Overview
Early Help and Prevention Family Support Worker – PO54LP, United Kingdom
Job Category: Social Care Children
Region / Division: UK Region
Location: North and Central Portsmouth Family Hubs
Working Hours: 37
Join Our Early Help and Prevention Team as a Family Support Worker, we have the following positions available:
2 Full time Permanent posts
1 Fixed Term / Secondment (Maternity Cover) for 1 Year
The Service
The Early Help and Prevention Service in Portsmouth is a new way of doing things providing extra practical help with families early on, to stop problems getting worse. We talk with families about the things that are most important to them, what might help and what we can do differently to help them. This is how we start working together with the whole family to help get things back on track.
The Role
As a Family Support Worker, you’ll work directly with families and young people to assess needs, provide practical support, and help them build sustainable solutions. You’ll be part of a multi-agency team, delivering early help to prevent issues from escalating and reduce demand on statutory services.
Your responsibilities will include:
Conducting early help assessments and creating tailored support plans
Delivering direct work on issues such as emotional wellbeing, behaviour, substance misuse, relationships, housing, and income
Promoting healthy lifestyles and emotional health in schools and colleges
Facilitating group activities and supporting young people in various settings
Acting as lead professional and coordinating multi-agency support
Representing the service at community events and meetings
The Ideal Candidate will have/be
Qualified to NVQ Level 4 or equivalent, or have relevant experience
Experienced in working with children, young people, and families
Skilled in safeguarding and child development
Restorative in approach, reflective, and committed to continuous improvement
Excellent communicators with strong IT and record-keeping skills
Flexible, proactive, and confident in multi-agency environments
Able to travel across Portsmouth (car driver or access to public transport)
Please ensure that you read the full job profile attached for the details and expectations of this role, paying particular attention the section ‘Who is the person’ as you will need to refer to this when completing your Personal statement.
Working Arrangements:
Attendance requirements to the designated workplace for the role in line with the Hybrid – Working a minimum of 3 days in the office per week
Location:
These roles are based in North and Central Portsmouth
Application process
We anonymise applications during application & shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered.
As part of your application, we ask that you complete a personal statement, this statement is crucial and is where you must demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the job against each of the points described in the ‘Who is the Person‘ points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience.
We are a disability confident employer and have an Armed Forces Covenant. We are committed to offering an interview to all those candidates that qualify under one of our commitments and meet the minimum criteria, however, for roles that receive a large number of applications, this is not always possible, and we will select the candidates that best meet the minimum criteria.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
About Portsmouth City Council
What we can offer you:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our careers portal homepage: Careers Portal – Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership safer recruitment procedures.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616800
