Family Support Worker

Leicestershire County Council; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Leicester seeks a Family Support Worker to join their team. The role involves supporting children and families in a hybrid work setting, with various contract types available including permanent and fixed term. Candidates must possess a Level 3 qualification in social care, health, or childcare or have substantial experience in family support. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a difference across the Charnwood area, working alongside various agencies.

Qualifications

• Experience of identifying and delivering appropriate evidence-based interventions.
• Proven ability to recognize Child Protection issues and Safeguarding practice.
• An understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Support children and families through one to one work or group sessions.
• Carry out assessments, support planning, and formulate action plans.
• Work across the Charnwood area with multiple agencies.

Skills

Child development knowledge

Experience in multi-agency environments

Experience in delivering evidence-based interventions

Understanding of discrimination impact

Safeguarding practices knowledge

Education

Level 3 qualification in relevant subject

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Loughborough Children & Family Centre, Regent Street

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £32,070 - £34,359 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Working Hours: Various - Full & Part Time

Contract Type: Various - Permanent & Fixed Term

Closing Date: 7th January 2026

Interview Date(s): 16th & 19th January 2026

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunities for you to join our team, Family Support Worker with a Locality Specialism and Early Years.

We work across the Charnwood area and work alongside other agencies such as health, schools, social care and community organisations to support children and their families.

You will support them doing one to one work in the home, or may see them running drop in sessions or groups within our Family Hubs, come and join our team and help improve outcomes for our Children and their Families…

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

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Please note that there are 5 roles available as detailed below – please indicate your preference when applying.

1. 37 hours per week, Permanent
2. 37 hours per week, Fixed term / Secondment until 31st July 2026
3. 37 hours per week, Fixed term / Secondment for 31st December 2026
4. 29.6 hours per week, Permanent
5. 22.2 hours per week, Permanent.

About You

To apply for this post, you must have:

• Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject, e.g. social care, health or childcare, OR substantial experience in providing direct support to families that clearly demonstrates the experience, skills, competencies and knowledge outlined below
• Experience of identifying and delivering appropriate evidence-based interventions, groups and clinics
• Knowledge of child development and Early Years Foundation Stage
• Experience of carrying out assessments, support planning, formulating action plans and reporting outcomes
• An understanding of the impact of discrimination on the lives of those from minority ethnic communities and others that experience social exclusion, and an ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
• Proven ability to recognise Child Protection issues and Safeguarding practice
• Experience of working in a multi-agency environment

Some of the roles have a specialism in 0-5 therefore we would welcome applicants who have an early years background with excellent understanding of child development, baby brain development, bonding and attachment and the significance of the first 1001 critical days.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual’s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Laura Blades – Team Leader

Telephone: [phone]

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How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services, we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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