Community and Family Navigator


Company:	Wiltshire Council
Salary:	£32,835
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Trowbridge, BA14 8JN
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Jul 2026
Closing date:	11 Aug 2026

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Summary

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.

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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