Annual Salary
£18,000 to £35,000
Average UK salary in 2019 was £30,378
(source Office for National Statistics)
Swap to Education or Training or go back to all job sectors
Swap to Education or Training or go back to all job sectors
Family support workers help and advise families with long or short-term difficulties.
Average UK salary in 2019 was £30,378
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; away from home
There will be
6% more Family support worker jobs in 2026.
In your local area
In this role you could:
You could work at a school, in an office, at a client's home or in a court.
Your working environment may be emotionally demanding.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a:
You'll usually need:
You could complete a Children, young people and families practitioner or Early intervention practitioner higher apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
Experience is essential when applying for training or jobs. You can get this through paid or voluntary work in:
See Do-it and NCVO for information on voluntary opportunities in your area.
Employers will expect you to have:
You'll need to:
You can find out more about careers in support work from Think Care Careers.
With experience and qualifications you could focus on a particular area, like working with people with disabilities.
You could also become a team leader, managing a group of support workers, or apply to be an assistant manager of a family centre or refuge.
Experience in family support may help if you want to move into social work.
You'll need: