Parenting & Girls Support Worker - IYSS

Parenting & Girls Support Worker
£33,066 - £35,533 per annum
12 months Fixed Term/Secondment

About the role

You will provide targeted one-to-one and group support for parents and carers, alongside gender-responsive work with girls and young women. Working within a multi-disciplinary service, you will complete strengths-based assessments, agree purposeful support plans and coordinate timely interventions that reduce risk, build resilience and improve family relationships.

Key responsibilities

• Build trusted, respectful relationships with parents, carers, girls and young women.
• Undertake holistic assessments and develop clear, outcome-focused support plans.
• Deliver evidence-informed parenting programmes, individual sessions and group activities.
• Provide gender-responsive support that develops confidence, healthy relationships, safety, wellbeing and aspirations.
• Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, exploitation, domestic abuse and other risks.
• Work creatively with families who may be reluctant to engage, using outreach and flexible approaches.
• Collaborate with schools, social care, health, community organisations and other partners to provide coordinated support.
• Maintain accurate, timely case records and contribute to reviews, meetings and outcome monitoring.
• Promote equality, inclusion and culturally responsive practice across all aspects of the role.

About you

You will bring experience of supporting children, young people and families in a youth, family support, early help, education, social care or community setting. You will understand adolescent development, parenting approaches, safeguarding and the issues that may affect girls and young women. You will be confident managing a varied caseload, facilitating groups and working collaboratively with partner agencies.

We are looking for someone who can

• Communicate sensitively and effectively with families from diverse backgrounds.
• Use professional curiosity, sound judgement and clear boundaries.
• Recognise strengths while addressing risk and challenge constructively.
• Plan and deliver engaging individual and group interventions.
• Work independently while contributing positively to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to safeguarding, anti-discriminatory practice and the voice of children, young people and families.

What we offer

• A supportive and collaborative IYSS team.
• Regular supervision, learning and professional development.
• The opportunity to shape responsive support for families, girls and young women.
• Meaningful work with a direct impact on children, young people and communities.

Additional Information

This role involves direct work with children, young people and families and will be subject to the organisation's safer recruitment requirements, including an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check. Some evening or flexible working may be required to meet the needs of young people and families.

How to apply

Please submit your application on Fusion with a supporting statement no longer then two pages.

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closing date: 23/11/26

IMPORTANT: If you are an LBN member of staff and applying for this role as a secondment you should note that secondments are subject to the agreement of your current employing service. Please ensure that you inform your line manager of your intention to apply for the post in the first instance.

Additional Information

We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that's all that matters to us.

The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.