Senior family support worker

Senior Family Support Worker

We are looking for a Senior Family Support Worker to act as a keyworker delivering packages of support with children, young people, and whole families to prevent escalation to more intensive services.

Join South Birmingham’s locality-based counselling service operates from community hubs and outreach venues including GP practices, community centres and Family Hubs across Edgbaston and Northfield.

Position: Senior Family Support Worker

Location: Edgbaston & Northfield Districts/Hybrid

Hours: 37 (9 – 5 Monday – Thursday, 9 – 4:30 Friday)

Contract: Full Time - Fixed Term until March 2027

Salary: £30,000

Benefits: The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, hybrid working where the role allows, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies.

Closing Date: 26th April 2026 (Midnight)

Interview Date: 5th May 2026


The Role

Working with families in a person-centered way, you will help people on your caseload to make positive changes and to develop the skills to manage their issues in the future.

You will work within the Early Help Locality multi-disciplinary team to provide a timely and frontline response to the needs of children, young people, and their families, acting in accordance with local policies, procedures and priorities.

As an Early Help Senior Family Support Worker, you will have responsibility for practice development. You will work at an operational level with the Service Manager to provide support to the Family Support Worker Team.

You will carry a reduced case load, demonstrating a strong practice base that can be role modelled to staff. In addition, you will need to promote inclusion and demonstrate a sound knowledge of safeguarding and quality assurance.

Duties and responsibilities include:

* Leadership & Operational Support
* Practice Development
* Direct Work With Families
* Partnership Working
* Recording & Administration
* Safeguarding


About You

We are looking for someone with a level 3 Qualification in relevant area (Health and Social Care, Family Worker or similar) and experience of:

* Delivering outreach or one to support work.
* Supporting families and individuals with complex support needs
* Forging links and establishing relationships with partner agencies

You we also have knowledge of VCSE organisations within the locality and support available for families and good administration and record keeping skills.


About the Organisation

Our client is leading provider of services to the health and social care sector, with the aim is to reduce inequalities in learning, employment and health. As an employer the organisation is proud to offer a range of benefits to staff including provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.

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