Family Drug & Alcohol Court Social Worker

Gloucestershire County Council; Tewkesbury; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in England seeks a Family Drug & Alcohol Court Social Worker to join their team in Tewkesbury, Stroud, and Forest of Dean. This role involves managing FDAC cases, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and delivering therapeutic interventions. Competitive salary and various benefits including flexible working opportunities and professional development support are offered.

Benefits

£4,000 welcome payment

£2,000 retention payment

up to £8,000 for relocation

25.5 days annual leave increasing to 30.5 after 5 years

Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in systemic social work practice is preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Good organizational skills to manage caseload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Hold one FDAC case and attend related hearings.
• Write and curate FDAC reports.
• Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions.

Job description

Overview

Family Drug & Alcohol Court Social Worker

Job Location: Gloucester. This is a Gloucestershire County Council job. The post covers Stroud, Tewkesbury and Forest of Dean.

Salary: £39,152 - £47,181 per annum. Hours per Week: 37.00. Closing Date: 05/10/2025. Job Requisition Number: 12149. This post is open to job share.

GCC are looking for FDAC Social Workers to deepen their practice and develop their skills.

Reward and Support

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

• £39,152 - £47,181 per annum subject to experience
• £4,000 welcome payment*
• £2,000 retention payment*
• up to £8,000 for relocation funds*
• flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
• supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with free, confidential counselling and advice for employees, 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
• 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
• access to our Social Work Academy

Right child, right support, right time, every time

In our June 2025 inspection, our Children’s Services were judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted highlighted the clear vision and values, workforce and family engagement, risk management and steady progress toward improved outcomes for children and young people.

Gloucestershire offers opportunities to develop your career, supported by the Social Work Academy, systemic practice methodology, a proactive leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting and training all colleagues in systemic social work practice, focusing on relational approaches to help children thrive. Consider a role with GCC.

We are seeking 2 FDAC social workers to cover three localities: Stroud, Tewkesbury and Forest of Dean. You will hold an FDAC family and work alongside the multi-agency service and TACS, delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions in the collaborative, problem-solving court, FDAC. A key aspect is bringing learning back into locality teams to enhance services for locality families and communities.

What it will involve

• hold one FDAC case (approximately 2 days per week)
• reduced caseload to support this work
• attend fortnightly FDAC hearings with your family
• write and curate all FDAC reports (review, evidence, final)
• attend formulation and intervention planning meetings
• deliver interventions and support permanency planning
• work within a multidisciplinary team (including nurses, therapists, and support workers)
• receive a full induction, peer and 1:1 supervision, and contribute to transformation reviews

How to apply

For an informal chat about this role, please contact [e-mail]

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 will consider sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office regulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

*Please note that all welcome and retention payments are subject to terms and conditions as well as tax and national insurance deductions.

Under the Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take safeguarding references prior to your interview to assess suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will be discussed at the interview. Please provide details of at least two referees, one being your present/last employer and the other from a previous employer. They should cover the last three years of employment/education. We do not accept references from friends or family or colleagues who are not more senior. To speed up processing, references may be contacted by DocuSign where appropriate.

Additional Information

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This position is subject to a DBS check. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of roles, balancing service need and individual choice with a mix of remote and office working.