Location: Southside House, 135 Fifty Pitches Road, G51 4EB
Salary: £27,534 - £30,726 per year pro rata
Contract Type: Permanent, Temporary
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
About Aberlour Early Intervention Family Support Service Glasgow
Our Aberlour Early Intervention Family Support Service, based in Glasgow, will work in partnership with children and young people (aged 12 years and under) and their families to develop relationship-based, strengths-focused whole family support.
What we are looking for
We are looking to recruit two Family Support Workers, each working 37.5 hours per week. One post is offered on a permanent basis, and the other is to cover a period of Maternity Leave (expected to end July 2025) within the team. As a Family Support Worker, you will develop a person-centred working relationship with families, based on a model of ‘VOICE, VALIDATION, and HOPE’. You will work directly with families to build on their existing strengths and interests, help children and families build skills and confidence, and strengthen community connections. Our ambition is to help children, young people, and families feel safe, confident, capable, and included, offering support when needed, including evenings and weekends. We believe in working alongside families, empowering them to lead positive change in their own lives in various settings including family homes, schools, and within the community.
We are looking for candidates who are experienced in working alongside vulnerable families to assess strengths and needs, as well as plan, deliver, and evaluate interventions and strategies that enable families to thrive. You will have experience with child and adult protection issues and working with children, young people, and parents/carers affected by domestic abuse, mental health, and/or substance misuse. You must share our vision that collaborative working and relationship-based early intervention is the best option for children and families who are feeling overwhelmed or excluded.
Ideally, you will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above, together with relevant experience of working directly with children or young people and their families.
Not afraid to test new ways of working, you will bring a fresh, caring, and collaborative approach that recognizes strengths and responds empathically to the needs of children, young people, and their families – this will include early mornings, evenings, and weekend work.
What we offer
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognize your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme, and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
If you have any queries, please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk.
Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.
Applications to be returned by: Midnight Tuesday 21st January 2025
Interviews are expected to be held: Thursday 6th February 2025.
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