Family Support Worker

Job Description

Based at Bruce House, Wellgate, Arbroath.

This job is workstyle 3 - Flexi

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from a variety of locations including working from council buildings and you can work from home to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Family Support Worker to join our Localities Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work directly with children, young people and families, providing practical and emotional support to help improve outcomes and reduce risk.

Working alongside social workers and partner agencies, you will play a key role in supporting families to build resilience, strengthen relationships, and make positive changes that promote children's wellbeing and safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct support and interventions to children, young people and families in their homes and local communities.
• Deliver planned support in line with children's plans, assessments and identified outcomes.
• Assist families to develop parenting capacity, establish routines and improve family functioning.
• Support children and young people to access education, health, community and leisure opportunities.
• Work collaboratively with social workers, schools, health professionals and other partner agencies.
• Promote the safety, wellbeing and rights of children and young people at all times.
• Monitor progress, maintain accurate records and contribute to reviews, meetings and assessments.
• Respond flexibly to changing family circumstances and emerging risks.
• Support families to access practical resources, benefits, services and community networks.

We Are Looking for someone who

• Has experience of working with children, young people and families.
• Understands the challenges faced by vulnerable families and the impact these can have on children.
• Demonstrates excellent communication, relationship-building and engagement skills.
• Can work independently whilst also contributing effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Has strong organisational and recording skills.
• Is committed to promoting children's rights, inclusion and participation.
• Can maintain professional boundaries while building supportive and trusting relationships.

Essential Requirements

• Relevant qualification in Social Care, Childcare, Health and Social Care, Community Learning or a related field.
• Experience of supporting children, young people and/or families.
• Ability to travel across the locality area to meet service needs.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and professional development.

What We Offer

As part of our Localities Team, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children and families in your community. You will receive regular supervision, training opportunities and support from an experienced and dedicated team committed to achieving positive outcomes for children and families.

Our Values

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Compassionate and child-centred.
• Respectful and inclusive.
• Committed to partnership working.
• Motivated to support positive change.
• Passionate about improving outcomes for children and families.

Join us and help children and families build safer, stronger and more positive futures.

Please note interviews will be held Thursday, 22 October 2026.

Requirements

You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.

Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

In addition, please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care experienced young people and ex-armed forces personnel. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.