Contract Type: Temporary until 31/03/2026

Contract Hours: 37 per week

Salary: NJC Grade B SCP 2-4 £23,656 - £24,404 plus Living Wage Supplement

Closing Date: 26th June 2025 at 23:59pm

Our children’s services team is leading the way with exciting developments to further improve the lives of children and families in Blackpool. As a result, a fantastic temporary opportunity has arisen for a Family Hub Assistant to support at our Greenlands Family Hub site.
  
The role of the Family Hub Assistant includes;
•    supporting the set up and organisation of rooms
•    ensuring that rooms and spaces in the Hub are well presented and ready for use.
•    meeting and greeting children, parents and professionals who use the Hub and direct them to the right rooms or people
•    assisting in preparing and serving food when required
•    providing reception and telephone cover for short periods when administrators are not available
We are looking for candidates with excellent communication and organisational skills, experience of working in a customer service environment would be desirable.
This is a unique opportunity to join a supportive Family Hub team who are passionate about Early Help and committed to ensuring improved outcomes for children in the early years of their life and their families.  
If you’d like to join us at this exciting and innovative time and want to make a real difference to people’s lives, apply today! 

For more information, contact Sally Healy or Faye McCulloch, Early Help Locality Managers: sally.healy@blackpool.gov.uk Faye.mcculloch@blackpool.gov.uk  

Internal employees please note: This role is only being offered as a secondment opportunity. If you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, you must seek your manager’s agreement before formally applying.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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