Family Help Worker

Job Introduction

Job Titles:

• Family Help Worker, Full Time, South Kesteven
• Family Help Worker, Part Time (22.5 hours), North Kesteven

Salary: £32,597 - £35,412

Location: South Kesteven and North Kesteven

Closing Date: 26th May 2026

Interviews: 4th June 2026

Lincolnshire County Council are looking to recruit Family Help Workers (previously known as Early Help Workers) to joint the Future4Me Teams. We currently have two positions available 1 Full Time Position in South Kesteven and 1 Part Time (22.5 hours) North Kesteven. 

Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration law, we are unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this role as it does not meet RQF Level 6 requirements.

About the Team

Future4Me launched Countywide in February 2019 and brought together the Council's core offer to adolescents by building on the Youth Offending Team, Youth Hub and Family Help. Situated within Children's Services, F4Me has re-designed the approach to working with young people who are at risk of entering care in late adolescence; engaged in criminal activity or at risk of exploitation/harm by individuals outside of their family. The Future4Me Team works with young people that fit the profile of need around these behaviours and circumstances as well as offering support and guidance to other professionals who have a key relationship with the young person.

Designed in a Hub and Spoke Model, the Future4Me Team comprises of the existing Youth Offending Service- including social workers and elements of the Youth Hub, together with Family Help Workers in locality teams. Working within a trauma recovery approach and addressing the causes of the presenting behaviour and vulnerabilities, through multi-disciplinary co-operation, the local authority aims to provide safe spaces for our children and protect them from extra familiar harm.

The needs of young people within the adolescent risk cohort are complex and wide ranging and are best managed through multi-agency/multi-disciplinary co-operation. These needs cannot be effectively addressed within a single agency approach and work best if supported by strong partnership and governance with all partners contributing fully. The service also provides additional resources around psychology and speech and language to ensure we address the root causes of behaviour to promote long lasting change.

This approach also provides for key risk areas, including the Joint Diversionary Panels, Child Exploitation and Missing and Youth Housing as well as an extensive community engagement offer through Youth and Community Development, Positive Future and the Restorative Justice team.

We currently have a full time, permanent, vacancy in our team covering the South Kesteven area and a part time position covering North Kesteven.

This represents an exciting opportunity to join a positive and high performing service committed to effectively managing young people subject to Out of Court Disposals as well as through our Family Help work.

What you'll be doing - Family Help Worker

Family Help Workers act as key workers for families with a range of needs, undertaking assessments and delivering and co-ordinating interventions directly to children and their families. As a part of the Future4Me team you will work on a one-to-one basis, delivering evidence-based interventions in a trauma sensitive way.

Family Help Workers also contribute to holistic family work for children subject to Child Protection and Child in Need Plans and those looked after by the local authority. 

You will be required to travel and work in a timely and flexible manner to undertake the duties of the role and there is some element of evening and weekend work where cases require it. 

This can be a demanding role however one that brings great job satisfaction. 

About You
What We're Looking For

• A NVQ LEVEL 3 or equivalent qualification
• Ability to undertake family assessments, develop plans and deliver needs lead packages of support.
• Ability to act as a Lead Professional for a family where appropriate with responsibility for the day to day implementation and coordination of the family plan.
• The ability to demonstrate the ability to effectively engage with families, build relationships which will enable accurate assessments and plans to be developed which will improve outcomes for children.
• Knowledge/ understanding of child development, adolescent risk-taking behaviour and trauma-informed approaches.
• To be a key team player and work closely with staff members and specialist workers from other agencies, local authorities and organisations.

We understand that you may have questions or simply want to speak to one of the team to find out more about working here. Simply contact Laura Swift on laura.swift@lincolnshire.gov.uk or Karen Robinson on karen.robinson@lincolnshire.gov.uk

Interviews will be held on 4th June 2026

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your personal statementclearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirablecriteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to thisrole, the team and the wider County Council.

Please refer to our Job Information Pack here to support you in your application.

Please be advised that this position may be subject toa criminal record check.

On occasion we receive significantly more applicationsthan expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve theright to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We thereforestrongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointmentshould the closing date be brought forward. Please also note: once anapplication is submitted it is final and cannot be amended. If youwithdraw your application, it cannot be reinstated and you will not be able to submitanother application for that vacancy. If you have an issue with your submittedapplication, please contact recruitment@lincolnshire.gov.uk.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates whoare not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerableadults and expects all staff and volunteersto share this commitment.

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybridworking will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominatedcontractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work basewhen necessary.  Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will bediscussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very goodenabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. Werequire that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss duringthe recruitment process if support with this is needed.

Fluency Duty 

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016(Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provideadvice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

Our values – collaborative,adaptable, eco-conscious, supportive, and responsible – guide everythingwe do. We’re looking for candidates who share these values andbring them to life in their work, helping us build strong teams and make a realdifference in the communities we serve.