Family Centres Practitioner

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The Saplings Children Centre, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Closing Date:

27/09/2026

Job Category:

Children's Centres

Service Area:

Children's Services
- Children's Centres Services

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32days after five  addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
• Excellent pension - everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support.
• Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme - eligible employees can lease an electric or low-emission vehicle at a reduced cost through salary sacrifice, subject to National Minimum Wage and other eligibility requirements.
• Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.

Roles are either ‘site based’ or ‘home based’.

Site based roles are mainly based at the workplace, with the option to work from home for up to two days a week, depending on service needs.

Home based roles are mainly based at home, with the expectation of attending the workplace up to one day a week.

The working arrangement for each role is set by the manager, based on service requirements.

We’re recruiting a Family Centres Practitioner to join our Children and Families service at Saplings Children Centre. Helping ensure children get the very best start in life.

At Milton Keynes City Council, our aim is to make our city a better place to live. Every day, our colleagues work with local people, partners and communities to support children and families and reduce inequalities across our city. Our values are simple: we are Dedicated, Respectful and Collaborative.

As part of Best Start for Life Family Hubs, we have clear objectives to meet in order to secure all elements of the grant funding that supports this work. One of these objectives is to provide dedicated outreach support to engage children and families living in the expansion areas of Whitehouse, Newton Leys, Glebe Farm and Eagles Rest.

This rewarding role is focused on building relationships with families who may not currently access Family Centre services. You’ll help families understand the support available to them, provide a welcoming and positive introduction to services, and encourage participation in activities that improve outcomes for children.

You’ll spend time engaging directly with families in their communities, supporting those who may be harder to reach and helping them access local services, information and opportunities. Through positive and meaningful engagement, you’ll help children and families feel confident about attending sessions and accessing support, even where a Family Centre is not located nearby.

You’ll also play an important role in delivering activities that support children’s development and school readiness, while working with parents to strengthen their confidence and understanding of their child’s learning and development.

This is a Fixed Term position - 30 months

Site-Based role

This is a Site-Based role, and you’ll be expected to work from the designated workplace.

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