Salary Per Annum Permanent Full time37 hours per week 02/02/2026 Start date Pro rata
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Careers in Childrens Services
Senior Family Support Workers are essentially experienced operational frontline delivery staff holding a blend of direct service delivery responsibilities alongside some frontline supervision of lower graded delivery staff. There are three types of Senior Family Support Workers each with a different focus with regards to supporting aspects of the service delivery offer.
In line with the level and complexity of the posts all Senior Family Support Workers will be full time employees. Some occasional involvement in evening and/or weekend delivery sessions may be required to meet the needs of families.
Lancashire is a place were very proud of and were proud of the role the county council plays in it the fourth largest local authority in the country and the largest in the North we serve 1.2 million residents anddeliver a wide range of innovative successful services that really make a difference to peoples work we do can both challenging and rewarding at the same time. To provide the best service to our children and families and for this work to be rewarding front line practitioners need a positive culture and effective support around them. We are proud of the reflective safe healthy learning culture here in Lancashire as well as the range of support for practitioners particularly for staff starting out in their careers.
Staff have access to the latest research to help embed high quality practice.
As a large local authority we are able to offer a wide range of excellent training and development opportunities as well as many avenues for career progression.
All staff have the equipment they need to work flexibly at home.
Our managers are focused on the wellbeing and positive cultures in their teams.
There are a range of practitioner forums and initiatives to get involved in.
If youre already a Lancashire County Council employee you must apply via the internal vacancies option on Oracle Fusion. You can do this by logging into Oracle Fusion and then going to Me - Current Jobs
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.
Job Description and Person Specification
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