Family Intervention Worker, Edge of Care

The Edge of Care team work intensively with children (10yrs-18yrs) and their families where there is a risk of the child or young person entering care.

The service will also support children currently in care, where there is an identified plan for the child to return home.

The specialist team are dedicated to supporting families to stay together when it is safe and appropriate to do so.

Your next role

We have an exciting and unique opportunity to join our dynamic and ambitious Edge of Care Team as a Family Intervention worker. These two vacancies are fixed term contracts until 31 March 2026. The team is made up of passionate and dedicated multi-agency practitioners who practice in a trauma informed, restorative and relational approach, ensuring that families are fully supported to make the changes needed to care for their children and to prevent their entry into the care system.

You will need a working knowledge and experience of relevant and up to date legislation, guidance and policy context relating to the work of Children Social Care. 

Recognised qualification at level 4 or equivalent in a relevant field. For example, family work, social care, housing, youth and community (qualified grade) or an ability to demonstrate recent, relevant and substantial experience (unqualified).

You will also need resilience, skills in risk management, the ability to manage your own time well, the ability to prioritise your work and have excellent written and communication skills.

If you believe you have the skills, experience and enthusiasm to join this service and make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable young people and their families then we want to hear from you.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

The ability to travel throughout the Borough will be required and access to a car.

Your next package 

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details. 

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance. 

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you. 

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you. 

For further information about the role, please contact Jude Gingell, Edge of Care Coordinator, email jgingell@swindon.gov.uk

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion

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