Family Outreach Worker - Fathers
- Location:
- 20 West Main Street, Bathgate, EH48 3QA
- Salary:
- £25,112 - £29,106 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent, Temporary
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 36 hours per week
- Work From Home:
- Hybrid
Circle is a children and families charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. Our purpose is to improve the lives of children by strengthening families.
Circle’s approach builds on strengths, is solution focussed and uses a whole family approach to create a family environment that promotes healthy development in children.
Family Outreach Worker (Fathers), West Lothian
Supporting fathers of children affected by parental substance use to minimise the impact on the children
Full time (36 hours per week)
£25,112 - £29,106 per annum
The Fathers’ Worker (as part of our West Lothian Project) will provide support to fathers affected by substance use who have care of or contact with their children, or are looking to establish contact, by:
enabling fathers and male carers to develop their parenting capacity and relationships with their children;
supporting fathers and male carers to address their substance use and attendant risks;
working with fathers and male carers to promote a safer lifestyle for the family.
The post is funded by Corra Foundation and West Lothian Council until June 2025
We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working, an employee assistance programme and generous annual leave. We are committed to finding the right people for the jobs that we advertise.
Applicants should possess a qualification in social work, social care, health or education, and have relevant experience.
CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 24 August 2022
INTERVIEW DATES: Thursday 1 September 2022
Download an application pack
http://circle.scot/about-us/job-vacancies/
or phone 0131 552 0305
Applications should be emailed to recruitment@circle.scot (please note that CVs are not accepted).
Circle is an Equal Opportunities employer
Scottish Charity No. SC037181 Company No. SC296943