25.5 hours per week
This role is office-based; however, it also offers some agile or remote working
Locations can be:
- County Hall
- Council facilities
- Family homes
- Home working
We are seeking motivated and compassionate Family Worker to join our Targeted Family Support Service.
As a Family Worker, you will play a key role in delivering intensive, strengths-based, outcome focused interventions to families, supporting children and young people to remain safely at home wherever possible.
About the role
You will work directly with children, babies, young people and their families to support meaningful and sustained change. Working alongside Social Workers and partner agencies, you will plan and deliver tailored interventions that promote stability, resilience and positive family relationships.
This will include:
- Providing parenting advice, guidance and practical support.
- Delivering direct, child-focused interventions.
- Supporting mediation and facilitating family agreements.
- Supporting families through periods of increased need to promote positive change.
- Supporting reunification plans where children are returning home.
- Contributing to plans for children we care for, to promote stability.
You will be confident in building relationships, managing complex family dynamics, and maintaining a clear focus on safeguarding and outcomes for children.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Ami McNamara, Team Manager at [email protected] or Kelly Robson, Assistant Team Manager at [email protected]
Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:
- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
- Local Government pension scheme
- Discounted Solent ferry travel
- Island bus network discount
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff parking permit scheme
- Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
- National and local discounts & benefits schemes
- Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
- Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)
To discover more about our careers please visit Jobs and careers - Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.
We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.
We are a Disability Confident employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.
The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by;
unacceptable behaviour policy
employee code of conduct
The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via [email protected] if you would like to receive a copy.
The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.
Please note, appointment to a regulated role will require you to provide additional personal details, including full employment history, referee information, and consent for any required safeguarding checks, as part of the Council’s commitment to safer recruitment and compliance with regulatory requirements.
This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
For support completing your online application or for further information on how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]. Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.
We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.
