Family Support Worker

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Camberley; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnardo's is recruiting a Family Support Worker in Surrey Heath. You will hold a caseload of up to 15 families for 1-1 work and facilitate evidence-based group programmes within a fully inclusive team. The role is based at Surrey Heath Family Centre with travel across the borough as needed.

We value safeguarding, family resilience, and collaborative practice. The post is permanent, with a salary advertised in a fair pay range, and applications encouraged promptly.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting families in a frontline role.
• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding procedures.
• Ability to conduct assessments and develop intervention plans.

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload of up to 15 families to deliver 1-1 work.
• Facilitate evidence-based group work programmes and courses.
• Travel throughout the borough of Surrey Heath as required.

Skills

Family support experience

Safeguarding procedures knowledge

Assessment skills

Intervention planning

Job description

SURREY HEATH FAMILY CENTRE

• Do you want to work for the UK's largest children's charity?
• Do you have experience of supporting families?
• Do you have knowledge & experience of working within safeguarding procedures?
• Are you skilled at conducting assessments & developing intervention plans that improve family resilience?
• Do you want to work with a supportive, committed and passionate team?

If you have answered YES to the above questions, you may just be the person we are looking for.

You will be required to:

• Hold a caseload of up to 15 families to deliver 1-1 work
• Facilitate evidence-based group work programmes and courses
• You will be based at Surrey Heath Family Centre and will be required to travel throughout the borough of Surrey Heath, Surrey.

At Surrey Heath Family Centre, we are a friendly, fun and fully inclusive team. We are a fully funded service, commissioned by Surrey County Council, to deliver their Early Help Programme to families with 0-19 aged children and young people.

If you would like to discuss this post, please do not hesitate to telephone Paula Harris, Team Manager on 07565 202053.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.

We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The salary range advertised is in line withour pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

*T&C's apply based on contract

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

• Reference number:23615
• Job Title:Family Support Worker
• Location:Surrey Heath Family Centre
• Contract type:Permanent
• Hours:37
• Salary:£28,687.00 - £32,786.00 (FTE)
• Closing Date:13 September 2026

Additional Info

• Information Sheet for Applicants Applying for Positions Working with Children and Vulnerable Adults (updated July 2021).pdf (107.00 KB)
• Barnardo's Workplace Offer Visual Summary.pdf (27.58 KB)
• Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy Dec 2024.pdf (164.07 KB)
• Project Worker 2 - Job Description and Person Specification.pdf (262.63 KB)