Family Support Worker

Description

ASA are seeking an empowering Family Support Worker for an inspiring service working with individuals to make positive changes to both them and West Lothian’s larger community.

The successful Family Support Working will be working with an innovative initiative hosted within a Whole Family Support Service. It consists of small team of professionals undertaking a focussed approach to support families who are vulnerable to homelessness, withdrawal from education or poverty due to their complex difficulties. Families receiving the support of a Family Support Worker are likely to have experienced breakdowns in family relationships, trauma, substance exploitation, risk taking behaviour and could be finding it difficult to gain mainstream education in West Lothian.

The successful Family Support Worker will work creatively with a small cohort of at risk families, giving them the tools to develop resilience, steer away from negative behaviours and become an active member of their community. The project advocates intervention at the earliest possibility in order to hinder any development to their circumstances. This will be carried out through face-to-face support, combined with a range of further engagement approaches.

The Family Support Worker will be required to visit families in their own homes to provide support when they need it the most. This could incorporate evenings, weekends and early mornings.

If you have previous experience working with children and/or families in any of the following fields, a Family Support Worker could be the role for you!

• Criminal justice/youth justice
• Health
• Social work
• Housing
• Education
• Police
• Employment/careers service
• The voluntary sector

To be considered for the role of Family Support Worker in West Lothian you must ensure you have the following:

• An HNC and SVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• Joined the PVG Scheme or willing undergo a PVG Scheme update check
• The facility to work efficiently in partnership with a varied scope of people
• Have a driver’s licence and access to a car
• Availability to work full-time

Experience of the below would be advantageous for your application as a Family Support Worker:

• Addressing challenging and risk taking behaviour
• Developing effective relationships with a variety of agencies
• Written assessments of children and/or adults

ASA are seeking someone to begin in this position ASAP and the role will be running for a minimum of 3 months earning £14.25 per hour.

If you think you could be the catalyst for change to families in West Lothian and boost individuals to realise their potential, a Family Support Worker position, could be the role for you!

ASA Recruitment is one of Scotland’s largest independent multi-sector recruitment agencies. We specialise in providing effective tailored solutions for permanent, contract and temporary employment requirements for our Clients and Candidates. We are members of the REC and are ISO certified.

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