Dundee
Circa £23,000
Full Time permanent 37 hours per week.

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role

The Family Sustainment Service provides an early intervention support for families who currently live in private sector tenancies and are at risk of homelessness; in keeping with the DCC Corporate Parenting and Prevention of Homelessness Strategies.

As a family support practitioner your aim will be to prevent families residing in private tenancies becoming homeless and to combat the stigma and the disruption to their lives that this brings. Collaborative working with other agencies such as Private Landlords, Housing Benefits, DWP and the welfare rights teams etc , will be key to succeeding in providing the best outcome possible for the families that need this support.

You will make a difference by:

-Delivering advice and support to families struggling to maintain their current tenancies.

-Building positive relationships with families and children.

-Working collaboratively with partner agencies.

You will need:

-SVQ Level 3 in Social Care or equivalent

-Knowledge of Scottish Tenancies would be highly beneficial.

-Experience of delivering target-based programmes or initiatives

-Knowledge of Safeguarding

-A full UK driving licence is essential for this post.

The way we work

We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

Rewards

We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

For more information, please contact Anne Marie Wilson on 07741627578 or email recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.