Family Support Worker; FSW

Company Overview

Home-Start Clackmannanshire is a long standing, dynamic charity, striving to ensure every young child (under 12) has the best possible start in life locally. Raising a family has never been easy; our trained volunteers and staff are there to support families through challenging times. In Scotland, Home-Starts have over 1,500 volunteers supporting over 3,500 families and 6,500 children each year through compassionate, confidential help to parents/carers when they need us most.

The parents/carers we support are often overwhelmed and isolated. They may be struggling with mental health, illness, disability, multiple births, poverty, domestic abuse, separation and or trauma. We provide a bespoke support package of 1:1 and group services for families, helping them to cope with the stresses and strains of daily life and encourage them to build the skills, confidence and strength they need to nurture their children for years to come.

Our Family Support Workers are central to the support services we offer our local families. As a Family Support Worker, you will provide direct support, carrying out work with young children (0-12) and their families, providing them with emotional and practical support within their homes and the wider community, in order to promote, strengthen and develop their ability to manage their lives and thrive.

• Contribute to the effective day to day operation of the scheme in accordance with the Home-Start Memorandum, Articles of Association, Standards & Methods of Practice, Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards.
• Maintain high standards of practice in supporting families within the Home-Start model.
• Ensure equality of opportunity, fairness and diversity in all aspects of the scheme’s work.
• Implement good safeguarding practice in all areas of work.