An exciting opportunity has arisen to join North Yorkshire Council’s Early Help Service in the Selby area as a Children and Families Support Worker. This involves working in partnership to deliver a wide range of intervention and support to parents, carers, children, young people and their families to improve outcomes. This includes supervising Court directed contacts for children and families open to Children’s Social Care, group sessions and virtual delivery of parenting programmes. 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. Based in Selby Children & Family Hub, but with some home working included, you will mainly work across the Selby district. The role may also involve supporting colleagues across other areas and travel further afield where necessary to support children and families. 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 successful post holder will be working mainly afternoons and 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. North Yorkshire’s Children and Families service has an excellent reputation and received Outstanding across all areas when inspected by Ofsted. This role offers the successful candidate a unique opportunity to join one of the best Children and Families services in the country, as well as the opportunity to develop your professional skills and your career in an exciting, challenging but supportive environment. For more information or to ask any questions please contact Debbie Pollard on debbie.pollard@northyorks.gov.uk or 0779216925 or Claire Morton on claire.2.morton@northyorks.gov.uk or 07969256218. Key Dates: Closing date: Sunday 18 th May 2025 Interview date: Friday 23 rd May 2025 Venue for Interview: TBC Key Documents: Job Description. Total Rewards DBS 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. North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public, do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment. To apply please click the Apply Now link below.