Wiltshire Council
Community and Family Navigator
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Salary: £32,835 per annum
Hours of work: Full time/ 37 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
ABOUT US
At Spurgeons, we're dedicated to giving every child the best start in life. In partnership with Wiltshire Council, we offer early years and family support across the county. Our local teams provide welcoming, inclusive spaces where parents and carers can access support, advice, and activities designed to strengthen families and nurture children’s development.
From parenting courses and stay-and-play sessions to advice on childcare, health referrals, and employment opportunities, we wrap around families with practical help at every stage. Whether it’s in-person or online via our growing Digital Family Hub, everything we do is built on compassion, fairness, and a deep commitment to improving outcomes for children.
Join us in Wiltshire and make a real difference to families when it matters most.
ABOUT THE ROLE
- This role will lead on embedding Asset Based Community Development across Family Hub services in the west of Wiltshire, empowering local communities to work in partnership with schools, health services and other community and voluntary sector organisations to build upon the family hub model
- Managing and mentoring Family Navigators as they support families to access resources and services that promote resilience, independence and improved outcomes for children, championing a reflective and family/client driven ‘community conversation’
- Recruiting and managing volunteers within the community, ensuring high quality delivery and continuous improvement which focuses upon communities being their own agents of change
- Drive collaboration with local authorities, health services and employment services to strengthen community networks
- Keep an awareness of available local funding, supporting communities and grass roots organisations to complete applications and be ‘bid ready’
- Encouraging families and communities to engage with Family Hub continuous improvement, embedding co-production while gathering and championing the voice of the families/communities to demonstrate impact and inform future service development
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ABOUT YOU
- Ideally, you will hold a relevant level 3 or 4 qualification in community development, and have a keen interest in Asset Based Community Development. You may also have a level 3 or 4 qualification in social work, family studies, or youth work
- Bring experience in social prescribing, community outreach, partnership working and family support working with diverse communities
- Skilled in communication and coming alongside communities and individuals as they look to provide solutions for themselves and their communities
- Has experience and understanding of safeguarding, and local community resources
- Adaptable, proactive and committed to continuous professional development and learning
- Able to travel across West Wiltshire and work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends
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If you want to find out more about working at Spurgeons please visit our website https://spurgeons.org/.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people we serve. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure. Spurgeons is a Living Wage Employer.
We actively encourage applications from a broad and deep range of backgrounds and experiences. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
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