Senior Family Support Worker

Knowsley Council; Knowsley; Hybride; GBP 32 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a proactive and experienced practitioner to join the Prevention and Intervention Service, delivering targeted, co-ordinated interventions for children, young people and families with complex needs. The role focuses on preventing family breakdowns and maintaining vulnerable families in the community.

You will support the Interventions Manager, supervise a team of Family Intervention Workers, and contribute to group-work with children and parents,

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children, young people and families in complex needs.
• Ability to oversee and supervise a team of Family Intervention Workers.
• Capable of managing group-work with children and parents using evidence-based programmes.
• Experience aligning services with court requirements and budget constraints.

Responsabilités

• Oversee and supervise a team of Family Intervention Workers.
• Manage family time management to meet court and CLA service needs.
• Deliver group-work to children and parents using established programmes.
• Assist in ensuring services are provided within the Service’s devolved budget and attend key meetings.

Description du poste

We are looking for driven and passionate people to work with us to deliver real benefits for our residents and businesses and become part of the Knowsley Journey

• Location: Nutgrove Villa, Westmorland Road, Huyton , Knowsley , L36 6GA, Hybrid Working
• Contract: Permanent
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Hours: 36 hours per week.
• Closing Date: 08/11/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: CVP 0736

Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024.

We are an Accredited employer under the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter , demonstrating that we are committed to the principle of fair employment and we are dedicated to providing a healthy, fair, inclusive and just workplace.

Are you passionate about supporting children and families?

Do you enjoy working with children and families to enable them and empower them to make positive changes?

If so, you may be the perfect candidate for this role.

About the role:

You will work as part of the Prevention and Intervention Service delivering targeted, co-ordinated interventions to support children, young people and their families with a range of complex and interacting needs across the threshold of children services.

To prevent family breakdowns and maintain vulnerable families in the community.

You will support the Interventions Manager in the leadership of the service ensuring the highest standards of practice are maintained in the provision of multi-agency, interventions to children, young people and their families.

You will be responsible for the oversight and supervision of a team of Family Intervention Workers.

You will be expected to manage or cover the management of family time and ensure it is provided in line with the requirements of the court and the needs of the CLA service.

You may at times also be responsible for a smaller number of more complex families and assess, plan and intervene to provide solution-focussed interventions for children and families.

You may also at times be expected to deliver group-work to children and/or parents using established, evidence-based programmes and new, innovative models as developed by the Service.

You will assist in ensuring that services are provided within the Service’s devolved budget and deputise for other members of the management team as required (which may involve attendance at key operational and other meetings).

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time. There is a requirement for you to attend your work base at least 3 day’s per week.

We welcome applications from residents and beyond, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

Please note sponsorship is not available for this role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact:

Kelly O'Farrell via email at Kelly.O'[e-mail] or via mobile at 07353132913

Closing Date: Sunday, 8th November 2026 at 23:59pm

Interview Date: Monday, 16th November 2026