Family Support Worker
We are looking for a Family Support Worker to join a vibrant and brave grassroots organisation led by Gypsy and Traveller people in West Yorkshire.
Our client is an established and award-winning civil society organisation with a national profile, recognised as being innovative, brave and creative.
Position: Family Support Worker
Location: Cross Green, Leeds
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week
Salary: £27,097 per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 18th March 2026
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a small and committed team in Bradford as a Family Support Worker. You will deliver outreach across Bradford to build relationships and trust providing access to activities, information and support. You will support families holistically, across a wide range of issues, removing barriers to support and supporting families to understand and navigate processes. You will support families to build protective factors and to have their voices heard.
Working with Members, you will:
* Deliver community-based outreach including activities that promote wellbeing to Gypsy Traveller children and families in Bradford in houses, in yards, on local authority sites and on the roadside
* Support families in accessing provision such as education, welfare rights, health, housing, domestic violence, mental health and emotional wellbeing services
* Support families to overcome practical, cultural, and language barriers ensuring a flexible and responsive approach
* Support families who have an early help assessment or plan to understand and navigate the process
* Work collaboratively with the other Family Support Services and multi-agency partners
* Apply a Whole Family Approach that addresses the needs of all family members holistically, including parents, carers, and children.
* Ensure that the voices and needs of children and young people are heard encouraging their voice in service design and delivery
* Support families to develop problem-solving skills, build protective factors, and reduce long-term dependency on services including timely exit from support
About You
We are looking for someone with experience of working with children and/or young people who are/have experienced trauma and with experience of and writing reports (for example for monitoring and evaluation purposes).
You will also be able to record information in a fact based and timely manner and have experience of working in a support-based role and building long lasting and trusting relationships.
About the Organisation
Our client is a vibrant and brave grassroots organisation led by Gypsy and Traveller people in West Yorkshire. This is an established and award-winning civil society organisation with a national profile. Recognised as being innovative, brave and creative. The overall aim of the charity is to improve the quality of life for Gypsies and Travellers through addressing inequalities in homes, health, education, and employment, financial and social inclusion. There are a number of community-facing and strategic projects to achieve aims including advocacy, community development and youth work.
Other roles you may have experience include Family, Child, Children, Family Support Worker, Child Support Worker, Children Support Worker, Family Support, Child Support, Children Support.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client Not For Profit People.