Parental Outreach Worker

Family Hub Parental Outreach Worker

Salary

£33,531- £38,052 per annum

Grade

D

Fixed-Term Contract - 18 months

Full-Time - 37 Hours per Week

The role involves providing a range of high quality universal and targeted family services that meets the needs of families. Involving parents/carers in their children's learning and supporting parents to access the whole range of Family Hub services are integral aspects of the role.

Key Experience and Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with both young children and their parents/carers.
• Ability to work and liaise with a variety of agencies.
• Ability to work with members of the local community.
• Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate a range of services for families and their children.
• Ability to identify targets areas and implement appropriate interventions under the direction of the Family Hub manager.
• Ability to be flexible to work across borough where the service need requires and to cover for holidays, sickness and other requirements.
• Good organisational skills.
• Computer literate.
• Ability to demonstrate a high standard of childcare practice in order to act as a role model for developing parenting skills.
• Ability to keep concise accurate case notes and to prepare reports for reviews, case conferences or other requests.
• A valid full UK driving licence and use of a car to travel across the borough.
• Experience of planning age appropriate activities.
• Experience of supporting parents in children's learning.
• Experience of supporting, developing and encouraging people.
• Experience of working with targeted families.

Qualifications essential to the role -

• Child Care qualification equivalent to NVQ Level 3

DBS Check

An Enhanced level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check with Children's Barred List is required for this post.

Benefits of Working with Us

At Thurrock Council, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable)
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support
• Staff discounts and local offers
• A supportive and inclusive working environment

Important Dates

Closing Date (Redeployment Only)

21st May 2026

Closing Date (Internal & External)

31st May 2026

Interview Date

To Be Confirmed

Additional Information

If you have any queries regarding the post or interview process, then please contact Lesa Philip at Tilbury Family Hub on 01375 858243 |

To view the Job Profile and Person Specification, please follow the link below

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