Job Description

We Are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.

Making A Difference as an Early Help Worker in St Helens Early Help Service

Working within Children's Services at St Helens Council means you will enjoy a wide range of competitive salary and benefits, flexible working and continuous development at all career stages. We are a strong, resilient Council, that respects and values the individuality and diversity that every employee brings to the Council. We encourage applications from all sections of the community to enable us to represent the neighbourhoods in which we serve.

The Difference you will Make in the role of Early Help Worker

Early help workers take the lead professional role at level 2 St Helens Descriptors of need undertaking assessments and developing support plans. You will be working with children from pre-birth up to 18 yrs. old. You will work both in the home and community.



As an Early Help Worker, you will make a huge difference to the lives of children and families in St Helens. You will be working together with the children, families, and other professionals to provide support as soon as possible to tackle difficulties before they may become more serious. Examples of issues could be, Domestic abuse, drug and alcohol use, child and adult mental health, neglect, parenting and behaviour management to name but a few. Every family has strengths, and you will help them to build on these to achieve positive outcomes.

Who should Apply?

If you have an NVQ 4 qualification in a related subject such as, Child Care, Youth Work, Working with Complex families or Health and Social Care,

or the ability to work towards

this qualification, we would welcome your application.



If you are the kind of person who really likes to make a difference and are keen to take on the challenge then please read our full job description and person specification documents which are included with this vacancy listing for full and further information.



Thank you for your interest in working for Children's Services at St Helens Council and we look forward to receiving your application.

Interested to Find Out More?

You are welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by emailing us at dawnmillea@sthelens.gov.uk mariecollinson@sthelens.gov.uk

Making a Difference

Whatever stage of your career, working in the public sector puts you at the heart of communities. Our workforce provides services to our resident's day in and day out, making a positive impact on people's lives. We could not do this without the dedication, professionalism and strength of our workforce. There are so many reasons to choose to work at St Helens Council including the fantastic range of employee benefits and rewards on offer..St Helens Borough Council | Jobs | Search here for your perfect career - Home Page


Full & Person Specification Documents are included with this advert.

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St Helens Council is officially recognised as one of the region's leading fair employers, achieving accredited status under the Liverpool City Combined Authority Fair Employment Charter. The Charter recognises the ongoing commitment to fair pay, secure work, training & progression & staff well-being whilst celebrating employers who go above and beyond for their workforce providing an inclusive and supportive environment.

Equality & Diversity

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within selection.


All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles