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Join our dedicated team in Children's Services and make a real difference in the lives of children and families across Gloucestershire.

We are currently recruiting for 6 Family Support Parenting Practitioners to join our Intensive Intervention Teams across Gloucestershire (Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean, Stroud, and Cotswolds).

About us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year
• family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
• a supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• an in-house Occupational Health service
• employee discount scheme
• cycle to work scheme
• links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
• career development and qualification opportunities

Right child, right support, right time, every time

In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ elements. Ofsted also said ‘Leaders have set out a clear vision for delivering success for children, by modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children and families feel valued and heard; risk is managed confidently with bottom lines clearly set out.’

This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people, and we remain focused on our mission: to continue building on this success and ensure that every child and young person in our county has the opportunity to thrive.

Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice.

We are an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive.

About the role

You will deliver impactful parenting interventions both online and within communities across Gloucestershire.

In this role, you'll work with high-need, complex families using a family intervention approach. You'll be responsible for evaluating progress and documenting outcomes through detailed reporting.

Collaboration is key—you’ll work closely with a wide range of agencies and organisations to ensure families receive coordinated and well-planned support.

Your work will focus on early intervention, helping families to manage challenges before they escalate, and reducing the need for referrals to social care services.

About the team

You will be part of a newly established, multi-disciplinary team which has been created as part of the Families First Partnership Programme, working alongside colleagues from other disciplines as part of Family Help.

The role is hybrid with days working from home and from your office base.

Please note that this role may involve working some evenings and weekends.

About you

As well as your experience working with children, young people, families, and communities, delivering a range of interventions we would also expect applicants to have:

• experience with multi-agency assessments and plans is essential.
• a full driving licence and access to a car are required
• level 3 qualification (or equivalent experience)Please note that this role may involve working some evenings and weekends

If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/csw-jobs/ 

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Kelly Mitchell via email at Kelly.Mitchell@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Closing date 09/08/2026.

Company: Gloucestershire County Council

Salary: £33,143 - £36,363

Location: Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire

Sector: Health and Social Care

Sector: Social Care

Sector: Family Services

Job Role: Social Worker