Family Practitioner Team Leader

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

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• Role Identification 12669
• Job Category Social Care
• Posting Date 02/20/2026, 03:41 PM
• Locations Children & Families Newcastle
• Apply Before 03/06/2026, 11:59 PM
• Job Schedule Part time
• Vetting Level Required DBS Enhanced Adult & Children

Role:

Family Practitioner Team Leader (Club Coordinator)

Salary:

Up to £37,300 per annum (pro-rata)

Location:

Newcastle, Tyne and Wear

Hours:

Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2027 - Part‑time - 22.5 hours a week.

29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays (pro-rata).

Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.

Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages

Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover

Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help.

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 688,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a dramatic difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

About the job, we are looking for someone who:

• Enjoys helping babies, children, and families.
• Likes building good relationships.
• Works well in a team with other services and professionals.
• Wants to help families make positive changes.

Wants to help grow this service so it can support even more families.

As a Family Club Coordinator, you will lead a small team of Family Club Practitioners. You will help us give high‑quality support to children and families.

This job is important and rewarding. You will work with different teams and help families across Newcastle. You will help lead the growth of Family Clubs across the city. You will also create group activities and help families get involved in ways that suit their local community.

Family Clubs are warm, friendly places in local communities they give families a safe place to go and let them know they are not alone.

Families can:

• Come in, relax, and feel welcome.
• Eat, get warm, and meet other families.
• Join activities that help children grow in confidence.
• Get support with things like money worries, feeling lonely, or mental health.

About the team

We work with babies, children, young people and parents/carers in Newcastle. We are part of Newcastle’s Early Help services.

We help families with many kinds of support to make life better for their children. We have new funding to open more Family Clubs, so this role will help us reach even more families.

What you will do:

Find out where Family Clubs are needed and work with other organisations to help set them up.

Plan, organise, and help run Family Clubs across the city.

Talk with families and other services to understand what they need, and use this information to help plan the clubs.

Make sure families get the support they need to join Family Clubs and other activities.

Support your team to encourage parents and help them feel confident in their parenting.

Speak up for babies, children, young people and parents/carers when needed.

Work with other services like schools and health teams.

Keep clear records, collect information and write reports to show how things are going.

Work with other agencies to make sure families get the right help.

Follow safeguarding rules to keep children safe.

Support and supervise your staff team.

Be part of the management team.

Good to know.

Application Process.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete:
Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission &…