The jobs will go after Derbyshire County Council approved an £8.6m cut to its early help budget.
The budget reduction will take effect over the next five years - including a three-year transition phase - dropping from £12.9m in the current financial year, to £4.3m by 2023/24.
Under the approved plans, services currently providing family support to around 4,000 children and their families will be cut back and focus, as a council report states, "on those who most need help to prevent harm to children, reduce family conflict and breakdown and to help parenting and family functioning".
Schools, health and voluntary organisations will be expected to step in to replace the less-targeted early help offer.
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