Job Description

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• Title: Family Support Worker
• Reference: SCC/TP/287916/4054
• Positions: 1
• Salary: 20,866 to 27,537 per annum
• Category: Community Development
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Working hours: 28 hours per week
• Posted on: 17 October 2025
• Closing date: 20 October 2025
• Directorate: Partnership
• Location: Surrey locality

Description
Please note that this vacancy is not part of Surrey County Council, we are advertising this on behalf of a partnership organisation.
The salary range for this role is 20,866 to 27,537 per annum based on a 28 hour working week.
Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
Rewards and Benefits

• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

About the Organisation
At Bernardo's we are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
About the Role
Do you want to work for the UK's largest children's charity?
Can you build trust and offer intensive support to families?
Can you coach and mentor families through a process of change?
Do you have knowledge & experience of working within safeguarding procedures?
Are you skilled at conducting assessments & developing intervention plans that improve family resilience?
Do you want to work with a supportive, committed and passionate team?
If you have answered YES to the above questions, you may just be the person we are looking for!
Responsibilities
You will be required to:

• Support families with complex and multiple needs
• Hold a caseload of 12 to 15 families
• Advocate for children and ensure their voices are heard and that their lived experiences lead the focused work
• Facilitate evidence-based group work programmes and courses
• You will be based at Tandridge Family Centre in Hurst Green, have your own car and be able to travel throughout the District. Please note this position requires locality work in the Tandridge District of Surrey and a driving license and access to a car are essential

The close date for this advert is 20.10.2025 with interviews planned to follow.
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• Reviewed: 18 Oct 2025

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