Family Support Worker jobs in South West Region

Permanent
Full time 37 hours per week

Reference: REQ010702

The Family Time Service are seeking a flexible & enthusiastic individual who has a desire for working with children and their families. The right individuals will be passionate about safeguarding children and will be child-focused in their practice to promote positive relationships between children and their families. The service continues to work towards developing a restorative and relational practice framework as an underpinning ethos to ensure that we are working in the best interest of children when spending time with their families.

The Family Time Service facilitates court ordered sessions between children and their families across Devon. Family time supports the physical safety and emotional wellbeing of children when it is determined this may be at risk when they spend time with their family.

As a Family Time Supervisor, you are expected to work closely and professionally with colleagues, Social Workers, Foster Carers and other Court or Social Work professionals to deliver positive and meaningful sessions for children and their families. The successful candidate will be able to show empathy and support to both children and adult service users whilst building and sustaining positive relationships. You will be responsible for the detailed recording of information around sessions and will have keyworker responsibilities for individual families.

The Family Time Service has centres in the following areas: North Devon, Exeter, and South Devon. You will be based in one of these centres, but the service works Countywide, therefore you may be allocated work in another area across Devon, with agreed transport time and travel expenses covered.

Devon County Council

We offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do, to improve the lives of young people and their families in Devon. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain benefits such as, ‘cycle for work’ and health screenings.

DBS information

This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure procedure.

Full driving license, and access to a road worthy vehicle that conforms to legislative requirements for work purposes (business insurance required).

Please ensure, when completing your application form, that you provide a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as described in the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.

Candidates may find it helpful to download the HMRC app, which can provide an accessible summary of your employment history with dates to support your application.

We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date if a sufficient amount of applications have been received, so we recommend applying early.

Note: We do not sponsor Visa’s for this post. UK Right to Work is required.

How to apply  

Please ensure when completing your application form that you provide a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable criteria as described in the person specification of the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.  

Interview: 26th October 2026

Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.  

• DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages. 
• For details on the use of AI in applications and Devon County Council’s use of AI in Recruitment please see Use of AI in Our Recruitment Processes - Working for Devon | Devon County Council
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working - The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.  
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 
• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English. 
• Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice. 
• For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page. 
• We cannot consider visa sponsorship at this time. UK Right to Work is required. For further guidance on right to work in the UK, please visit: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). 
• This role requires a DBS disclosure.

Pay: £27,709.00-£29,542.00 per year

Work Location: In person