Family Support Worker

**Family Support Worker**:

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- Weston-super-Mare

06/08/2025
- Family Support Worker

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

**Salary**

Level 6:

- £31,067 - £33,366 per annum, pro rata

**Contractual hours**

25.5

**Basis**

Part time

**Package**

Permanent, 25 days annual leave per annum to 30 days annual leaver per annum after 5 years' service (pro rata)

**Job category/type**

Children's Services

**Date posted**

15/07/2025

**Job reference**

SCHA0842

**Attachments**
- attachment
- 20250714 - Job Description Family Support Worker SCHA0842.pdf

Job description

**About Us**
- North Somerset Council is committed to providing high-quality services to our community. We are committed to creating a fair, green, and more inclusive environment for all our residents. Join us and contribute to making a positive impact on our community.

**The Role**
- We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Family Support Worker to join our Consult Team. The Consult Team are responsible for supporting the well being and stability for our Children in Care, through therapeutic interventions provided to children and their care givers.
- As a Family Support Worker you will work intensively with a small number of families, using evidence-based methods of intervention to support positive change for children, young people and their families.
- You will form purposeful relationships with families, working in a strengths-based way, using Signs of Safety to support families to keep their children safe, develop their parenting skills and improve school attendance. You will also support families to access appropriate specialist support, such as drug and alcohol services, or mental health services etc as necessary. You will work as part of a team providing specialist interventions and also provide advocacy for the family as required

**Key Responsibilities**:

- You will use evidence-based methods of intervention working with young people and their carers or families. Success will be measured by positive outcomes for young people such as improved relationships between young people and their carers or family, safeguarding young people, engaging young people in learning, attendance, and generally improving behaviour, health and wellbeing for young people, and by raising participation in employment, education and training post 16.
- Help deliver evidence-based parenting programmes and groups for children, as required.
- Work as outlined in the plan for the child, young person or family (Children in Care). Agree with families and other agencies the aims and the purpose of your involvement, setting out, clear outcomes and improvements expected from the intervention.
- Complete accurate and up-to-date records in line with our recording policy.
- Valid driving licence and own transport, or be able to provide alternative, suitable method of travel is an essential condition for this role.
- This position will be based in Weston-Super-Mare at Town Hall.

**Work Style**
- At North Somerset Council, we offer a hybrid working environment based on four distinct work styles. Depending on the role and personal circumstances, you will fall into one of these categories. However, please note that during the induction period, it may be necessary to spend more time in the office to support your learning and development. We are flexible and open to discussions about your preferred working style, and if you wish to be in the office more frequently, this can be negotiated.
- This role falls into the category of** Flexible Worker** which means you can expect to work in the following way:

- 2-3 days in the office
- Works both from home and the office, depending on the task at hand.
- Training is provided to help balance work-life and manage time effectively, with an emphasis on communication for team touchpoints and planning in-office days for collaboration.

**About You**
- We are looking for an individual who is passionate about providing therapeutic support to children in Care and their care givers, and who possesses the following skills and experience:
**Essential Criteria**:

- Proven experience of working directly with children and their families in difficult situations.
- Knowledge of child development and safeguarding children.
- Experience of delivering and leading groups.

**Desirable Criteria**:

- Experience and qualified to deliver life story work.
- Experience and trained in therapeutic interventions, such as DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy), PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy), VIG (Video interaction guidance) and Theraplay

**What We Offer**
- At North Somerset Council, we value our employees and provide a supportive and inclusive work environment. We offer:

- Competitive salary and benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Local Government Pension
- Opportunities for professional dev