Family Support Worker
- Location:
- 1 Edgar Street, DUNFERMLINE, KY12 7EP
- Salary:
- £26,768 - £33,939 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time, Part Time
- Hours:
- 36 hours per week
- Work From Home:
- Hybrid
All of our job vacancies are advertised at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs
Recruiting now for a range of Family Support Worker vacancies across Fife.
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Post 2: https://ekmu.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/job/4883/?utm_medium=jobshare
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Post 4: https://ekmu.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/job/4885/?utm_medium=jobshare
Job Details
The Family Support Service within the Children & Families Service offers a range of services supporting families with children and young people (0-18 years) as part of a whole family approach. The service offers:
- a strength-based approach working with the whole family to respond to a range of wellbeing needs and concerns
- relationship-based work building resilience and wellbeing
- works as part of a team around the child approach
- interventions informed by an assessment of wellbeing, needs and concerns
- community-based services within the family home
Key tasks include:
- Providing practical support and advice to families to address wellbeing needs and concerns
- Working collaboratively with a range of partner agencies to promote wellbeing and achieve positive outcomes
- Responding to wellbeing needs; concerns and risks including child protection issues and taking appropriate action
- Recording service user information and measuring impact of support
- Delivery of evidence-based group work
The post involves some lone working, working flexibly.
Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements
Educated to SCQF Level 7 which includes HNC or Advanced Highers or equivalent in one of the relevant fields of childcare, social care; health or community development.
The individual should have:
- Experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and families and the ability to build effective relationships
- Knowledge of assessment frameworks
- Experience of delivering interventions which demonstrate impact and improve outcomes
- Good communication and organisational skills including IT and report writing skills
- Partnership working skills
- Ability to travel within Fife
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own as required