Family Support Worker (Full Time, Permanent), Glasgow Intensive Family Support
Job Summary
Do you want to make a difference to our children and young people
Do you believe that every one of Scotlands children and young people deserve the chance to flourish
If so this is the post for YOU!
About Aberlour Glasgow Intensive Family Support Service (IFSS)(City Wide)
Aberlour are working in partnership with the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership and otherThird Sector providers to promote the wellbeing of children andyoung people by offering caring and responsive support. Aberlour Glasgow Intensive Family Support delivers the support families need when they need it. The aim of the service is to ensure that children and young people can continue to flourish at home at school and in their local community.
What we are looking for....
We are looking to recruit a Family Support Worker working 37.5 hours per week. You will work directly with families to nurture relationships build on existing strengths and interests help children and families build skills and confidence and strengthen community connections. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that works for a period of up to 12 months with families to support and enable positive change and improve outcomes. Our ambition is to help children young people and families feel safe confident capable and included offering support when it is needed including evenings and weekends. We believe in working alongside families empowering them to lead positive change in their own lives.
We are looking for candidates who are experienced in working alongside vulnerable families to assess strengths and needs as well as plan deliver and evaluate interventions and strategies which enable families to thrive. You will have experience of child and adult protection issues. Experience of working within other childcare settings such as Residential Child Care will be considered.
You must share our vision that collaborative working and relationship based early intervention is the best option for children and families who are feeling overwhelmed or excluded. Ideally you will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above together with relevant experience of working directly with children or young people and their families. Not afraid to test new ways of working you will bring a fresh caring and collaborative approach which recognises strengths and responds empathically to the needs of children young people and their families this will include early mornings evenings and weekends.
To succeed in this role you will need to work flexibly within a variety of locations across Glasgow City including family homes schools and community settings.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision we want you to join our team. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us well recognise your efforts with generous annual leave an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits here and our commitment to Equality and Diversity here.
If you have any queries please e-mail: .
Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.
Applications to be returned by: Midnight Thursday 5th November 2026.
A Scottish Guarantee Co No: SC312912 Scottish Charity No. SC007991
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Aberlour Children's Charity is a Scottish charity supporting children, young people and families, running residential children's houses, fostering, short breaks and community services across Scotland.