Family Intervention Worker - Reunification

Somerset County Council; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days' annual leave

LGPS pension

Hybrid working

Health and wellbeing support

Paid volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Somerset County Council is recruiting a Family Intervention Worker to support reunification efforts for children and families across West Somerset, Taunton and Bridgwater. The role involves intensive direct work with children and carers, collaborative planning with advanced practitioners and other workers, and delivering specialist interventions to promote safe home environments.

We value flexible, hybrid working arrangements, a strong safeguarding focus and commitment to safeguarding children

Qualifications

• Experience with Children Looked After and Care Leavers.
• Ability to engage, assess and plan to support the needs of children, young people and their families.
• Experience in multi-agency working to safeguard children and young people.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as autonomously.
• Strong organisational skills to ensure interventions, reviews and plans are completed within timescales.
• Excellent communication skills and a broad range of IT skills with GCSEs in Maths and English.

Responsibilities

• Intensive direct work with children and their parent/carer alongside another Family Intervention Worker, supported by an Advanced Practitioner, working towards reunification and helping this to be successful.
• Delivering specific interventions to children and their parents/carers, depending on the need identified, and offering advice and support, such as parenting and behaviour support.
• Supporting multi-agency teams around families, working alongside statutory and non-statutory partner agencies to ensure improved and sustainable outcomes for children and young people.
• Contribute to regular reviews of progress and further needs which will inform further planning.

Skills

Child protection experience

Multi-agency working

Team player with autonomy

Organisational skills

Communication skills

IT skills & GCSEs

Education

GCSE Maths & English

Job description

Salary: Grade 12, ranging from £29,542 - £33,119 per annum

Contract: Permanent role

Hours: Full time,37 hours a week

Closing date: 25 October 2026

About the Role

We're working to improve the lives of children and families in Somerset - and as a Family Intervention Worker, you'll be a key part of that. As a service, we have committed to having only the right children at the right time in our care. We want to support children who could safely return home to live with their families permanently.

As a result, we are excited to be setting up a Reunification Service to work alongside children's social workers, with children's families, to enable children who can be supported to go home to do so without delay.

By building strong relationships with children, young people, parents and carers, the postholder works in partnership to promote positive change, reduce risks, and enable children to remain safely at home or return home following periods of accommodation.

How You'll Make a Difference

• Intensive direct work with children and their parent/carer alongside another Family Intervention Worker, supported by an Advanced Practitioner, working towardsreunification and helping this to be successful.


• Delivering specific interventions (specialist training provided) to children and their parents/carers, depending on the need identified, and offering advice and support,such as parenting and behaviour support.


• Supporting multi-agency teams around families, working alongside statutory and non-statutory partner agencies to ensure improved and sustainable outcomes forchildren and young people.


• Contribute to regular reviews of progress and further needs which will inform further planning.

What You'll Bring

• Experience of working with or knowledge of Children Looked After and Care Leavers.


• An understanding of the skills required to engage, assess and plan to support the needs of children, young people and their families.


• An understanding or experience in multi-agency working to safeguard children and young people.


• The ability to work as part of a team as well as being able to work autonomously.


• Organisational skills to ensure that interventions, reviews and plans are completed within timescales.


• Excellent communication skills, attention to detail and a broad range of IT skills with a minimum of GCSE Grade C/Level 4 (or equivalent) in Maths and English.

Why Join Us?

At Somerset Council, we're a progressive organisation committed to improving lives and shaping better services for our communities. Based in one of England's most beautiful counties, it's a great place to build your career and enjoy an excellent quality of life.

• 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional leave.


• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), one of the UK's most enhanced and secure pension schemes.


• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance, where service needs allow.


• Health and wellbeing support, including access to confidential employee assistance services.


• Paid volunteering opportunities, helping you make a difference both inside and outside of work.

Find out more about working at Somerset Council:

https://www.somerset.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/working-at-somerset-council/

Further Information

• This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week.


• This post will be based in West Somerset covering Taunton, Bridgwater and the surrounding area.


• You will need to be able and willing to travel, including travel outside standard work hours and to areas that are not currently serviced by public transport.


• An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. We are only able to proceed with candidates who already have the right to work in the UK without the need for VISA sponsorship.

In-person interviews are scheduled to take place on Friday 20 November.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Wendy Brace, Advanced Practitioner - Reunification SW, via email at [e-mail]

We believe diversity makes us stronger and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, whose unique perspectives help us better serve the people of Somerset.

You can find a copy of the job description here: AG1003 Family Intervention Worker

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