Family Support worker

We Do Social Work; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Family Support Worker to join their dedicated team. This full-time role involves providing intensive support to families facing complex challenges, including domestic abuse and mental health concerns. You will employ evidence-based therapeutic practices to repair family relationships and reduce conflict. With a focus on trauma-informed care, you will work directly with children and young people aged 8-18, making a significant impact on their lives. Join a supportive environment that values your expertise and offers opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

New Faster Pay service

Twice weekly payroll

Free DBS and compliance service

Dedicated friendly consultant

Access to a wide range of positions

Qualifications

• Experience working with families and young people aged 8-18.
• Confidence in high-pressure and emotionally complex situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide weekly in-home visits to families, increasing during crises.
• Complete weekly reports and attend statutory meetings.

Skills

Trauma-informed practices

Non-Violent Resistance (NVR)

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP PACE)

Mentalisation therapy

High-pressure situation management

Job description

Family Support Worker
Full-time 36.5 hours per week

We are seeking a compassionate, resilient, and experienced Family Support Worker to join our dedicated team. The role involves working with children and young people aged 8-18 and their families to prevent family breakdown and reduce the number of children entering care.

About the Role

This is a challenging and rewarding position where you will provide direct, intensive support to families in their homes for 4-12 weeks (and beyond if needed). You will be a key part of a flexible crisis response service, working with families facing complex challenges, including:

• Domestic abuse, mental health concerns, parental or child substance misuse
• Child-on-parent violence
• Neurodiversity and trauma linked to abuse, loss, or bullying

You will employ relational and evidence-based approaches such as Non-Violent Resistance (NVR), Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP PACE), and Mentalisation therapy to repair family relationships and reduce conflict.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide weekly in-home visits to families, increasing frequency during crises
• Complete weekly reports for each family
• Attend statutory meetings and provide feedback on progress
• Participate in a duty rota (1 day per week)
• Work mainly within the South team, with flexibility to support citywide as needed

About You

To succeed, you must:

• Have experience working directly with both parents/carers and young people
• Be confident in high-pressure, emotionally complex situations
• Understand and apply trauma-informed, therapeutic practices
• Be a driver with access to a vehicle

Eligibility Criteria

• Children must be aged 8-18
• Be open to working within a statutory social work team
• Support families to prevent care entry or assist in rehabilitation/transition plans back to family or friends

Why work with We do Social Work?

• New Faster Pay service for quicker payments
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Dedicated friendly consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide range of social work positions across the UK

Referral Bonuses

Refer a friend and receive GBP250 for each successful placement. Find your own job and earn GBP250 for bringing your own position to us.

We Do Social Work is an equal opportunities employer and acts as an Employment Business for this vacancy. Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.