*Family Support Worker – Prebirth Team – #5300921
Job Description
Durham County Council is recruiting a Family Support Worker for its Prebirth Team, based at Sherburn Hill Family Centre, DH6 1PA. This is a temporary role paying £20.97 per hour, available from 19 July 2026.
Working within the Prebirth Team, you will provide practical help and intensive interventions to families experiencing vulnerability before and after birth. You will model appropriate parenting, support family time, and work within the Assessment Framework and Team Around the Family processes to contribute to whole-family assessments and care planning.
Key responsibilities include building professional relationships with parents and their babies, delivering evidence-based intervention packages, facilitating parenting programmes, and contributing to child protection and child in care family plans alongside the social worker. You will set SMART outcomes, monitor progress, and support planned exit strategies, while advocating for families with partner agencies.
The role requires flexible working, including some weekend working. Candidates should have experience in family support, early help, or a related children’s services setting, with strong skills in direct work with families, record keeping, and multi-agency liaison.
If you have a passion for making a meaningful difference to vulnerable families and children, please get in touch today.
What’s on offer:
* Excellent, competitive pay rates – paid weekly
* Supportive management team with approachable, experienced leaders
* A desirable location with great transport links
* A stable, well-resourced, and encouraging working environment
Why join Semester.co.uk?
* Free ongoing CPD and training opportunities to enhance your skills
* Competitive rates of pay with prompt, reliable payments through our in-house payroll
* Enhanced DBS processing included
* Dedicated, friendly consultant offering tailored support
* Access to a wide range of opportunities in your chosen location
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