Family Support Practitioner

Salary: £26,006 per annum

Location: Aberdeen, Scotland

Contract/

Hours:

37 Full Time
- Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2028 (with the possibility of extension)

Monday – Friday- flexibility with working hours,

Interviews will be held Wednesday 30th September

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

Aberdeen Priority Families Service is a partnership between Action for Children, Aberdeen City Council, Sport Aberdeen and Aberdeen Foyer.

The service aims to improve the outcomes for families who have multiple and complex needs.

Families are referred to the service as they needadditionalsupport to work on issues that can include problems within school, anti-social or offending behaviour, and child, or adult welfare concerns.

We’rethrilled to announce that ourorganisationhas successfully secured acontract extension,which hasopenedupnew avenues for growth and service.

With this extension,this enables us to broaden our operations, extending crucial support to families in need.

The Family Support Practitioner will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that works for a period of up to 12 months with families to support and enable positive change and to improve outcomes.

An assessment of need will be undertaken toidentifyneeds, strengths, and challenges that each family faces, the intensive interventions will involve advice, guidance, parenting support, 1:1 work with children and liaising with partner agencies.

You’llcarry out assessments, intensive planned support andreviewsand support families to overcome barriers.

Working as part of a team,you’llattend meetings and work alongside partner agencies, advocating on behalf of children and families.

Some key responsibilities for the roleare;

• Effectively assessing the needs of families and responding to them.
• Working collaboratively with families to achieve positive outcomes.
• Listening to children, young people andfamiliesconcerns.
• Working in an integrated way as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team.

• An SVQ 3 in social care or equivalent.
• Experienceofworking with vulnerable families and the issues and barriers they face.
• Knowledge and awareness of methods of assessment and interventions.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally, in writing and through presentations.
• Experienceofdeveloping multidisciplinary support plans.
• Experienceofworking with children, young people, their families, and carers to promote andto ensure safeguarding and the welfare of the child / young person.

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