SWRK 5259 - G1 Peer Support Worker (605881) - 5259-474785592

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE:
Applications must be received by 19 August 2026 at 11:55pm.

Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.

Location: Clydesdale Family Support Hub, Lanark
Hours: 17.5hrs per week, temporary for 18 months
Work Pattern: to be discussed during interview
Salary / Hourly Rate: £14,006 - £14,179

A part time position has become available for a peer support worker based within the Lanark Family Support Hub. This post is funded to try to reduce the impact of parental drug and alcohol use by integrating lived experience within children and families social work.

We’re looking for someone who has had personal experience of being affected by either their own or a loved one’s drug or alcohol use. Relevant work or voluntary experience would be desirable but not essential.

The main tasks of the role will be to make sure parents have access to information about resources in their community that could help them in their recovery and provide support to access these services if there are barriers in the way.

If you have any queries please contact Catherine Dawson, Operation Manager based at Lanark Family Support Hub – Catherine.

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As part of your application, please share your personal experience of how drug and/or alcohol use has affected you or someone close to you. Your insight and understanding are key to making a real difference in this role. We would also like to hear about any relevant work experience and how you have used your lived experience to support others in a professional or voluntary capacity.

View the Peer Support Worker job profile

Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents:

• Please study the Job Profile and provide examples of your work, or other activities which demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake the duties of the post, please include any other information that you feel is relevant to your application e.g. personal qualities, achievements at work, non-work related or voluntary work experience
• This role involves working as part of a team. Please provide detail of a time when you worked as part of a team to complete a task. Explain what role you played?
• South Lanarkshire Council are committed to delivering excellent customer service. Please describe how you would ascertain and manage client expectations, while still delivering excellent customer service.
• Can you describe a role where you have used your communication and interpersonal skills to achieve success in a task?

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.

This post is considered a Regulated Role with Children, in respect of the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

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