Family Support Worker x 2 roles (see below)

Grade/Salary: 

Full time 37 hours: £33,143 to £36,363 p.a.
Pro rate 30 hours: actual salary £26,514 to £29,090 p.a.

Start Date: ASAP

Full/Part Time: One full time (37 hours a week, all year round)
One part-time (30 hours a week, all year round)

Contract:

Both roles are fixed term maternity cover contract until end of August 2026, with potential to extend. Secondments welcome.

We are seeking to appoint two experienced and motivated Family Support Workers to join our professional and dedicated Targeted Family Support Team. We are looking for one full-time position (37 hours/week) and another part-time role (30 hours/week over 4/5 days), both fixed term maternity; initially until the end of August 2026, with potential to extend.

To make a vital contribution to the direct delivery of a high-quality targeted family support service for families with children aged 0 - 11 years old across Cheltenham and Tewkesbury localities.

Working as part of a team to deliver programmes of intervention to improve parenting, resolve issues and improve functioning in families. Participating in a multi- disciplinary approach to working with families and co-ordinate partnerships and services to meet the needs of families.

The successful candidate will work alongside Gloucestershire County and District Councils teams, Independent Agencies, local partnerships and the voluntary sector to support and implement the countywide Early Help offer.

The successful candidate will preferably have an NVQ 4 or above in Childcare, Education or Health & Social Care or an NVQ 3, with an expectation to work towards a Level 4. You will also demonstrate a willingness to undertake other training appropriate to the role.

The post holder will be required to work at any of the Children and Family Centres operated by the Aspire Foundation across the Cheltenham and Tewkesbury area.

As a member of the Aspire Foundation Team we will offer you:

• Support – through termly or six weekly supervisions and an Annual Performance Review.
• Training – on-going continued professional development which could include on the job training, work shadowing, courses and qualifications – all depending on what you need as a person and what the organisation needs now and in the future.
• A workplace pension scheme available for all qualifying staff.
• Access to an employee assistance programme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Death in service benefit

Application Details:

If you would like to be part of a dynamic and creative organisation, please apply by midday on Monday 17 th November.

Please see details and a copy of the Job Description and Person specification by clicking on Apply Now.

For an informal discussion, please see details to the right of this advert.

As part of the recruitment process you will be asked to complete an interview and a short task related to the post of Family Support Worker. Any appointment will be subject to references (which we will request for all short-listed candidates prior to interview) and a clear disclosure record from the DBS.

In accordance with a data retention policy we will keep all paperwork related to the recruitment of this post for 6 months after which it will be destroyed.

Aspire Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Aspire Foundation aims to be an equal opportunities employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or race.