Connecting Families Specialist Keyworker

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job reference VAC
008628 Date posted 30/07/2026 Final date to receive applications 16/08/2026 Location City Hall College Green City Centre Bristol BS1 5TR
Salary BG10: £35,412 - £39,152 Package Flexible Working Hours Pension Scheme Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Social Care Attachments Job  Person

Fixed Term to cover maternity leave for 6 months, Full Time 37 hours per week working Monday
-Friday 8.30am until 5.00pm Mon
-Thurs with a 4.30pm finish on a Friday. We are looking to recruit to a Connecting Families Keyworker role.

Connecting Families key workers help to sustain children within their own families or connected relationships, as we know the outcomes for children are better than entering the care system. The Keyworker would undertake direct work with the child, their family and networks, whilst working alongside the child’s allocated social worker. As part of the role, you will be facilitating Family Network Meetings to support children to remain with their wider family.

You will undertake relational work using tools such as systemic practice, mediation, and Non-Violent Resistance parenting strategies to help families find solutions of their own and understand dynamics, trauma’s and resilience within their own networks.

The team consists of 8 FTE Key workers and a manager, and they are overseen by the deputy service managers and service manager. It is an established team with close connections to other parts of the service. The primary work space is City Hall where the team meet for team meetings however much time is spent in the neighbourhoods undertaking direct work with families, attending meetings and organising family network meetings.

You will need to provide clear and reflective recording of the work undertaken, be able to work well alongside children, family members and other professionals. You will need good organisation skills, to be a competent communicator who can think creatively, and have curiosity to ask the right questions.

As a member of the team, you will benefit from monthly 1:1 supervision and monthly reflective group supervision. We also work alongside the systemic practice team offering a reflecting team approach for families.

Connecting Families is part of First Assessment Service (FAS), which also covers the Front Door to Children’s Services and Harm Outside of the Home.

First Assessment is a diverse service with a strong culture of inclusion, diversity and respect, and we welcome anyone that shares these values.
Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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