Gloucestershire County Council
Family Support Worker
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Family Support Worker
Family Support Worker
Gloucestershire County Council | Families First
Role Overview
- Job Title: Family Support Worker
- Location: Cotswolds, Gloucester & Tewkesbury (Indicate preferred district in your application)
- Salary: £33,143 - £36,363 per annum (subject to experience)
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 05/07/2026
- Job Requisition Number: 14007
- Opportunity: Open to job share
About the Role
We’re expanding our Family Support Worker workforce as we implement the Department for Education’s Families First Partnership Programme (FFPP) reforms. This role enables you to be at the forefront of key service changes, delivering targeted early help interventions and providing continuity to families. By October 2026, many of these positions will form the foundation of our new Family Help Lead Practitioner roles across targeted early support and child-in-need teams.
Key Aspects of the Role:
- Deliver solution-focused, strengths-based support to vulnerable children and families
- Undertake assessments and collaboratively develop multi-agency plans
- Build trusted relationships with families through engaging, creative practice
- Work seamlessly across thresholds between early help and child-in-need support
- Collaborate with agencies and services to ensure continuity and coordinated care
Responsibilities
- Supporting traumatic change for increased safety while working towards more sustainable solutions
- Coaching and mentoring parents to empower self-management and resilience
- Conducting risk assessments and contributing to care planning
- Representing Families First teams internally in Systemic Practice, case conferencing, safeguarding, and escalation
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Requirements
- Experience: Reflects experience supporting children, young people, and families in intervention-focused roles.
- Assessment Skills: Comfortably complete assessments and multi-agency planning.
- Relationship Building: Capable of earning family and community trust in challenging circumstances.
- Flexibility: Ready for evenings, weekends, and flexible assignments.
- Mobility: Full UK driving licence + access to a reliable vehicle required.
- Professionalism: Passport/EU for EUermit application with record of right-to-work checks
- Personal Check: Enhanced DBS if character data already available
Benefits
- Salaries: £33,143 - £36,363 per annum – flexible with professional development
- Leave: 25.5 days rising to 30.5 days after 5 years, plus optional 10 extra days
- Friendly Policies: Comprehensive support for your wellbeing and career growth
- Supervision: Robust, reflective support with mutual learning practices
- Pension: Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)Offered
- Support Schemes: Green Car Salary Sacrifice, Cycle to Work, EAP counselling
- Development: Access to Social Work Academy (threshold training programmes)
- Collaboration: Exercise systemic social work practice across county-wide settings
Company Culture
"Right child, right support, right time"
Gloucestershire’s Children’s Social Care was judged ‘Good with Outstanding Features’ by Ofsted (June 2025), building on our mission to drive improved child and family outcomes through supportive structures and collaboration.
We foster a workforce held by:
- Systemic Practice: A collaborative, systemic response to family challenges
- Empowered Teamwork: Self-managing teams implementing policies
- Respect & Curiosity: Meaningful engagement rooted in professional curiosity
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Application Process
Informal queries to: CSWrecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk Interviews: In-person on 28th & 29th July 2026
Support for All Applicants:
If you are an existing employee (Internal Candidate) who self-identifies as disability-covered under the Equality Act (2010), please declare this by emailing: CSWrecruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk declared to enable reasonable adjustments or potentially a guaranteed interview if shortlisted.
Helpline guidelines for all applicants:
- Right to Work: Must enable commitment for at least 6 months employment
- Language Proficiency: Fluent English spoken requirement for child-facing work
- Safeguarding Reference Check: Mandatory before interviews.
If internship applications wait times impact your application readiness or learning reviews, please check the Families First Role Profile [family strategy details].
Additional Notes:
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**Safeguarding:**mandatory in all roles (children, vulnerable adults)
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Remote Work:
Supported on non-negotiable office days alongside flexible working arrangements
Community input to council values calls for an inclusive environment – we encourage your full professional potential. Accessible approaches to foster learning, diversity, and systemic accountability are core to our strategy.
Candidacy team: Documented internal time-outs anomalies for applicants undergoing safeguarding checks (if current gaps relevant file submission location preferences logistics notified 6–8 weeks).
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