The Children’s Centre Family hub service is part of an integrated family service to ensure families with children and young people aged 0-19, or up 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive effective early intervention to improve children’s wellbeing, educational attainment, and life chances, reduce family poverty, improve mental healthandlead to lower crime, unemployment, and other negative outcomes. Our centres enhance integrated workingbyenablingeasier access to support better outcomes for families, more effective service delivery and smarteruse of budgets.
Children's Centres and Childcare
Why choose a career with Better children's centres?
Children’s Centre jobs are all about the day-to-day running of community services for under 5s and their families - from one to one Wellbeing and Family Support, to providing group sessions covering play and early education; and from Administration and Leadership to providing advice in Employment, Training, Debt and Benefits Advice there are a range of careers in Children’s Centres to choose from.
Whether you’re a school leaver, recent graduate or are planning a career change, there are usually a mix of junior and senior positions. If you want to work in our childcare settings you'll be expected to have relevant qualifications.
What will I learn in a Children’s Centre job?
Whether you’re working in a wellbeing support, admin or childcare role, you’ll develop a number of transferable skills. These could include:
Organisation
Time keeping
Leadership
Decision making
Working in a team
Interpersonal skills
These skills will help improve your job prospects and aid your career development through the children’s services sector.
Here is how you could help families in the community:
“I have noticed a massive difference in my son's development, communication and language development since he started attending the sessions.”
“Great place to bring children. Found friends for myself, my son loves it. Helps him play with other kids.”
“I was welcomed with opened arms and I feel a sense of belonging every time I am at the centre. The help and assistance I have been receiving has helped and will continue to help in my journey as a new mother.”
“It has been a lifeline. I am very grateful that my baby and I can engage in activities beneficial to her growth and development (and mine!)”
What will be the impact of my work in a Children’s Centre?
“I was welcomed with opened arms and I feel a sense of belonging every time I am at the centre. The help and assistance I have been receiving has helped and will continue to help in my journey as a new mother.”