Family & Community Navigator

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RA

Salary: £35,451 - £39,165 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay award Pending)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed term or Secondment until 31st March 2029
- please gain your managers approval prior to applying.

Closing Date: 19th July 2026

Interview Date(s): In person - 13th August 2026

We are looking for an additional Community Navigator to join our Family Hubs team, working alongside our other two Community Navigators. This role will focus on promoting our Best Start in Life agenda, reducing parental conflict and Five to Thrive. It is essential that you have extensive knowledge and experience of promoting this work and working in partnership with local agencies across Leicestershire.

You will be part of our Best Start in Life team and also work closer with our Best Start Inclusion Practitioners to promote their group work offer.

To apply for this post, you must:

• NNEB/NVQ3 or equivalent in Childcare, Youth and Community, Health and Social Care, IAG, Community Regeneration or other relevant area.
• Plan and deliver events in the local community to engage families in conversations about service planning, quality assurance, etc.
• Experience of working directly with families in community settings and with diverse communities.
• Experience delivering training.
• Ability to engage children and parents from a wide range of backgrounds and with a wide range of communication needs/preferences.
• Ability to work with a range of professionals from many different organisations.
• Organisation and planning skills.

Secondment – please gain your managers approval prior to applying.

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.