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The Family Support Worker will provide direct support to children, young people, and their families who are experiencing difficulties. The role is focused on empowering families to overcome challenges, develop positive routines, and access the services they need. The post-holder will work collaboratively with multi-agency professionals to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide one-to-one and group support to children, young people, and families in their homes and communities.
• Carry out assessments to identify strengths, needs, and risks within the family environment.
• Promote positive parenting practices, family routines, and healthy relationships.
• Actively contribute to safeguarding processes, ensuring concerns are reported and acted upon in line with legislation and organisational policy.
• Maintain accurate case notes, reports, and records in a timely manner.
• Build effective working relationships with partner agencies, including social workers, schools, and health professionals.
• Attend multi-agency meetings and represent Nini Social Care in a professional manner.
• Work flexibly, including evenings and weekends where required, to meet the needs of families.

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                           Family Support Parenting Practitioner
• Job Location:                     Stroud and Gloucester 
• Salary:                              £33,143 - £6,363 per annum 
• Hours per Week:                37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                    26/10/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:    12481 
• This post is open to job share 

Join our dedicated team in Children's Services and make a real difference in the lives of children and families across Gloucestershire.  

We are currently recruiting for a Family Support Parenting Practitioner to join our Triple P team within Early Help.  

About us  

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:  

• £33,143 - £36,363 per annum, subject to experie e  

• flexible and agile working opportunities  

• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service  

• an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year   

• family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family  

• a supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision  

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)  

• access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.  

• an in-house Occupational Health service  

• employee discount scheme  

• cycle to work scheme  

• links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network  

• career development and qualification opportunities  

Right child, right support, right time, every time 

In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’

This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive.

Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice.

We are an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive. 

About the role  

You will deliver impactful parenting interventions both online and within communities across Gloucestershire.

In this role, you'll work with high-need, complex families using a family intervention approach. You'll be responsible for evaluating progress and documenting outcomes through detailed reporting.

Collaboration is key—you’ll work closely with a wide range of agencies and organisations to ensure families receive coordinated and well-planned support.

Your work will focus on early intervention, helping families to manage challenges before they escalate, and reducing the need for referrals to social care services.

About the team 

You will be part of a supporting and friendly team who work alongside the Triple P team within Early Help in the Families First Team.  

The role is hybrid with days working from home but it is expected that you will be office-based at least once a week (currently on Thursdays) in either the Stroud or Gloucester locality office. 

About you    

As well as your e xperience working with children, young people, families, and communities, delivering a range of interventions we would also expect applicants to have:

• experience with multi-agency assessments and plans is essential.
• a full driving licence and access to a car are required
• level 3 qualification (or equivalent experience)
  
  Please note that this role may involve working some evenings and weekends.
  

If you have any questions about the role please email  

We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications.

If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here:  Children's Social Care Careers | Gloucestershire County Council

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. 

Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior).  To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Family Support Parenting Practitioner Role Profile

This position is subject to a DBS check. 

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

Our client was founded in 2018 by the families and friends of people who had taken their own lives as a direct result of gambling. The charity supports people bereaved by gambling-related suicide, raises awareness of the devastating consequences of gambling disorder, and works to prevent gambling-related suicide. They are now recruiting for a Specialist Family Support Manager, a pivotal position for the organisation that will deliver evidence-based therapeutic support for bereaved families. This is a permanent, full-time role that will be based remotely (although travel will often be required due to service needs). Please note, you must hold a clinical qualification in a relevant therapeutic discipline to be considered.

As Specialist Family Support Manager, you will work as part of a dedicated, tight-knit team, delivering tailored, therapeutic interventions to families bereaved by gambling-related suicide. You will build consistent, compassionate relationships with families, supporting them to navigate investigations, inquests or research processes linked to gambling harms, ensuring they feel informed, represented and supported. You will ensure that all clinical practice adheres to safeguarding, risk management and professional standards, maintaining accurate and confidential records. You will also work across the wider organisation, providing clinical input into the design of training modules (including training for NHS clinicians and social care professionals) to raise awareness of gambling-related suicide.

To apply for this incredibly impactful position, you must have a clinical qualification in a relevant therapeutic discipline as well as post-qualification experience. You will have demonstrable experience of delivering therapeutic interventions with individuals and families affected by bereavement, addiction or mental health issues. You will have experience of assessing needs, developing support plans and managing risk/safeguarding effectively, and will be comfortable working autonomously within a small team/organisation. Experience of designing/delivering training for professionals is desirable.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. We particularly welcome those who have lived experience to apply. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Victoria Savva at Prospectus.

Please note this role will be based remotely but will include regular travel according to service need. This is a permanent, full-time opportunity, however an element of flexibility is required as some delivery may take place in the evening, depending on families’ availability.

Interviews to take place on – Weds 4^th  / Fri 6th November.

• Lead and manage a caseload of complex family support cases.
• Supervise, mentor, and support a team of social workers and support staff.
• Conduct thorough assessments of family needs, risks, and strengths.
• Develop and implement effective care and intervention plans in collaboration with families.
• Ensure the highest standards of safeguarding and child protection are maintained.
• Provide expert advice and support to team members and other professionals.
• Liaise effectively with external agencies, including health services, educational institutions, and legal bodies.
• Prepare high-quality reports for internal review and external stakeholders, including court reports.
• Contribute to the development and evaluation of social work services and policies.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records in line with organisational and legal requirements.
• Advocate for the needs of children and families.

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work (or equivalent recognised qualification).
• Current registration with Social Work England (or relevant professional body).
• Minimum of 5 years' post-qualifying experience in social work, with a significant focus on family support and child protection.
• Proven experience in leading and supervising social work teams.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, and procedures relating to child welfare and family support.
• Excellent assessment, intervention, and report-writing skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and negotiation abilities.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage complex caseloads.
• Commitment to professional development and evidence-based practice.

• Professional Social Work qualification (e.g., BA/BSc in Social Work, DipSW) and current registration with the relevant professional body.
• Minimum of 5 years of post-qualifying experience in social work, with a significant focus on family support and child protection.
• Proven experience in undertaking assessments, care planning, and case management.
• Thorough knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, and procedures pertaining to child protection and family support.
• Experience in providing supervision and mentoring to junior staff.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively with families, children, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional development.

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of family needs, risks, and strengths, including statutory and non-statutory interventions.
• Develop, implement, and review personalised care and support plans in collaboration with families and relevant professionals.
• Provide direct social work support and intervention to families, offering guidance, counselling, and practical assistance.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of children, implementing safeguarding procedures as required by law and policy.
• Liaise effectively with external agencies, including schools, health services, police, and other social care providers, to coordinate support.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records, reports, and documentation in accordance with professional standards and organisational policies.
• Advocate for the needs of families and children, ensuring their voices are heard and respected.
• Participate in supervision, team meetings, and professional development activities to enhance practice.
• Mentor and support junior social workers, sharing expertise and contributing to team development.
• Respond to complex and sensitive cases, demonstrating resilience and sound professional judgment.
• Contribute to the development and evaluation of social work services.

• Professional Social Work qualification (e.g., DipSW, BA/BSc in Social Work) and current registration with the relevant professional body (e.g., Social Work England).
• Significant post-qualifying experience in child and family social work, including experience with complex cases.
• Thorough knowledge of child protection legislation, safeguarding policies, and relevant social work frameworks.
• Proven experience in conducting assessments and developing care plans.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to build rapport and work effectively with diverse client groups.
• Strong understanding of child development and family dynamics.
• Experience working collaboratively within multi-agency settings.
• Proficiency in using social care IT systems.
• A commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and promoting equality.