Family Support Worker x 2

Job Description:

Family Support Worker x 2: Glasgow Service

Post: Family Support Worker

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Point 13-17 £22542 - £27552

Location: Based at OPFS Glasgow Office

Role and Responsibilities

The Family Support Worker will be responsible to the Project Manager and will assist and support the development and delivery of the Family Support service through effective engagement in direct work with single parent families The role will include the provision of family support activities, delivery of parenting and wellbeing training and supporting families to manage their family finances.

Key Tasks

· Family Support: Deliver a range of 1:1 interventions virtual and face to face for single parent families to improve family wellbeing, and support positive family relationships reducing isolation, increase resilience and improve outcomes for families

· Group work and training: Design, develop and deliver a range of Peer support, Parenting and Wellbeing Programmes for single parents.

· Partnership Working: Develop and maintain contacts with agencies and contribute to partnership working to create new opportunities for single parent families.

· Advice and Information: Provide practical advice and guidance to single parents who are in need of additional support and signpost to internal and external agencies where appropriate

· Record Keeping and Evaluation: Document comprehensive contacts with parents & and develop monitoring / evaluation frameworks to evaluate the effectiveness of the service ensuring aims and outcomes are being delivered.

· Reporting, targets, and outcomes: Ensure project outcomes and targets are met in -line with funding application and submit comprehensive reports to the Project Manager on all areas of work you are responsible for.

The job description is a broad picture of the post at the time of preparation. It is not an exhaustive list of all possible duties. It is recognised that jobs change and evolve over time

Personal specifications

Essential:

• Qualifications: Qualified to HNC level or equivalent relevant experience.
• Single Parents: Awareness of barriers face by single parents and ways of addressing these.
• Group Work and Training: Experience of organising and delivering a wide range of group work and training programmes including Parenting and Wellbeing
• IT: Competent in word processing, spreadsheets, use of databases, email and online platforms including zoom and MS teams
• Initiative: Ability to work independently to an agreed plan of work
• Communication Skills: A good standard of written and oral communication and able to compile comprehensive reports for funders.
• Organisational Skills: strong organisational skills & team player.
• Driving License: A clean driving licence and access to a vehicle

Desirable:

• Services for families: Knowledge or experience of services for single parents and their children.
• Personal Qualities: friendly & personable manner, flexible approach to duties

· Knowledge: Clear understanding of the needs of single parent families and the issues they face.

Terms and conditions

· Period of appointment: The post is funded is funded until March 2022 (with the possibility of extension (dependant on funding.

· Confirmation of appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a 3-month probationary period, references, and receipt of a satisfactory disclosure check.

· Salary: Points 13 -17 £22542 - £27552

· Hours of work: 35 hours per week and flexible to meet the needs of the service

· Holidays: Holiday entitlement of 5.6 weeks per annum This will include an additional 5 days per year after 5 years’ service. (This will be pro-rated from your start date in the fifth year of service).

· Pension: You will be auto enrolled from your start date. OPFS pays 3% of your salary and you pay a minimum of 7%.

· Training and support and supervision: You will receive induction training and frequent support in the first three months. Thereafter you will receive monthly individual support and supervision and annual appraisals. Regular team meetings will be held, and staff have access to internal and external training.

· Equal Opportunities and Family Friendly Employment: OPFS aims to be an equal opportunity and family friendly employer. OPFS has Investors In People status.

· Recruitment Timetable: Closing Date: Friday 18^th June 2021 5pm. Please download an application from our website www.opfs.org.uk and email to jobs@opfs.org.uk.