Job Description

Are you passionate about outcomes for Children and their families?

Here is your chance to be part of an exciting new service Improving Child and Family Arrangements for separated families.

We have the following exciting job opportunities available!

Role:

Family Intervention Workers

Location:

Leicester

Salary:

13.74 per hour

Contract type:

Fixed until 30th April 2026

Hours:

As and when required, will involve weekend work

Closing date:

30th November 2025

About the Role

We are looking for experienced family support workers to join our team to deliver CAFCASSImproving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA). ICFA help families agree safe, beneficial and sustainable child arrangements. The role involves working alongside parents to improve outcomes for their individual family over a 12-week period.

Sessions can be arranged at suitable times for you and the families you are working with, allowing flexibility of days and times worked. You will ideally have access to your own laptop. The role often involves some weekend work.

The Family Intervention Worker role is key in

Reducing barriers and resistance to agreeing arrangements Promoting positive communication within families Ensuring children's wishes and feelings are heard
To achieve the above,

Family Intervention Workers

will explore the current situation and work with parents and the children to agree a plan to break down any barriers, improve communication, observe family interactions during direct contact sessions and agree next steps and support parents to prepare a parenting plan for after ICFA has been completed. The role does require written reports.

Full training and support are provided to the successful candidate. This is an ideal role for graduates with experience of working directly with children and families.

Please familiarise yourself with the full and for this post before applying at childrenslinks.org.uk/jobs

The successful applicant(s) will be appointed subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check. Online searches may be carried out as part of due diligence checks for shortlisted candidates.

Due to the volume of applicants we will get in touch only if selected for an interview.

In return for your commitment we offer the opportunity to join an open, supportive and tight knit organisation. Our fantastic work stems from our caring, family culture, which is at the heart of everything we do. We are an ambitious, inclusive team where voices are heard.

Benefits include:

Additional annual leave days (birthday and Christmas eve) Competitive pay rates Recognition platform Employee discount schemes 24 hr employee assistance Support in training and professional development
This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any role involving working with children will be subject to an enhanced/barred DBS check and staff will be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration. The self declaration will require you to disclose information about offences that may impact on your suitability to work with children. For more information on this please visit

Updated guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (GOV.UK).

Children's Links recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect, regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Job Types: Fixed term contract, Zero hours contract

Pay: From 13.74 per hour

Benefits:

Additional leave Company pension Employee discount Free or subsidised travel Health & wellbeing programme Work from home
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: CL-62-25