Job Description

Directorate: Children and Family Services

Section: Early Help and Education

Location: Family Hubs Centres

Grade: Level 7 (Subject to Review)

Actual Salary: 28,770 - 31,364 (Subject to Review)

Hours: 37

This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants.

This is a fixed term post for 12 months.

As part of the Family Hub and Start for Life programme development Stoke-on-Trent City Council are recruiting to an exciting new post that will be a key part of designing the Family Hub offer.

Family Hubs will provide a universal 'front door' to families, offering a 'one-stop shop' of family support services across their social care, education, mental health and physical health needs, with a comprehensive Start for Life offer for parents and babies at its core.

The Family Hub Engagement Officer will be responsible for the Parent and Carer Panel and ensure that Parents and Carers voice is heard and central throughout the service co-design, delivery and evaluation.

They will also support the design and delivery of a range of inclusive opportunities to engage children, young people, parents and carers in Family Hubs.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this - we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.

To Apply

- please visit our website https://webrecruitment.stoke.gov.uk/wrl/ If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email or call us on 01782 238189.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 28,770.00-31,364.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 18/08/2025
Reference ID: 0000024887