Bracknell Forest Council • Berkshire, South East England
About this role
Become part of our supportive Early Help team at Bracknell Forest Council, where the work you do each day can make a real and lasting difference to families’ lives.
If you are driven to support children, young people and families to thrive, we are looking for a skilled and compassionate Early Help Professional to help build resilience, improve outcomes and create meaningful, long-term change.
At Bracknell Forest, we pride ourselves on being a council which is stable and well-managed where our employees can thrive in a supportive environment. We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer a variety of flexible working practices, including options for remote working and arrangements that allow you to work from home, dependent on the needs of the service.
This role includes an expectation to work from our Time Square office on agreed days with your manager, alongside flexible working arrangements.
About you...
You will build positive and engaging relationships with children, young people and families, responding to their needs with empathy, professionalism and a solution-focused approach. You will also have experience with working closely with partners across education, health, housing, social care and the voluntary sector, you will help ensure families receive the right support at the right time.
A strong understanding of safeguarding, risk and vulnerable adults and children will be important, alongside the ability to maintain accurate case records and develop individual and family support plans in line with service standards, case recording protocols and GDPR requirements. You will be organised, collaborative and confident in managing complexity, while keeping the voices of children, young people and families at the centre of your work.
Experience of working across agencies, contributing to multi-agency meetings and supporting positive outcomes for families will be key.
About the team...
Here in Bracknell Forest, everything we do is about changing families’ lives for the better. You will be part of the council’s Early Help department, that consists of multi-disciplinary teams, working with children, young people and families with a wide range of needs. We work closely with a range of partners including children’s social care, schools, housing and health providers and other community services.
As part of our team, you will contribute to our ‘can do’ approach by being flexible, responsive and focused on the individual needs of each family you support. The role requires someone who can work confidently both independently and collaboratively, supporting colleagues and representing the service when needed.
Key responsibilities...
As an Early Help Professional, you will be responsible for
managing a caseload of families who may have complex and unique needs and linking them to a range of universal and targeted services, taking into account their individual and cultural experiences.
undertaking and overseeing comprehensive family assessments and develop supportive interventions that reflect the needs identified, taking into account your duty to safeguard vulnerable adults and children.
establishing and maintaining effective and collaborative working relationships with statutory and voluntary agencies.
delivering programmes and group work where appropriate and co-ordinate a Team Around the Family approach that enables children, young people and families to be resilient and make positive life choices.
working closely and creatively with the local communities, voluntary organisations, childcare and education provisions (0-19 years) and partner agencies to establish and connect to appropriate services for care and support.
working within established procedures for handling and assessing information, notably confidentiality, safeguarding and health and safety, undertaking risk assessments where appropriate and ensuring appropriate and timely support packages.
Interview date
Interviews will be held on 25th June 2026.
Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.
We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.
Please note AI is prohibited during the interview, any candidate using AI will be withdrawn from consideration.
Want to asks us a question?
For an informal discussion or to ask any questions about this role, please contact
Emily Cannell or Laura Branchett, Hub Team Leaders on 01344 354382.
Bracknell Forest Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect everyone employed with us to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check as part of our pre-employment checks process.
We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK.
Candidates currently residing in the UK who require sponsorship to work are encouraged to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) based on the relevant criteria. Please be aware that sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.
No agencies please
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