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Knowsley Children’s Social Care is seeking to recruit an Experienced Family Support Worker to work in the Friends and family/ Special Guardianship team on a full time basis. The team supports friends and family placements and this specific role is to work with those who care for children under a special guardianship order. The role entails completing robust SGO assessments, direct work with children and families, supervising family time and working with key professionals to ensure that the needs of the children are being met.  

Closing Date: Sunday, 25th January 2026 at 23:59pm 

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: Rebekah Gresty at Rebekah.Gresty@knowsley.gov.uk 

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We welcome applications from residents and beyond, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce. 

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

Please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification and should be a maximum of 1-2 pages.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.