Intensive Family Support Worker (Throughcare & Aftercare Team)

Job Description

Please note as this post is part time, your salary will be pro rata to hours worked.

We are seeking an individual who values the importance of relationships and is committed to supporting and upholding the rights of care experienced young people. The Throughcare and Aftercare Team provides guidance, advice, and support to care experienced young people who are preparing to leave care, or who have left care up until the age of 26.

We are a small team ready to grow and shape our service further. This is an exciting time to join the service as we reevaluate how we can best support young people into adulthood working alongside our corporate parenting partners and organisations within the third sector. The post holder will have a specific remit to promote and support our care experienced participation group ‘Oor Clacks Voices’ as well as being involved in group work, the Care Experience Hub, and individual work with young people which will involve assessment, planning, support and review for young people receiving aftercare.

For an informal chat about the post please contact jroddie@clacks.gov.uk

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job. You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting the recruitment campaign “Get into Care for Adult Care”. Further documents can be viewed below – these do not relate to the job advertised.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply. Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay. Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

Should you have difficulty applying for a job online please call 01259 452244 (24 hrs) and leave your details along with the reference number of the post.

Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

Please click this link to view a short video on what is expected when completing application forms for Clackmannanshire Council - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXaasgoGqmw