Salary range: £30,408-£31,290 (pro rata) p.a. incl. London weighting (plus fantastic benefits!)

Contract: Fixed-term for 12 months (with possibility of extension to 24 months)

Hours of work: 10.8 hours per week

Location: Civic Centre and other locations from time to time

An exciting opportunity… Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here. The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

We are looking for a Co-Production Connector (Parents/Carers) to support the Principal Social Worker for Children and Families in ensuring that parents and carers are actively involved in the design and implementation of the Families First Partnership Programme.

This role will support the participation and engagement of parents and carers through a range of workshops, activities and engagement opportunities. This could include supporting parent and carer reference groups, forums, focus groups and engagement events, helping to gather feedback and ensuring the experiences of families help inform service development and delivery.

You will assist with promoting the Families First Partnership Programme, developing communication and engagement materials, monitoring engagement activities and reporting on outcomes. The role will also involve supporting the delivery of training to the wider workforce, helping to collect and analyse feedback from parents and carers, and identifying learning and good practice to strengthen family participation across Children's Services.

The Person

We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting parents and carers to have their voices heard and contribute to improving services for children and families.

You will also have:

•    Lived experience of receiving support from Brent’s targeted early help or social work services within the last seven years.
•    No current involvement with Brent’s targeted early help or social work services. Applicants must no longer be receiving support from these services.
•    Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with parents, carers and professionals.
•    Basic IT skills, including experience using Microsoft Office applications.
•    A collaborative approach and confidence in supporting workshops, forums and other engagement activities.
•    A genuine commitment to using your lived experience to help shape and improve services for children and families.

This is a part-time role for 10.8 hours a week, where you can use your hours flexibly with support from the Principal Social Worker, and we are looking for someone who has flexible availability to sometimes work:

After school (weekday evenings)
Weekends
School holidays

Why join us?

We know people achieve their best when they feel valued. At Brent, you’ll benefit from:

27 days' annual leave, rising with length of service, plus bank holidays
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
Supportive family-friendly policies, including carers’ leave, paternity leave and compassionate leave for eligible employees
Health and wellbeing support, including eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
Financial wellbeing support, including education sessions, childcare deposit loans and season ticket loans
Travel support, including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme and onsite facilities
Learning and development opportunities to support your career
Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure and entertainment

To learn more about our staff benefits, visit Our offer to you.

How to apply

Closing date: 16th November 2026

Interested in applying? Click "Apply Now" to begin your application.

You will need to submit a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria in the job description. This is a key part of the selection process, and applications without a supporting statement may not be considered. You may also upload a CV to support your application, but it cannot replace the supporting statement.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you are interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Please note that internal employees must have successfully completed their probationary period before applying for this vacancy

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects the people we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and encourage applicants to complete the diversity survey section of the application.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity, respect and fairness. We expect all employees to demonstrate a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to promote inclusive, non-discriminatory practices in their work. This commitment forms part of our recruitment process, and candidates may be assessed on their understanding of and ability to contribute to an inclusive working environment.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas, who will use it to help prevent fraud and other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details on how your information will be used by Brent and Cifas, and your data protection rights can be found here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. This includes people with hidden disabilities, long-term health conditions, diagnoses and mental health conditions. We also guarantee an interview to care-experienced applicants who meet the essential criteria. Information shared for this purpose will be treated fairly and used only to confirm eligibility under these schemes.

If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact recruitment@brent.gov.uk.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

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