Family Support Worker

Vacancy details

Family Support Worker – Birmingham – Fixed Term Contract

Job Reference: P1900

Department: Schools Engagement

Location: Birmingham

Closing Date: 14 November 2025

Hours Per Week: 30

Employment Type: Fixed term

Fixed term contract until 31/08/2026

SCP 27-30, £29,368 – £32,557 (pro rata)

30 Hours per Week

Father Hudson’s Caritas has a vacancy for a Family Support Worker to provide a range of support services to address social and emotional needs of children and their families. We are looking for an experienced Family Support Worker with knowledge and skills to undertake direct work with vulnerable primary and secondary aged children and their families. This is a school-based role, and you will be required to work in three schools.

This role is whole year
, and you will be required to work during some of the school holidays.

For an informal chat about this, or to discuss our services to schools, or the role and/or your experience and qualifications please call or email Zena Wedgwood, the Family Support Manager, on  zenaw, who would be more than happy to discuss in more detail.

Location:

Birmingham

HT – Dawn Cooper
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Monday & Tuesday (15 hours)

Earlsbury Gardens
Birmingham
B20 3AE

HT
- Mrs Pauline King
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Wednesday & Thursday (15 hours)
Coventry Road
Small Heath
Birmingham
B10 0HT

The salary scale for this post is SCP 27-30 paid at £29,368 – £32,557 per annum, pro rata. (Actual salary £23,812.26 to £26,397.71 per annum)

It is essential that you hold a full driving licence and have access to a car.

Working with schools, health and social care agencies and the voluntary sector, our Family Support Service supports children and families to overcome adversity and disadvantage they face, particularly where these are affecting a child’s emotional wellbeing, mental health and educational achievement.

• Enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service funded by the Society.
• Supported and bespoke full induction programme
• Opportunity for overtime
• Enhanced Society Sick Pay and Statutory Sick Pay upon qualifying period
• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlements
• Free Parking
• Group Company Pension Scheme upon qualifying period
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support on personal and professional matters
• Refer a friend scheme
• Employee suggestion scheme accessible via intranet
• Online payslips
• Long Service Awards

You do not need to be catholic to work for us or use our services, but we do expect our employees to work inline with our organisational values which are: we are respectful, we are inclusive, we are compassionate, we work with peoples strengths, we are collaborative, we challenge injustice and we seek excellence.

Closing date: 14/11/2025, we do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interviews TBC are to be held at our head office in Coleshill.

Previous applications need not apply.

This post is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Father Hudson’s Caritas
St George’s House
Gerards Way
Coleshill
Birmingham
B46 3FG