Family Support Worker

Does this role attract Excess Fares or PIT/Relocation terms

Excess Fares

Vacancy Approach

External

Location

Region

North East

Closing Date

17-Aug-2026

Business Unit

Post Type

Permanent

EO

Number of jobs available

1

Reserve List

12 Months

Job

20439

In addition to the responsibilities outlined within the Band 4 BAS Family-Development-Visits-JD565, we are seeking an individual who is passionate about improving outcomes for prisoners and their families and who can drive forward the continued development of HMP/YOI Deerbolt's Family and Significant Others (FaSO) model.

The successful candidate will be expected to identify and develop innovative initiatives that strengthen family relationships, support meaningful contact, and contribute to reducing reoffending in line with the prison's Family and Significant Others Strategy.

This will include analysing the changing needs of our prisoner population, using feedback, data and consultation to shape future provision, working collaboratively with internal functions and external partner agencies, facilitating prisoner and visitor focus groups, and helping to develop new opportunities that promote family engagement, inclusion, and positive resettlement outcomes.

We are looking for someone who is proactive, creative, relationship-focused and committed to ensuring that family ties remain a key component of rehabilitation and reducing reoffending.

Additional Information

Working Arrangements & Further Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.

Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised role: all successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale. This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) – See Map . All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.

For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location’s respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post.

Details will be available if an offer is made.

MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer.

All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet.

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’…