Cambridgeshire County Council’s Targeted Support Service provides support to children, young people and their families.

Each district team consists of Family Workers, Young People’s Workers and managers. The team delivers targeted intervention support to reduce the risk of harm, prevent needs from escalating, strengthen family relationships, and support families to remain together and achieve positive, sustainable outcomes.

The role of a Family Worker is an exciting, dynamic and ever-evolving role, offering Cambridgeshire families a high quality, bespoke package of support alongside the Family Hubs provision.

Cambridgeshire County Council fully supports the principles of the Families First programme and is currently working on implementing the model in a considered and planned way to ensure the changes we make best meet the needs of our local communities and workforce. The Family Worker role is expected to evolve into a Family Help Lead Qualified position in the future as the programme progresses.

Cambridgeshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.

Interviews will be held in person at the Fields Child and Family Centre on the 9 th and 10th November.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Family Worker





Company: Cambridgeshire County Council Salary: £32,578 to £37,563 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Cambridge, CB5 8ND Job type: Permanent Posting date: 13 Oct 2026 Closing date: 30 Oct 2026

Summary

Cambridgeshire County Council’s Targeted Support Service provides support to children, young people and their families.

Each district team consists of Family Workers, Young People’s Workers and managers. The team delivers targeted intervention support to reduce the risk of harm, prevent needs from escalating, strengthen family relationships, and support families to remain together and achieve positive, sustainable outcomes.

The role of a Family Worker is an exciting, dynamic and ever-evolving role, offering Cambridgeshire families a high quality, bespoke package of support alongside the Family Hubs provision.

Cambridgeshire County Council fully supports the principles of the Families First programme and is currently working on implementing the model in a considered and planned way to ensure the changes we make best meet the needs of our local communities and workforce. The Family Worker role is expected to evolve into a Family Help Lead Professional position in the future as the programme progresses.

Cambridgeshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.





We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.

Our benefits

- wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to
- 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays
- flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

What will you be doing?

You will use a whole family approach for supporting families, working with them on an individual basis in their homes, and within the community. You will complete Assessments and be the Lead Professional for the family. As Lead Professional you will work in partnership with a multi-agency team around the family to provide tailored targeted intervention that

📌 Family Worker (Town of Cambridge)
🏢 Cambridgeshire County Council
📍 Town of Cambridge