Children and Families Support Worker

Children and Families Support Worker Salary: £28,153 to £30,023 per annum pro rata

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours/working pattern: Various

• Salary: £28,153 to £30,023 per annum pro rata

Grade: F

Vacancy Hours: Full time and Part time hours available (occasional weekends)

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Selby, North Yorkshire

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join North Yorkshire Council's Early Help Service in Selby as a Children and Families Support Workers. This involves working in partnership to deliver a wide range of interventions and support to parents, carers, children, young people and their families to improve outcomes.

About the Service

The successful candidates will join an established team, supervising court directed contacts for children and families open to Children's Social Care and delivering group sessions to children and parents.  These sessions often involve transporting children to and from mulitple locations. 

It also includes direct work with children, young people and their families to share understanding and strategies for areas such as early speech and language, wellbeing, parenting and healthy relationships. You will also work closely with the community and voluntary sectors to identify partnership ways of working to improve outcomes for Children and their families.

About the role

The successful candidates will have experience of working directly with vulnerable children or young people and their families. Due to the nature of the service delivery the role will include working early evenings with occasional weekends. The hours and days to be discussed at the interview.

Candidates must be highly focussed, committed, and adaptable individuals who have an aptitude to work in a fast-paced environment and have good organisational and communication skills.  

The roles in Selby would be based at the Children and Family Hub in Selby, there are multiple positions available, although based in a specific location, you will be required to work across the North Yorkshire district.

The role will also involve supporting colleagues across other areas and travel further afield where necessary to support children and families. While not an essential requirement listed in the job description, access to a car would significantly support your ability to carry out the role effectively, given the nature of the work. North Yorkshire Council supports Hybrid way of working.  

It is an exciting time in Children and Young Peoples Services in North Yorkshire as we plan our approach in respect of the Families First Partnership Programme and how we will be responding to the social care reforms. Work is underway to plan our approach and implementations for 2027. As a result of this, some realignment may happen with job roles in the future, we want to be transparent about this in respect of this role.

For more information or to ask any questions please contact;

Claire.2.morton@northyorks.gov.uk or Lindseyhodgson.3@northyorks.gov.uk

Using AI? Please follow our guidance to ensure your application reflects your own knowledge and experience: Advice on your job application | North Yorkshire Council

Key dates

Closing date: 28th September 2026

Interview date: Monday 5th October 2026

Venue for Interview: Selby North Children and Families Hub, Flaxley Road, Selby

Key documents

Job description

Total rewards

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. 

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

• Salary Band : £20,000 - £30,000 Town : Selby Working Pattern : Various Job Type : Children and Young People Job Category : Early help Contract Type : Permanent , " />

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Children and Families Support Worker

Salary: £28,153 to £30,023 per annum pro rata

Grade: F

Vacancy Hours: Full time and Part time hours available (occasional weekends)

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Selby, North Yorkshire

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join North Yorkshire Council's Early Help Service in Selby as a Children and Families Support Workers. This involves working in partnership to deliver a wide range of interventions and support to parents, carers, children, young people and their families to improve outcomes.

About the Service

The successful candidates will join an established team, supervising court directed contacts for children and families open to Children's Social Care and delivering group sessions to children and parents. These sessions often involve transporting children to and from mulitple locations.

It also includes direct work with children, young people and their families to share understanding and strategies for areas such as early speech and language, wellbeing, parenting and healthy relationships. You will also work closely with the community and voluntary sectors to identify partnership ways of working to improve outcomes for Children and their families.

About the role

The successful candidates will have experience of working directly with vulnerable children or young people and their families. Due to the nature of the service delivery the role will include working early evenings with occasional weekends. The hours and days to be discussed at the interview.

Candidates must be highly focussed, committed, and adaptable individuals who have an aptitude to work in a fast-paced environment and have good organisational and communication skills.

The roles in Selby would be based at the Children and Family Hub in Selby, there are multiple positions available, although based in a specific location, you will be required to work across the North Yorkshire district.

The role will also involve supporting colleagues across other areas and travel further afield where necessary to support children and families. While not an essential requirement listed in the job description, access to a car would significantly support your ability to carry out the role effectively, given the nature of the work. North Yorkshire Council supports Hybrid way of working.

It is an exciting time in Children and Young Peoples Services in North Yorkshire as we plan our approach in respect of the Families First Partnership Programme and how we will be responding to the social care reforms. Work is underway to plan our approach and implementations for 2027. As a result of this, some realignment may happen with job roles in the future, we want to be transparent about this in respect of this role.

For more information or to ask any questions please contact;

Claire.2.morton@northyorks.gov.uk or Lindseyhodgson.3@northyorks.gov.uk

Using AI? Please follow our guidance to ensure your application reflects your own knowledge and experience: Advice on your job application | North Yorkshire Council

Key dates

Closing date: 28th September 2026

Interview date: Monday 5th October 2026

Venue for Interview: Selby North Children and Families Hub, Flaxley Road, Selby

Key documents

Job description

Total rewards

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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Children and Families Support Worker

Salary: £28,153 - £30,023

Posted: 11/09/2026

Closing date: 28/09/2026

Closing time: 23:59 (BST)

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