Functional Family Therapy Worker

Overview

Position: Functional Family Therapy (FFT) Worker

Salary: £41,177 - £50,757 a year depending on experience including a retention bonus.

Contract: Fixed term until 12th March 2027 (evening work and flexible working)

Location: Lowestoft area

Closing date: Tuesday 17th February 2026, 5pm

Interviews : Monday 23rd February, West Suffolk House (Bury St Edmunds)

FPM is a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by its employees. We have extensive expertise in evidence-based programmes and anticipate future opportunities to develop and broaden our portfolio of services. If you're interested in learning more about employee ownership in FPM, please contact the EO Council by sending an email to

FPM is committed to fostering inclusion and expanding the diversity of its workforce. We recognise the significant value that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation, and we believe that the inclusion of diverse voices plays a vital role in driving our company’s mission. We therefore encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.

With significant family work experience, you may already be on the journey towards accreditation as a family therapist or systemic practitioner or you may already be qualified. You may also be trained in another therapeutic model but seek to expand your knowledge to systemic work. You will be joining a current team of 5 therapists from different clinical backgrounds, supervised by two FFT Supervisors.

The team has been operational since March 2019 covering the county of Suffolk and is embedded into the Social Care and Family Support Teams. You will achieve fidelity to the therapeutic model through initial training and continuous consultation, coaching supported by the Supervisor. You will take referrals from Suffolk Social Care and Family Support Teams and establish effective working relationships with both Social Care and partner agencies to achieve outcomes for families.

You will be comfortable working with the FFT model which will make the best of your skills in engaging families and creating sustainable change with them. You will take an outcome-focused approach with good sensitivity to dynamic risk, child protection, interagency working and complexity.

A relocation package is also available up to £2,000 or support with accommodation.

A retention bonus scheme is in place for this position, more information on this will be provided during the interview process.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within an established team, be employed by a staff-led company, and develop new ways of intervening to protect and support young people and their families with complex needs and challenges.

We have an application pack for the role, which includes the job description, the person specification, and additional information about the company, our values, and our approach to employee ownership. Please see the image tile and link below.

If you have any questions about the role or the application process – or if there are any ways we can make the recruitment process more accessible for you – please contact the Programme Manager Vicky McCaig (she/her) on  or FPM Clinical Director Brigitte Squire (she/her) /