Stirling,Clackmannanshire
Circa £33,500 per annum
Full-Time, Fixed Term 6 Months - 37 hours per week

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

The role

Keeping families who are experiencing difficulties safely together is a vital part of our work. As a Functional Family Therapist you'll be working in our Functional Family Therapy Team covering Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire. The Functional Family Therapy Team will provide weekly one-hour, home-based family therapy sessions to clients and will utilise the Functional Family Therapy model with families with teenagers at risk of care or custody between the ages of 11 and 18.

Therapists will be required to carry a caseload of around 10, providing services anywhere from 12 to 20 weeks but always in strict accordance with the programme manual issued by Functional Family Therapy Inc.in Seattle. This position requires flexibility in hours to meet families when they are available.

You will make a difference by:

-Meeting families where they are and working with them to achieve positive change.

-Being flexible and innovative in your approach.

-Learning and adhering to the FFT model to ensure a consistently high quality Service is offered.

-Developing strong relationships with other agencies to ensure families get the best chance of success.

You will need:

-A Degree or relevant professional qualification in Family Therapy, Social Work, or equivalent qualification is required.

-Appropriate registration where relevant.

-Further requirements include: A proven track record of working effectively and flexibly with families, an ability to work independently and as part of a team, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a willingness and enthusiasm to learn and deliver in line with a proven evidence-based model.

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

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.