Family Support Worker - Supporting Families Team

Overview

About the role

Do you thrive on helping families overcome challenges and supporting children to reach their potential? As a Family Support Worker in our Supporting Families Team, you’ll be hands‑on in homes and communities, offering practical help and emotional guidance. From strengthening parenting skills to building resilience in young people, you’ll deliver tailored interventions where they’re needed most, ensuring children are safe, heard, and given the best chance to succeed.

This role lets you put your skills into action and see real change every day. You’ll collaborate with social workers and partner agencies, apply evidence‑based approaches, and watch the difference your expertise makes in real time. With training, supervision, and opportunities to grow, this is more than a job - it’s a career where your commitment transforms lives. Apply today!

✔ A workplace that invests in you

✔ A competitive salary that increases each 12 months until you reach the salary maximum.

✔ A generous annual leave entitlement, a Privilege Day and 10 Bank Holidays; your annual leave will increase after your first year and again after your third year.

✔ A flexi-time scheme where you can accrue additional time worked to take as leave.

✔ Enjoy a flexible hybrid schedule with a blend of remote work and in-office collaboration throughout the week.

✔ Subject to meeting eligibility criteria, the IOM Public Service offers two pension arrangements: the Isle of Man Government Unified Scheme 2011 or the Isle of Man Government Defined Contribution (DC) Arrangement.

✔ Access to the Learning, Education and Development training facility, which is exclusively for Public Service employees, to keep on top of your continuous professional development.

✔ Free access to the Isle of Man Government Staff Welfare Service which offers professional counselling, emotional support and sign-posting on a wide range of issues.

✔ Ability to apply for an unpaid career break after 3 years’ service.

✔ Access to the Isle of Man Public Service Cycle to Work scheme after your first year of employment.

✔ Access to the Government staff canteen where you can purchase affordable meals, drinks and snacks.

✔ A relocation package of up to £7,000 based on receipts is available for this role. Housing Assistance is also available where the Department will pay the difference between your current mortgage/rent bill, and that of your new accommodation on the Isle of Man, up to a maximum of £250 per month. This role also qualifies for a recruitment incentive of £3,000, payable in the 1st, 13th, and 25th months of employment.

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We are the largest employer on the island delivering a diverse range of services to the people of the Isle of Man. We care, nurture and value our employees’ wellbeing, development and career and place great importance on rewarding the commitment by our wonderful employees.

We support and promote flexible working, recognising the importance of working flexibly around your life and commitments and the benefits in improving work-life balance. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements where possible and if interested you should discuss this with the Recruiting Manager.

The Isle of Man Public Service is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates equality, diversity and inclusion. We understand how a wide range of views and experiences can benefit us as we work together for the Isle of Man.

Your candidate experience is important to us. As a proud member of The Circle Back Initiative, we commit to respond to every applicant that applies for an Isle of Man Public Service role.

We are committed to net zero by 2050 and as an entire nation UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, we are transforming public services for a sustainable future and your contributions will directly benefit our community, economy, and environment.

An enhanced with barring police check is required for this post, the cost of which will be covered by the Isle of Man Government.

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