Contact Support Worker

£26,824 - £29,540 per annum
Permanent
Full Time
37
Sandy Bank Centre, Mansfield, NG18 2NZ
Office Based
Competency Framework
1
Tue 18th November
Closing Date
10 November 2025 23:55
The Children and Families Department takes a strengths-based approach to working with each other, children, young people and families, and our partner agencies. We call this 'Our Nottinghamshire Approach'.  Watch the two minute animation to learn more.

We wish to appoint a caring and sensitive worker who will undertake this challenging and rewarding role flexibly and creatively, ensuring they promote best outcomes and experiences for children and families.

The role of the Contact Support Worker is to supervise family time between children who are in the care of the Local Authority, or may have a child protection plan, and their birth families. The Contact Support Worker may also need to transport children to and from family time sessions. Duties will include maintaining contact venues, supporting Social Workers in their role, and completing written electronic records of family time sessions.

You will be linked to a base in the Central areas of the county (Mansfield) and there will be expectation for some cross county working as required.

We are looking for someone who has had direct experience of working with children and knowledge of child development. They need to work well as part of a team as well as being able to use their own initiative and have good written, verbal, IT, and communication skills.

For more information about this post or to spend some time within the team, please contact Sandy Bank Centre, Tel: 0115 8042200

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

This vacancy is closed to applications.