Family Support Worker - Children's Services - INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Vacancy Information

Hourly rate of pay: £20.13 - £22.51

Days and Hours of Work:
Monday - Friday
Starting and finishing times are flexible, and flexi time is applicable.
To start asap.
Please note: This is a permanent full time position (35 hours per week) until May 2027, and after May 2027 it will refert to a permanent part time position (22 hours per week).

Applications will be accepted from those wishing to be considered for this role on a part-time basis. If you are applying for this role on a part time basis, please tell us in the Additional Information section of the application form.

East Lothian Children's Services has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and skilled Family Support Worker to join our Intake and Assessment Team. This fast-paced and rewarding duty service plays a key role in ensuring children, young people and families receive the right support at the right time.

The Intake and Assessment Team is the front door to Children and Families Social Work Services, responding to referrals, assessing need and risk, and working with partner agencies to safeguard children and promote positive outcomes. We are committed to delivering high-quality, child-centred practice across East Lothian.

We are looking for applicants with excellent communication and report-writing skills, a strong values base, and a sound understanding of child development, assessment and child protection processes. Successful candidates will be confident in building positive relationships with children and families, contributing to assessment and planning, and working effectively with partner agencies.

East Lothian Children's Services is committed to keeping The Promise and ensuring the voices of children, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a culture of learning, collaboration and professional development.

Our staff are our greatest asset, and we strive to provide a supportive, inclusive and child-centred working environment through effective supervision, manageable workloads and a healthy work-life balance. Staff are based in a modern open-plan office with onsite parking and have access to a Clinical Psychologist for consultation and support with complex work.

Our vision is to support children and young people to live safely within their families whenever possible. Staff play an active role in service development and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will have experience of working directly with children, young people and families and a sound understanding of child protection and safeguarding responsibilities. Experience within Children and Families Social Work Services would be advantageous.

For an informal discussion, please contact: Robert Marshall - 01620 827604

Home / Hybrid Working Consideration
Applications for home or hybrid working will be considered for this post in accordance with East Lothian Council’s Home Working and Worksmart Policies which can be found here. Home or Hybrid working options can be discussed with candidates invited for interview.

Please Note:
All home/hybrid workers must live in the UK. Where an application for home-working is supported, it will be subject to a satisfactory trial period. Employees will be expected to attend Council offices for the duration of induction, and be on site in East Lothian workplaces, as required. Employees with a hybrid working arrangement in place will be office based and able to work from home, with permission, on an ad hoc basis.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
This post is open only to current employees of East Lothian Council (this includes agency/casual/locum staff who are currently undertaking work for us).

Job Details

To work as part of a supervisory Group providing direct support to the children and families and contributing to the delivery of Children’s Wellbeing services provided to vulnerable children, young people and their families in East Lothian.

Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job Attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview.

The ‘East Lothian Way’– values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours. Please refer to the document via the link to familiarise yourself with them.

Job Requirements

Relevant Qualifications
You must be educated to at least HNC/SVQ 3 (SCQF 7) in Social Care or another relevant discipline and able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and competencies gained through relevant experience.

Driving Licence
As the duties of this role require you to effectively travel to successfully undertake the full remit of the role, you must hold a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle.*
(*Where a disability precludes you from obtaining a driving licence, ELC will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability.)

PVG Membership
This post is considered as a Regulated Role with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020.

All preferred candidates for posts carrying out regulated work with these groups will be required to become a PVG Scheme member, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if they are already a member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made by East Lothian Council.

Please note: PVG member’s records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG membership or update check, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant and investigated prior to any formal offer being made.

Please note:
If you have spent more than 3 months working or living out with the UK in the last 5 years then you will be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the GOV.UK website.

Additional Information

For additional East Lothian Council employment information please click on the following link:
www.eastlothian.gov.uk/nonteachinginfo

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If you require further information about this vacancy, please call 01620 827868, or email us on recruitment@eastlothian.gov.uk

Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail). All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form. Although there is an ‘import data from my CV’ function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form. If, for example, due to a disability, you are unable to complete the on-line application form you can contact us for a paper application via the telephone number or email address above.