Restore Family Support Worker - Full Time Fixed Term 30 6 2026

Warrington Borough Council; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Warrington Borough Council is seeking a Full Time Restore Family Support Worker to provide early intervention for expectant parents at risk. The role involves multi-agency collaboration, conducting assessments, and developing family support plans to improve outcomes for children. Ideal candidates will have experience in family engagement and assessment within homes.

Benefits

26 days annual holiday (increasing to 31 after 5 years)

Access to a competitive benefits package

Health & Wellbeing Programme

Qualifications

• Experience working with families in home settings.
• Lead professional experience and chairing multi-agency meetings.
• Skills in assessment and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Conduct family assessments considering risk factors.
• Create and review family plans with SMART objectives.
• Coordinate Team around the Family meetings.

Skills

Assessment and report writing

Family engagement

Coordination of multi-agency meetings

Trauma-informed practice

Job description

Restore Family Support Worker - Full Time Fixed Term 30 6 2026

About us

You will work with a multi agency team of professionals such as Children's Social Care, health, police, housing, education, to support expectant parents, and their unborn child. Restore is an Early Help service that is aimed at supporting expectant parents at the earliest opportunity in their pregnancy to bring about change and the best outcomes for their unborn children where there is a risk of removal due to safeguarding concerns.

The role

Restore is an Early Help service designed to work with expectant parents pre 20 weeks gestation who have had children previously removed from their care, with the aim of providing early intervention and opportunities for parents to work with services to improve their wellbeing, resilience and stability in preparation for the birth of their new baby.

Roles and Responsibilities: To conduct whole family assessments that consider risk factors such as, physical and mental health issues, substance misuse, worklessness, offending, exploitation, financial difficulties, safeguarding, domestic abuse and parental conflict. To create a whole family plan with families that includes the voice of children and has SMART objectives to address risk factors and improve outcomes for children. To review progress of family plans regularly and plan exit strategies to sustain progress. To use evidence-based tools that engage families and can show progress against identified needs. To deliver evidence based direct work to children, parents, and families to address risk and need using a variety of professional skills. To work purposefully with health professionals, voluntary sector, police, social care, and other professionals to achieve best outcomes for children. To act as lead professional and coordinate Team around the Family meetings, holding others to account for the delivery of agreed actions. To manage a caseload of families and balance competing demands as needs arise, ensuring timescales for case work are adhered to, practicing in a trauma informed and systemic way.

What's needed?

Experience of working with families as a whole in their homes.

Experience of acting as lead professional and chairing multi-agency meetings.

Experience of working across the continuum need (safeguarding thresholds).

Experience of assessment and report writing, including analysis of information gathered.

As well as a competitive salary, working for us means you get:

• 26 days annual holiday - raising to 31 after 5 years of service (pro-rata)
• Access to our attractive and competitive benefits package
• Access to our Health & Wellbeing Programme

Key Dates & Further Information

For any further information or an informal discussion before applying contact [e-mail] Early Help Locality Manager, Lead for Family Support and Restore.

In accordance withHome Office guidance, successful candidates mustevidencetheir right to work in the UK before commencement of ? employment. Sponsorship is not available for this role; therefore, you must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for appointment.

The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

If you are a permanent WBC employee you will need to apply for this fixed term position as an internal secondment opportunity and will need to discuss this with your current line manager prior to applying.

DBS clearance is required.

Warrington Borough Council is a Disability Confident employer

Sandy Lane Children's Centre, Sandy Lane, Warrington, WA2 9HY