Family Practitioner - Early Years - 2506 - #1717720

About Us

Birmingham Family Hubs are vibrant community spaces dedicated to empowering children, young people, and families across Birmingham. Our hubs are buzzing with energy, offering a wide range of dynamic services that make a real difference. From early years education and parenting support to health advice and safeguarding, we’re here to help families thrive. At Birmingham Family Hubs, we’re passionate about building brighter futures, fostering resilience, and creating stronger, more connected communities—because every family deserves the chance to flourish!

About The Role

As a Family Practitioner – Early Years for Erdington and Perry Barr, you will play a vital role in supporting families and promoting positive outcomes for children in these communities. Your primary focus will be on children aged 0-5, while maintaining flexibility to support those aged 5-19 as part of a whole-family approach. By planning and delivering developmental play activities, parenting workshops, and tailored home visits, you will help families foster nurturing environments that support child development and early learning. Working closely with families and community partners, you will provide guidance on childcare, healthy lifestyles, early education, and SEND support, ensuring inclusion and addressing health inequalities. This role requires collaboration with multi-agency partners and active participation in the ongoing development of Family Hubs. If you are committed to making a difference in the lives of children and families, have a solid understanding of the EYFS framework, and are driven to empower others, this is an opportunity to create lasting impact in Erdington and Perry Barr.

About You

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual with a strong background in supporting families and early childhood development. You will have experience working with children under five and their families, planning and delivering engaging play sessions, and providing tailored support in the community and family homes. A thorough understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework is essential, alongside excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You’ll need to be confident in working with diverse needs, including children with SEND, and in collaborating with multi-agency partners to achieve positive outcomes. If you are adaptable, proactive, and committed to empowering families, while maintaining accurate records and delivering high-quality services, we’d love to hear from you. A flexible approach to working hours, a full UK driving licence, and access to a vehicle are required for this role. Join us and be part of a team making a real difference in the lives of families in Erdington and Perry Barr.

Benefits

• Continuous professional development
• Regular support through supervision, appraisal & well-being initiatives
• In house learning platform
• Generous pension scheme
• Healthcare cash plan
  
  

Spurgeons is one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support vulnerable children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families, and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face.

We create family hubs where we’re needed most, providing support with mental health, special educational needs, domestic abuse and all of family life’s challenges. We work through children and family centres, churches, schools and prisons. Putting children first in everything.

If you want to find out more about working at Spurgeons please visit our website.

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.