Family Drug & Alcohol Court Locality Social Worker

The Social Worker will hold an FDAC case and work alongside the multi‑agency service, TACS, to deliver evidence‑based therapeutic interventions in the collaborative, problem‑solving court, FDAC. A crucial aspect of this post is to bring learning back into the locality teams and further enhance services to locality families and communities.

• Systemic practice that is curious, courageous, and compassionate
• Trauma‑informed approaches
• Deeper understanding of Hidden Harm and its impact on children
• Confidence in court settings and the expert voice of social workers
• Restorative practice with high support and high challenge
• Development of multi‑agency interventions
• Collaborative permanency planning
• Equal access to FDAC for families across all localities
• You’ll be the ‘spoke’, holding one FDAC case from your locality
• TACS will be the ‘hub’, supporting you as part of the wider family team
• You’ll deliver interventions and share learning with your locality team
• Hold one FDAC case (approx. 2 days/week)
• Reduced caseload to support this work
• Attend fortnightly FDAC hearings with your family
• Write and curate all FDAC reports (review, evidence, final)
• Attend formulation and intervention planning meetings
• Deliver interventions and support permanency planning
• Work within a multidisciplinary team (including nurses, therapists, and support workers)
• Receive full induction, peer and 1:1 supervision, and contribute to transformation reviews

We may be able to offer sponsorship for this role, in line with Home Office guidance and subject to pre‑employment checks. Applicants must already hold a valid right to work in the UK that Gloucestershire County Council can transfer.

• A full driving licence and willingness to drive
• DBS clearance
• Completed your ASYE year (if you qualified after 2012)
• Subject to a DBS check

• Between £39,152 – £47,181 per annum
• £4,000 welcome payment
• £2,000 retention payment
• Up to £8,000 relocation package
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (pro rata for part‑time staff)
• Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part‑time staff)
• Family‑friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – free, confidential counselling and advice available 24/7
• In‑house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Access to our Social Work Academy
• Salary sacrifice schemes – Green Car and Cycle to Work (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)

Right child, right support, right time, every time – In our recent inspection in June 2025, our Children’s Services have been officially judged as 'Good' with 'Outstanding' elements. Our leadership sets a clear vision for delivering success for children, modelling values and creating a culture where the workforce, children, and families feel valued and heard. This marks an important step in our journey to improve outcomes for our children and young people.

Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team, and an award‑winning workforce. We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, consider a role with GCC.