Hours of work: 25 hours per week
Salary: £25,498 pa full time. Pro rata, 25 hours per week £18,104
Contract: 2-year fixed term (to start)
Responsible to: Assistant Manager
Home-Start Clackmannanshire is a long standing, dynamic charity, striving to ensure every young child (under 12) has the best possible start in life locally. Raising a family has never been easy; our trained volunteers and staff are there to support families through challenging times.
In Scotland, Home-Starts have over 1,500 volunteers supporting over 3,500 families and 6,500 children each year through compassionate, confidential help to parents/carers when they need us most. The parents/carers we support are often overwhelmed and isolated. They may be struggling with mental health, illness, disability, multiple births, poverty, domestic abuse, separation and/or trauma.
We provide a bespoke support package of 1:1 and group services for families, helping them to cope with the stresses and strains of daily life and encourage them to build the skills, confidence, and strength they need to nurture their children for years to come.
We are looking to welcome a new Family Support Worker to our team to allow us to meet the growing need for our services locally. This is a fixed term contract, with potential of extension dependent upon continued funding.
Purpose of the job
Our Family Support Workers are central to the support services we offer our local families. As a Family Support Worker, you will provide direct support, carrying out work with young children (0-12) and their families, providing them with emotional and practical support within their homes, and the wider community, in order to promote, strengthen, and develop their ability to manage their lives and thrive.
You will also:
- Contribute to the effective day to day operation of the scheme in accordance with the Home-Start Memorandum & Articles of Association, Home-Start, Standards & Methods of Practice, Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards.
- Maintain high standards of practice in supporting families within the Home-Start model.
- Ensure equality of opportunity, fairness and diversity in all aspects of the scheme’s work.
- Implement good safeguarding practice in all areas of work.
Main Responsibilities
Supporting the work of Home-Start Clackmannanshire
- Undertaking work as delegated by our Assistant Manager and CEO to support the strategic management, development and future funding of the scheme.
- Supporting the implementation of and upholding all Home-Start policies and procedures.
- Complying with the scheme’s administration, monitoring and financial systems.
- Promoting the work of the scheme, as required by the CEO.
- Contributing to and supporting the development of the Home-Start network locally, regionally and nationally.
Support for families
- Provide families with flexible practical and emotional support at a time that meets their needs (early mornings and late afternoon/early evening may be required).
- Assessing the needs of families.
- Manage caseload of supported families.
- Ensuring support to families is reviewed at regular intervals and at the end of Home-Start support, in line with current Home-Start guidance.
- Ensuring support to families is of a high standard, in accordance with Home-Start’s model, policies and procedures
- To undertake designated responsibilities to safeguard and promote children’s welfare.
- Work collaboratively with our team, assisting Family Support Co-ordinators, to deliver a package of support to families.
Working in Partnership
- Ensuring appropriate liaison with referrers and other professionals.
- Networking appropriately within the community.
The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed above.
This job description is current as of May 2026.
We require an application form to be completed for this role. Please contact [email protected] for the application form, and person specification.
CLOSING DATE - Wednesday 24 June.
Pay: £25,498.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
