Family support worker Work, Jobs in Taunton (with Salaries)

Family Time Support Worker
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £25,989 - £28,142 a year
- Care experience
- Administrative experience
- IT
- Annual leave
Family Support Worker (Part Time/ BANK)
Orchard House Family Assessment and Intervention Centre Ltd —Taunton
- £13.10 - £17.15 an hour
- Part-time
- Childcare
- Working with children
- In-person
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
8d
Child and Family Support Worker - CAMHS (Fixed-term)
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust —Taunton
- £28,392 - £31,157 a year
- Part-time
- Care plans
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
4d
Children's Community Support Worker
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust —Taunton
- £25,760 - £27,476 a year
- Part-time
- Travel
- Care plans
- School
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Fostering Intervention Worker
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £32,584 - £36,047 a year
- Weekend availability
- Childcare
- Working with children
- Travel
- Annual leave
10d
Support Worker
Parallel Independence Ltd —Taunton
- £17,117.40 a year
- In-person
Quick apply
Youth Justice Intervention Worker
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £28,598 - £32,061 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- English
- IT
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
10d
Child and Family Support Worker - CAMHS Therapeutic Education
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust —Taunton
- £28,392 - £31,157 a year
- Full-time
- Care plans
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
4d
Bank Community Support Worker - Outreach
Empower Family Group —Taunton
- From £14.53 an hour
- No experience needed
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
8d
Team Support Administrator
National Grid Electricity Distribution —Taunton
- £39,508 a year
- Microsoft Office
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Quick apply
8d
Child Exploitation Support Worker
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £28,598 - £32,061 a year
- Full-time
- Annual leave
8d
Female Family Safeguarding DVA Worker
The You Trust —Yeovil
- £31,146 a year
- Full-time
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
9d
Newly Qualified Social Worker (ASYE)
Somerset Council —Taunton
- £37,280 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- English
- Driving
- IT
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Children's Residential Support Worker
Innovative Care Limited —Taunton
- From £30,143.75 a year
- Weekend availability
- Childcare
- Working with children
- In-person
- Free parking
- Referral programme
Quick apply
1d
Family Safeguarding Recovery Worker
Turning Point —Taunton
- £25,870 - £30,265 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- IT
- Annual leave
2d
Support Worker - Taunton
Mencap —Taunton
- £12.92 an hour
- Weekend availability
- IT
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Community Support Worker
The Rehab Group —Street
- £31,561.56 - £43,731.06 a year
- Full-time
- Driving
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
10d
Support Worker - Taunton
Keys Children —Taunton
- £13.45 - £14.15 an hour
- Military
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Senior Children's Support Worker
Keys Children —Taunton
- £14.45 - £15.05 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Paid training
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Experienced complex care worker ( clients home)
Carter Family —Taunton
- £16 - £21 an hour
- 12 hour shift
- English
- In-person
- Care plans
- Annual leave
Quick apply

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Family Time Support Worker

Somerset Council -
Taunton

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Job details

Fixed term contract
£25,989 - £28,142 a year

Benefits

Annual leave

Qualifications

Care experience
GCSE
Administrative experience
IT
NVQ
Clerical experience

Full job description

Date: 1 Jul 2026

Location: Taunton, GB, TA1 4DY

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Company: Somerset Council

Closing Date: 19/07/2026

Salary: Grade 13 - £25,989 to £28,142 per annum

Location: Taunton (Opportunities also in Bridgwater, Wells & Yeovil)

Exciting opportunities available across beautiful Somerset – join our team in one of several rewarding roles!

At Somerset Council, we are proud to be on an ambitious journey to transform how we support children and families across the county. As part of our Families First Partnership programme, we are reshaping services to ensure families receive the right help, at the right time, in the right way—working together with partners across social care, education, Police, health, and communities.

This is a significant and exciting period of change. We are developing a more connected, relationship-based system that puts children, young people and families at the centre—strengthening early help, enhancing multi-agency working, and supporting more children to grow up safely within their families and communities.

To help us deliver this transformation, we are recruiting to several roles across Children’s Services, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful, long-term change and be part of a workforce committed to improving outcomes for Somerset’s children and families.

This role is offered on a fixed-term basis for two years, aligned to the delivery of our transformation programme. During this time, you will play a key part in shaping new ways of working, embedding innovation, and helping us build a sustainable system that makes a lasting difference.

If you are motivated by improving outcomes, thrive in a collaborative environment, and want to be part of a service that is evolving and forward-thinking, we would love to hear from you.

Role Summary

The Family Time Support Worker plays a vital role in ensuring that children can maintain safe, positive and meaningful relationships with their parents, relatives and significant people when supervised contact is required. The role exists to safeguard children during family time sessions while creating a structured, nurturing environment that supports strong and healthy family connections.

Through direct work with children and families, the role makes a significant difference by improving the quality of family interactions, promoting positive parenting, and supporting better outcomes for children. By offering guidance, modelling positive behaviours and contributing to assessments, the post holder helps inform care planning and supports decisions around reunification, reconnection and long-term stability.

Working closely with social workers, carers and multi-agency partners, the Family Time Support Worker contributes to Somerset Council’s wider ambition to strengthen early help, improve collaborative working and ensure children grow up safely within their families and communities wherever possible.

What you'll do - Key Responsibilities

Supervise face-to-face/virtual family time in line with court orders/needs
Facilitate sessions across settings (including out-of-hours where required)
Assess and monitor interactions, providing support to improve parenting and relationships
Contribute to care planning, parenting assessments, court processes, and family time plans
Deliver structured parenting interventions and support engagement before, during, and after sessions
Act as link worker, coordinating plans and reviewing progress with professionals
Provide/arrange transport for children to attend sessions
Maintain accurate, timely, high-quality records
Take immediate safeguarding action, including ending sessions and escalating concerns
Produce reports and give court evidence where required
Support transition planning for reunification/reconnection
Work collaboratively with professionals to meet children’s needs
Engage in training, CPD, and service improvement

What We’re Looking For – Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Essential

Knowledge: Awareness and understanding of rights of users and carers and the principles embodied within the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers; Awareness of relevant legislation; Knowledge of services relevant to users and carer’s needs and circumstances; Working knowledge of Social Care
Experience: Some experience in caring or supportive role – not necessarily in paid employment
Qualifications: Literate and numerate to GCSE level or equivalent; Willingness to work towards NVQ Level III in Children and Young People’s Workforce
Skills: Ability to undertake direct work with children and their families to improve parenting skills and relationships; Positive attitude to the use of computers and willingness to develop appropriate skills including communication on various virtual platforms

Desirable

Clerical/administrative experience
Social Care qualification; Manual Handling certificate
IT skills for data input, manipulation, and retrieval
Empathy, understanding, and respect for individual needs

Additional Information

28 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
2-year fixed term contracts
A generous benefits package that supports your wellbeing, work-life balance and ongoing development

Regretfully, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Heidi Carey, Senior, Family Time Support Worker, [email protected]

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family support worker jobs in taunton

Family Time Support Worker

Family Support Worker (Part Time/ BANK)

Child and Family Support Worker - CAMHS (Fixed-term)

Children's Community Support Worker

Fostering Intervention Worker

Support Worker

Youth Justice Intervention Worker

Child and Family Support Worker - CAMHS Therapeutic Education

Bank Community Support Worker - Outreach

Team Support Administrator

Child Exploitation Support Worker

Female Family Safeguarding DVA Worker

Newly Qualified Social Worker (ASYE)

Children's Residential Support Worker

Family Safeguarding Recovery Worker

Support Worker - Taunton

Community Support Worker

Support Worker - Taunton

Senior Children's Support Worker

Experienced complex care worker ( clients home)

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