Family Wellbeing Project Worker - Trauma‑Informed Support

Children First; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Flexible working

Westfield Health

Blue Light Card

Fair Work accreditation

Job summary

Children First is recruiting to support the Fit Like Family Wellbeing Service in Aberdeen. You will provide trauma-informed, strengths-based support to children, young people and families, delivering direct emotional and practical help and working across multiple projects within a collaborative team.

You will conduct assessments, develop targeted support plans, run group activities, and partner with schools and services to ensure timely, right-time support while upholding children's rights and

Qualifications

• Trauma-informed, strengths-based approach.
• Ability to build trusting, compassionate relationships with children, young people and families.
• Deliver emotional, practical and therapeutic support to promote safety and wellbeing.
• Carry out high-quality assessments and develop/ review support plans with families.
• Champion children’s rights and support young people’s participation.
• Design and evaluate group work to build resilience and connection.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, relationship-based support to children, young people and families.
• Complete assessments and develop/ review meaningful support plans with families.
• Design, deliver and evaluate group work to build confidence and resilience.
• Develop partnerships with schools and communities to ensure families receive timely support.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team and contribute to safeguarding and decision making.

Skills

Trauma-informed

Child/family engagement

Group-work facilitation

Relationship building

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Safeguarding principles

Job description

Children First is recruiting to support the Fit Like Family Wellbeing Service in Aberdeen. You will provide trauma-informed, strengths-based support to children, young people and families, delivering direct emotional and practical help and working across multiple projects within a collaborative team.

You will conduct assessments, develop targeted support plans, run group activities, and partner with schools and services to ensure timely, right-time support while upholding children's rights and