What this role is likely to suit
Family Support Worker - Grade 6 - Durham in Durham, United Kingdom. This temporary Social UK opportunity is being handled by Verovian Social for a local authority or social care client. The role is presented as a confidential client opportunity, so public details focus on professional fit rather than exposing employer information.
Full public brief
Family Support Worker - Grade 6 - Durham in Durham, United Kingdom. This temporary Social UK opportunity is being handled by Verovian Social for a local authority or social care client. Role focus - Family Support worker in Prebirth Team - Duties and Responsibilities Listed below are the responsibilities this role will be primarily responsible for: • Provide practical help and intensive interventions to families that contribute to meaningful positive change - This may include supporting families to make and attend appointments, modelling appropriate parenting both pre and post birth, supervise and support family time and assisting the necessary day to day activities that enable families to progress and maintain positive outcomes - • To build and maintain high quality and appropriate professional relationships with parents, their babies and their wider families to enable positive change to take place - • To work with parents to enable them to identify, acknowledge and meet their own and their babies’ needs, develop life skills, make and sustain effective change and reduce vulnerability - • To work within the Assessment Framework and ‘Team around the Family’ processes, to contribute to whole family assessments and care planning and liaise with other relevant partners as appropriate - • To work with the family, the social worker and other colleagues to develop planned interventions with a clear focus on SMART outcomes Candidate profile - Relevant social care experience in a UK local authority, community, safeguarding or provider setting. - Right to work, professional references and role-specific compliance before placement. - Children's services experience, including statutory, safeguarding, assessment or family support work where required. - Adult services, hospital discharge, assessment or community social care experience where relevant. Pay and representation - Public rate shown: GBP 16.08/hr PAYE. - Verovian will confirm availability, compliance position, location fit and consent before any client submission. - Client identity and full submission details are handled through the recruiter-led process.
Role scope
- Carry out assessments, planning and family support within safeguarding expectations.
- Maintain clear case records, analysis and timely escalation.
- Work with children, families, schools, health and legal partners.
What we will qualify with you
- Caseload, supervision, court work, travel and duty expectations.
- Pay route, working pattern and interview timeline.
- Consent before employer disclosure.
Candidate profile
- Relevant social care experience in a UK local authority,community,safeguarding or provider setting.,Right to work,professional references and role-specific compliance before placement.,Children's services experience,including statutory,safeguarding,assessment or family support work where required.,Adult services,hospital discharge,assessment or community social care experience where relevant.
- Right to work check,Professional references,DBS and barred-list checks where required,Social Work England registration where required
Pay, rota and consent
Published pay/rate: GBP 16.08/hr PAYE. Working pattern: 2026-07-19 to 2026-09-30; 08:30-17:00. Setting: Local authority, community social care or provider service. Before representation, Verovian will confirm pay or rate, working pattern, location expectations, client context and what information you consent to share.
Before work-finding proceeds, Verovian will provide the required Key Information Document and confirm the assignment, pay route, deductions, holiday position, location, hours and cancellation terms. Applying does not reserve the shift or require you to accept it.