Family Support Worker

Right There is a charity working to prevent people becoming homeless and separated from their loved ones.

We’re here for children and adults who are living with the effects of poverty, addiction or broken relationships. Walking alongside people at home and in the community, we provide tailored support and form trusting relationships to help people feel happier, safer and more confident to live their lives.

Rooted in communities across Scotland for almost 200 years, we’re there for people going through tough times. Our work won’t stop until everyone has an equal chance to create a safe and supportive place to call home.

We are recruiting for a Family Support Worker to join the existing team in our Glasgow Intensive Family Support Programme.

Our team provides flexible intensive family support that enables children and young people on the edges of care, and their families, to receive the right support at the right time, building on their strengths and reducing the need for statutory supports. A key part of this role will be working in partnership with the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and other family support providers as part of the GIFSS (Glasgow Intensive Family Support Programme) model by sharing resources, learning and creating solutions that help children, young people and families to thrive

We offer flexible working with a blend of office and home-based working and also working in the community.

What does the role look like?

• Develop good communication and working relationships with children and families, colleagues and other professionals
• Work alongside all immediate family members and extended family/support network as required
• Advocate on behalf of children and families
• Support children and families in the local community
• Represent Right There to local partnership agencies including Local Authority, Social Work, Housing Programmes and other relevant bodies
• Provide appropriate levels of high-quality support to families in their homes and community
• Use a flexible approach so that families receive support whenever is best for them including evenings and weekends
• Deliver evidenced based family support that helps families overcome current challenges and build resilience for the future
• Maintain accurate case files for all family members and consistently assess progress across all outcomes for all family members
• Plan, implement and continuously develop packages of tailored interventions for families to meet the needs of the individual child, their parent(s)/carer(s), siblings and wider family network. Including: practical support; parenting education and support; and emotional health and wellbeing, as well as other factors that are unique to that family.
• Assist individuals accessing the Programme to engage and integrate into their local community and become active citizens.
• Undertake whole family assessments that focus on strengths and continuous assessment of progress towards outcomes for all family members

Full details can be found in the Job & Person Specification on our website.

What we expect from you

Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.

Salary: SCP 19-22 (£21,427-£23,194 per annum)

What you can expect from us

We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:

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• The post holder will report to the Senior Family Support Worker and through them to the Programme Manager
• Working an average of 35 hours per week. These hours will be worked between the hours of 8am and 10pm, Monday to Sunday, in shifts which are defined by your line manager on a rolling rota, over a 52-week period.
• Your usual place of work will be Glasgow Intensive Family Support Programme, Orr Street, Glasgow, G40.
• You are also required to work in the local community, and you will be paid travel expenses between your usual place of work and appointments undertaken in the course of your duties
• Alternatively, you may choose to work remotely from your home address
• Working arrangements must be agreed with your line manager, based on the needs of the Programme.
• Expenses are not payable from your home to your usual place of work
• Working arrangements must be agreed with your line manager, based on the needs of the Programme.
• Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second. This includes public holidays
• You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension following successful completion of your probationary period, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
• Life Insurance from day one
• Option to purchase additional leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Ongoing learning and development

Interested in applying?

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