Family Support Worker - Family Safeguarding Team

About the role

The starting salary for this position is £33,552 per annum based on a 36 hour working week. This opportunity is offered on a full time, permanent basis.

Responsibilities

• Support Social Workers in the team, working intensively and in a planned way with children, their family or carers and other agencies and services.
• Support children and families to achieve their potential.
• Undertake direct work with children, parenting work and potentially group work.
• Work in partnership and use skills to engage with children in a meaningful way.
• Support children and families in the community.
• Receive training to ensure competence and professional development.
• Participate in a full induction and monthly supervision.

Requirements

We are looking for a positive and creative individual to join the Family Safeguarding Team as a Family Support Worker to help make a difference to our children and family’s lives.

When not working with our residents in the community, we support agile working with a combination of home and office working. We are keen to get the balance right of providing flexibility but ensuring you feel connected to your team and the service by coming together for 2 days a week in the office.

Qualifications

Shortlisting Criteria: In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

• An understanding of working with children who are in need of support or protection.
• Experience of working directly with children and young people and able to show how this work has resulted in positive outcomes.
• Able to engage with families/carers and children, as well as supporting Social Workers in managing risk and effecting positive change.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.
• Commitment to working with families most days of your working week; the majority of the work we do is best completed in person.

Skills

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

• An understanding of working with children who are in need of support or protection.
• Experience of working directly with children and young people and able to show how this work has resulted in positive outcomes.
• Able to engage with families/carers and children, as well as supporting Social Workers in managing risk and effecting positive change.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.
• Commitment to working with families most days of your working week; the majority of the work we do is best completed in person.

Benefits

We offer:

• 26 days’ holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years’ service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer’s leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents

Pay

The starting salary for this position is £33,552 per annum based on a 36 hour working week.

Schedule

This opportunity is offered on a full time, permanent basis.

Our Offer to You

Additional benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced DBS check for regulated activity
• Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) support
• Disability confidence guarantee

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact Shirley Caffrey-Thanacoody

Job advert closing date

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 09/08/2026 with interviews to follow.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.