Family Support Worker (Full Time, Fixed Term), Glasgow Intensive Family Support

The Methodist Church in Britain; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Employer pension scheme

Deals and discounts across retailers

Training opportunities

Job summary

Aberlour Glasgow Intensive Family Support Service is seeking a Family Support Worker to partner with families, delivering early intervention and support across homes, schools and community settings.

The role involves evening and weekend work, PVG checks, and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team to help families thrive and gain confidence.

Qualifications

• Experience with vulnerable families to assess needs and plan support.
• Experience with child and adult protection issues.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with families to nurture relationships and build on strengths.
• Help children and families build skills and confidence.
• Strengthen families' connections with their local community.
• Assess the strengths and needs of vulnerable families.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and strategies that help families thrive.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team for up to 12 months.
• Support families in returning to safe, confident and included lives.
• Provide support during evenings and weekends.
• Empower families to lead positive change in their lives.
• Work across homes, schools and community settings.

Skills

Collaborative approach

Flexibility in hours

Education

SCQF 7+ qualification

Job description

Family Support Worker post in the Aberlour Glasgow Intensive Family Support Service, a city-wide service run in partnership with Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership. The role is fixed term, with the post holder working directly with families for periods of up to 12 months as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Work involves building family strengths and skills, strengthening community links, and visiting homes, schools and community settings, with some early, evening and weekend work. PVG Scheme checks form part of selection.

What the job involves

• Work directly with families to nurture relationships and build on existing strengths and interests
• Help children and families build skills and confidence
• Strengthen families' connections with their local community
• Assess the strengths and needs of vulnerable families
• Plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and strategies that help families thrive
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team, supporting families for up to 12 months
• Help children, young people and families feel safe, confident, capable and included
• Provide support when needed, including evenings and weekends
• Empower families to lead positive change in their own lives
• Work across varied locations, including family homes, schools and community settings

What’s required

Experience

• Experience of working alongside vulnerable families to assess needs and plan and evaluate support
• Experience of child and adult protection issues

Skills & knowledge

• Commitment to collaborative, relationship-based early intervention
• Openness to testing new ways of working

Checks & eligibility

• PVG Scheme check

Other

• Flexibility to work across varied locations, early mornings, evenings and weekends

Nice to have

• Relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above
• Experience of working directly with children, young people and families
• Experience of residential child care or other childcare settings

What’s offered

• Generous annual leave
• Employer pension scheme
• Range of deals and discounts across various retailers
• Supportive team
• Training opportunities