Family Support Co-ordinator

East Ayrshire Council; Cumnock; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated individual to join their Family Support Team. This full-time, permanent role involves providing essential advice and support to promote the integration of health and social care objectives. With a hybrid work model, you will engage with various agencies and contribute to meaningful interventions that positively impact the community. The position offers a flexible workstyle, allowing you to balance office and remote work effectively. Join a diverse and inclusive workforce committed to making a difference in the lives of children and vulnerable adults.

Qualifications

• Successful applicants must become a PVG Scheme member for regulated work with children/adults.
• Provide relevant references during the application process.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the Family Support Team to provide advice and support.
• Assist with the delivery of key objectives within health and social care.

Job description

Salary: £36,455 - £39,985 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work From Home: Hybrid

Job Description

Contribute to the work of the Family Support Team in partnership with the lead professional and other agencies, to provide advice, information, support, interventions and services in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives identified within the Health & Social Care Partnership Plan and the Community Plan.

Requirements

The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council.

Please note: PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

Employment References

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

Additional Information

This is a full time permanent post based within Family Support & Young People.

Hours of work - Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-4pm.

The workstyle for this post is ‘Flexible’ - 50% - 79% of your time in an office location/multiple work locations.

You will work at your administrative base or another agreed office location between 2.5 to 4 days per week and only occasionally from home.

The admin base for this post is Rothesay House, Cumnock.

East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.