Family support Practitioner
- Location:
- Barnardo's Threads Service , PA2 7RG
- Salary:
- Starting Salary £24,722
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 37 hours per week
Barnardo's Threads Service is recruiting 2 Family Support Workers (PW2) to support young people and families throughout the Renfrewshire area.
Barnardo's Threads Service works in partnership with Renfrewshire Council, Social Work, Health, and other targeted and universal services to coordinate and deliver intensive package of support to identified young people and families presenting with multiple and/ or complex support needs.
The service provides practical and emotional support to young people aged 16-28. This includes housing and homelessness support, support with benefits and budgeting and parenting support.
Our parenting support is delivered on a 121 and group work basis with a focus on preparing for and improving parenting and understanding the importance of attachment and brain development using a Five to Thrive approach.
Please see the attached role profile below detailing further information and the essential criteria for this role.
- Project Worker 2 - Job Description & Person Profile.pdf (78.57 KB)
- Family Support Worker PW2 posts in Threads Service_.pdf (89.07 KB)
At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate.
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our Our basis and values You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.
Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.