Family Resource Worker - Family Time Hub - ABC13188

Job Purpose

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Location: Quarry Centre,

Duration: Temporary, Full Time & Part Time

Roles that require PVG Membership

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The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.

Job Purpose/about The Role

Successful applicants will play a pivotal role in working with and supporting kinship families to manage family time arrangements. A sound knowledge of Child Protection, GIRFEC and The Promise is required. Applicants must also have good communication and written skills and should be committed to or have experience of multi-agency working.

This temporary position is based within our Family Time Hub where the purpose is to support and assess parental contact . The post involves an element of travelling outwith the city to locations where family time will be facilitated. Please note therefore candidates are required to hold a full drivers licence.

The Post Holder Needs To Hold As a Minimum

• HNC Childcare and Education or equivalent or,
• HNC Social Care or,
• BA Social Work or equivalent or,
• a relevant diploma / degree qualification with experience of working with children and families.

SSSC Registration if appropriate

PVG

Full Driver's Licence Required

The Postholder Is Able To Demonstrate

• The ability to work with children and families in their homes and have experience of building relationships with children, young people and parents/carers.
• The ability to implement effective interventions with children and families.
• The ability to write concise reports and have excellent verbal communication skills.
• Computer literacy and the skills necessary to work with information management systems and produce good quality data in a variety of formats.
• The ability to thrive in a complex and demanding environment.
• The ability to prioritise tasks, manage own workload and be accountable for case work with children and families.
• The ability to actively support and promote Equal Opportunities
  
  

About Us

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a gold award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

Role

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
  
  

Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.