Family Time Support Worker

Some key information

• Two positions are available: one at 30 hours per week fixed term contract until 31 March 2026, one at 37 hours per week fixed term contract until 1 May 2026.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Increasing to 28 days after 5 years' continual service.
• Somerset Council encourages career progression and this is an excellent role for career development.
• Due to the nature of the role hybrid working is not available.

What will I be doing?

We're working to improve the lives of children here in Somerset - and you'll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

As a family time support worker you will:

• Supervise face to face and/or virtual family time between children and their relatives.
• Participate in the assessment of the quality of family members family time with children and provide advice, support and assistance to relatives to allow them to safely care for children during family time sessions.
• Record, within appropriate and agreed time scales and using departmental forms and/or IT systems, the details and nature of children's family time with their relatives.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Have some experience in a caring or supporting role.
• Have ability to undertake direct work with children and their families to improve parenting skills and relationships.
• Are literate and numerate to GCSE level or equivalent.
• Can demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• Have the ability to travel to different locations across the county and occasionally beyond.

We're proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there's anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What's in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.

Anything else I should know?

The salary range for this role is £25,183 to £27,269 per annum.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Hayley Reed, hayley.reed@somerset.gov.uk, 07977 402327.

Interviews will take place on 24th and 28th April.

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can't wait to hear from you.

DBS information

This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure procedure.