Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire
Circa £21,500 per annum.
Full Time 30 hours a week Fixed Term 8 months.

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

The role

The Family Support Volunteers Service is an Early Intervention Service that supports families in West Dunbartonshire and Inverclyde.

We are looking for a family support practitioner to work as part of our team to start up and establish our brand new PIMH (Perinatal Infant Mental Health) service. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with families and make a real difference in the community.

You will be initially helping in the recruitment and training of volunteers for the service, supporting families with mental health needs and creating individualised packages of support. Ongoing support will then be provided for families as required. There will be keyworker responsibilities.

Part of this role requires you to be based in a local primary primary school 2 days per week and be involved in ocassional group work.

You will make a difference by:

-Working with a family's, assessing their individual needs to devise a personalised programme of support

-Training and developing volunteers

-Delivering parenting groups, encouraging positive parenting

-Helping them access our services across the area

You will need:

-SVQ in Social Care or equivalent.

-A proven track record of working directly with young people and their family's.

-A strong understanding safeguarding.

-A strong work ethic and the ability to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.

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 @ anne-

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.