Family Intervention Worker

Who We Are & What We Stand For

Do you want to help make Gateshead a place where everyone thrives? If that sounds like you, keep reading - we might be the perfect match. We’re delighted that you’re interested in working with us. You’d be joining us at a very exciting time. We pride ourselves on our ambitious and forward-thinking approach to taking care of Gateshead and its people, and we passionately believe that our employees reflect that spirit in truly enabling Gateshead to thrive.

At Gateshead Council you’d be a highly valued member of a team that recognises and respects the skills that you bring to your role, encourages creativity and passionately advocates a great work / life balance. Our actions speak louder than words, and with flexi-time and hybrid working available across many of our roles, as well as a full suite of outstanding employee benefits, we’re confident that it isn’t just the salary that attracts our staff.

Our vision is that all children and families, regardless of their background, are at the heart of everything we do ensuring all children can thrive and meet their full potential. Our plans for 2026 reflect this vision and ambition! We will have an even greater focus on embedding trauma informed approaches, and inclusive practice, across all of our services as we believe that this delivers the best outcomes for children and young people.

We are committed to continuing to develop services which are integrated and joined up through our family hubs and that we maintain our focus on supporting the most vulnerable children on the edge of care to support them to remain safely living within their family networks.

Gateshead Council’s Early Help Service delivers targeted, high quality support to families with dependent children, focusing on early identification of need and coordinated intervention to improve longterm outcomes. Working collaboratively with partners across education, health, social care and the wider community, the service provides a wholefamily approach that promotes resilience, safety and sustainable change. Through the Targeted Family Support team, practitioners offer direct work, advocacy, parenting interventions and multiagency planning to ensure children and young people receive the right help at the right time.

In the December 2024 Ofsted inspection, the Early Help Service was identified as a "strength", reflecting the quality of practice, strong partnerships and the commitment of a skilled and valued workforce within a consistently "Good" local authority.

We are recruiting for 2 Family Intervention Workers

• Provide frontline support to Gateshead families through direct intervention and coordination of services using a wholefamily approach.
• Lead and contribute to the Team Around the Family (TAF) process and participate in multiagency forums, including Strategy and ICPC meetings.
• Identify and manage risk in line with child protection procedures.
• Undertake Early Help Assessments and other supporting assessments with families and professionals to develop multiagency support plans.
• Deliver high quality advice, support and advocacy to families with dependent children.
• Facilitate and evaluate group parenting programmes and parenting interventions in community or home settings.
• Maintain accurate records on the social care database in accordance with confidentiality, information sharing guidance and national/LA standards.
• Provide evidence of family progress as part of the national Supporting Families programme.
• Maintain high professional standards and commit to ongoing learning that reflects best practice in family support.
• Contribute to Ofsted and other inspections as required.
• Work flexibly, which may include evenings, early mornings and weekends.
• Carry out any other responsibilities appropriate to the grade of the post.

• Strong foundational knowledge, including child development; safeguarding thresholds and procedures; relevant legislation; issues affecting vulnerable families; confidentiality requirements; professional…