities for children with Special Educational Needs and Early Years speech, language and communication needs. We are looking for creative individuals who have experience of working with children, young people, and their families and who would welcome further training, learning and development opportunities. As a Neighbourhood Group Worker, you will need a good level of understanding of IT packages and be able to use our Management Information System. You will be required to record attendance at sessions, work on the planning and evaluating of groups and courses and be involved in the creation of interesting and informative handouts and public display boards. Our Neighbourhood Group Workers receive training and shadowing opportunities throughout their induction. Neighbourhood Group Workers are part of the wider Children and Family Wellbeing Service working to ensure children, young people, and their families get the right support, in the right place, at the right time. The Neighbourhood, Community and Family Intensive Support teams offer support across Level 2 and 3 on the Lancashire Continuum of Need. The service is part of a partnership approach, and you will liaise with colleagues, schools and multiagency partners delivering multi-agency support and building professional networks to deliver support within your district and the Family Hubs network. If you want to pursue a career working with children and young people in Lancashire please look at the Job Role and Person Specification attached and find out more information from our website at: Find a children and family wellbeing service - Lancashire County Council Closing date 23:59hrs 30th November 2025 Interview Dates 8th December 2025 For Further Information please contact: Lesley Brown or Emma Kingsbury Email: Lesley.brown@lancashire.gov.uk Email: Emma.kingsbury@lancashire.gov.uk Car User: Desirable – requirement to travel to across South Ribble DBS: Yes DCCR (Disqualification for caring for children): Yes Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for this role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence. The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab. In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, found on our website here We do not hold a sponsorship licence and can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, your application will not progress. We reserve the right to close a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. Job Description and Person Specification