Free physiotherapy
Discount opportunities
Christmas savings scheme
Salary £12.60 per hour
Location Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway
Expiry 03/02/2026 23:59
This is a Permanent, Part Time vacancy that will close in 14 days at 23:59 GMT.
The Vacancy
Are you someone who believes every child and young person deserves the chance to thrive? Do you love building connections, supporting families, and being part of a team that truly cares? If so… you might be exactly who we’re looking for!
Your new Opportunity
We’re on the lookout for enthusiastic, compassionate people to join our Dumfries & Galloway Family Support Service as a Family Support Worker. As part of our team, you’ll work alongside children, young people, and their families to offer emotional, practical, and holistic support.
No two days are the same — one day you might be helping a young person build confidence through activities, the next developing outcome plans to ensure every young person thrives. What is consistent is that everything you do will have a positive impact on someone’s life.
We have opportunities available for:Contracted Posts – evening and weekend working, structured support, and long-term involvementRelief Posts – flexible, supportive, and perfect for those who want to make a difference around other commitments
What You’ll Be Doing
- Building trusting relationships with children, young people, and families
- Providing emotional and practical support based on their needs
- Helping young people develop confidence, resilience, and life skills
- Working alongside a warm, supportive team who are always ready to help
- Making meaningful, lasting change to the people we support
What We’re Looking For
You don’t need to have all the answers — what matters most is your attitude. If you’re:
✔ Caring, patient, and a great listener
✔ Passionate about supporting the people we support and families
✔ Able to work flexibly and creatively
✔ Willingness to work evenings and weekends
✔ Confident working independently and as part of a team
…we’d love to hear from you!
Experience in family support, social care, or community work is helpful — but just as valuable are empathy, curiosity, and a genuine desire to help others grow.
What you'll get in return
🌱 SVQ qualifications via our accredited centre
🌴 Generous leave: 29 days + 4 public holidays (rising to 34 + 4 after 5 years)
📚 Training & development opportunities
❤️ Opportunity to change lives through meaningful work
👨👩👧 Family-friendly policies
🏥 Health benefits: HSF cash plans, physio & occupational health
📞 Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
🎁 £500 refer-a-friend bonus (T&Cs apply)
🛡️ Life Assurance & Pension
🚲 Cycle to Work scheme
🎟️ Access to Concerts for Carers
Whether you’re looking for regular hours or a flexible relief position, we’d be delighted to welcome you to our service.
Come join a team where your kindness, creativity, and passion will help transform lives.
Full details of this role can be found in the attached Job Role Profile.
About Us
Quarriers is one of Scotland’s leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.
Benefits
Free physiotherapy and occupational health
24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme
Non-contributory life assurance scheme
Workplace pension
Christmas savings scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Long service rewards
Significant discount opportunities
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...We are recruiting for a Family Support Worker to join our Young People and Family Support Service.
Our team provides flexible intensive family support across Glasgow that enables children and young people on the edges of care, and their families, to receive the right support at the right time, building on their strengths.
The Family Support Worker will work in partnership with the Health & Social Care Partnership and other family support providers to share resources, learn and create solutions that will help children, young people and families to thrive.
This role is part time working 25 hours per week, for a fixed term period of 18-months.
Main duties and responsibilities will include:
- Provide peripatetic support to our Children and Families services in Glasgow, Young People and Family Support and Common Ground
- Provide a minimum of 2 Common Ground outreach shifts per month. Shift times are Friday and Saturday 4pm to 10pm in Glasgow City Centre
- Develop good communication and working relationships with children and families, colleagues and other professionals
- Work alongside all immediate family members and extended family/support network as required
- Support children and families in the local community
- Deliver evidenced based family support that helps families overcome current challenges and build resilience for the future
- Maintain accurate case files for all family members and consistently assess progress across all outcomes
- Plan, implement and continuously develop packages of tailored interventions for families to meet the needs of the individual child, their parent(s)/carer(s), siblings and wider family network, including practical support, parenting education and support, and emotional health and wellbeing
- Assist individuals accessing the programme to engage and integrate into their local community
- Undertake whole family assessments that focus on strengths and continuous assessment of progress towards outcomes for all family members
- Ensure delivery is aligned with the UN Convention on The Rights of The Child
You have the autonomy to manage your own diary to reflect the needs of the families you are supporting. One backshift of 2pm-10pm is required per week with the flexibility to work an additional 11am-7pm if required, hours are worked 5 days over 7. The majority of your work is in the community supporting families.
Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.
We're looking for you to have gained experience of working with children, young people and families facing challenges and on the edges of care. We also need you to have an understanding of current relevant legislation and policies relating to children, young people and families including GIRFEC, UNCRC, The Promise
We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:
- The post holder will report to the Senior Family Support Worker
- Your normal working hours are 25 per week, worked between the hours of 8am and 10pm, Monday to Sunday, in shifts defined by your line manager on a rolling rota over a 52-week period.
- Your usual place of work will be 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA. You are also required to work in the local community and you will be paid travel expenses from your usual place of work and appointments undertaken in the course of your duties. Alternatively, you may choose to work remotely from your home address where appropriate. Working arrangements must be agreed with your line manager based on the needs of the service.
- Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second. This includes public holidays
- You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3 months of employment, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
- Life Insurance from day one
- Cycle to work scheme
- Option to purchase and sell annual leave
We are recruiting for Family Support Workers to join our Young People and Family Support Service.
Our team provides flexible intensive family support across Glasgow that enables children and young people on the edges of care, and their families, to receive the right support at the right time, building on their strengths.
The Family Support Worker will work in partnership with the Health & Social Care Partnership and other family support providers to share resources, learn and create solutions that will help children, young people and families to thrive.
Main duties and responsibilities will include:
- Develop good communication and working relationships with children and families, colleagues and other professionals
- Work alongside all immediate family members and extended family/support network as required
- Support children and families in the local community
- Deliver evidenced based family support that helps families overcome current challenges and build resilience for the future
- Maintain accurate case files for all family members and consistently assess progress across all outcomes
- Plan, implement and continuously develop packages of tailored interventions for families to meet the needs of the individual child, their parent(s)/carer(s), siblings and wider family network, including practical support, parenting education and support, and emotional health and wellbeing
- Assist individuals accessing the programme to engage and integrate into their local community
- Undertake whole family assessments that focus on strengths and continuous assessment of progress towards outcomes for all family members
- Ensure delivery is aligned with the UN Convention on The Rights of The Child
You have the autonomy to manage your own diary to reflect the needs of the families you are supporting. One backshift of 2pm-10pm is required per week with the flexibility to work an additional 11am-7pm if required, hours are worked 5 days over 7. The majority of your work is in the community supporting families.
Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.
We're looking for you to have gained experience of working with children, young people and families facing challenges and on the edges of care. We also need you to have an understanding of current relevant legislation and policies relating to children, young people and families including GIRFEC, UNCRC, The Promise
We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:
- The post holder will report to the Senior Family Support Worker
- Your normal working hours are 35 per week, worked between the hours of 8am and 10pm, Monday to Sunday, in shifts defined by your line manager on a rolling rota over a 52-week period.
- Your usual place of work will be 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA. You are also required to work in the local community and you will be paid travel expenses from your usual place of work and appointments undertaken in the course of your duties. Alternatively, you may choose to work remotely from your home address where appropriate. Working arrangements must be agreed with your line manager based on the needs of the service.
- Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second. This includes public holidays
- You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3 months of employment, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
- Life Insurance from day one
- Cycle to work scheme
- Option to purchase and sell annual leave
- Ongoing learning and development
Job Introduction
Family Support Worker
Salary: Grade Band 8, SCPs 17 - 22 - £31,022 - £33,699, Permanent, 37 hours per week, Based in Bradford
Working for the Bradford Children and Families Trust offers the opportunity to work with some great people who are passionate about delivering change in a city whose culture offers as much diversity as it’s geography. You can make a real difference to families and children and be an active part in delivering the service Bradford families should receive.
We are fully committed to equal opportunities and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
About the Role
Working for the Bradford Children and Families Trust offers the opportunity to work with great people who are passionate about delivering change in a city whose culture offers as much diversity as it’s geography. Bradford City is the fourth largest Metropolitan District in the country and home to a population of around 534,300 residents. Bradford has the largest percentage of population under the age of 16 outside London.
Our Targeted Family Support is an essential part of a local network of services working alongside partner agencies and families to deliver good, quality family support. Children are at the centre of everything we do, and our focus is to improve outcomes for children.
We are looking to recruit friendly, dynamic, and enthusiastic individuals to join our team and we want to hear from you if you:
- Have lots of enthusiasm for helping children and their families.
- Have excellent relational and communication skills.
- Can work as part of and contribute to a team whilst working with on own initiative.
- Have a ‘can do’ attitude and a flexible approach when the need arises.
Our strategic vision and values are upheld across the Trust, fostering a reliable and supportive environment for both staff and the children in our care.
Our approach is rooted in restorative and relational practice, fostering trust, mutual respect, and meaningful relationships with children, families, and professionals.
You’ll also:
- Undertake or contribute to holistic and strength-based assessments of need and devise and implement appropriate plans for babies, children, young people, and families.
- Ensure the appropriate participation of children and young people in their own assessment, plans, and reviews.
- Manage own caseload and co-ordinate multi-agency support to deliver tailored family interventions and support which tracks and shows progress over time.
- Arrange and chair reviews on a regular basis to track and show progress, including children, young people and families and partner agencies as appropriate.
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Recent and significant experience of case holding work with children, young people and/or families with complex and multiple needs, including the ability to carry out ‘Whole Family’ assessments and implement and review SMART plans which address strengths, needs and risks.
- Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care, including knowledge regarding children’s development, or equivalent child related qualification.
- GCSE English and Maths or equivalent.
- IT literacy.
- An understanding of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
You’ll also be joining an organisation that truly values its people, offering a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance, including:
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement: 31 days rising to 34 with service (plus bank holidays)
- Excellent local Government pension
- Competitive salary and pay progression structure
- Supportive carer and parental policies
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
- Supportive staff networks
- Access to Blue Light Carddiscounts, including cost of living support
- Professional development/support and opportunities career progression
Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share th...
Job Reference:
1667
Location:
Gloucestershire
Hours of Work:
37 hours per week (full-time)
Salary:
£33,143 FTE per annum (pro-rata for part-time hours)
Contract Type:
Permanent
Closing Date:
24 Jan 2026
Family Support Worker x4 roles available
Service: Stroud and Cotswolds Children and Family Centre
Salary: £33,143 FTE per annum, £480 homeworking allowance FTE per annum will apply for homebased roles (pro-rata for part-time hours)
Location:
Based at Lewis Lane Children and Family Centre, Cirencester and/or Treetops Children and Family Centre, Dursley. This role requires staff to have a designated base, however, Family Action encourages a flexible approach (that includes working from home when this is optimal for your role) and enables you to work at your best and focus the majority of your time on the families you work with.
Red Lodge Children and Family Centre, Stonehouse, Stroud, GL10
Treetops Children and Family Centre, Dursley, Stroud, GL11
The Lodge, 47 Lewis Lane, Cirencester, Cotswolds, GL7
Hours: 4 posts available, option of full-time (37 hours per week) and part time hours.
We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.
Contract: Permanent
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the
importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the team and be part of the development of Family Hubs in Stroud and Cotswolds, being part of a team that supports children and families through universal provision and targeted family support.
You will deliver targeted early help to families with children under 12, holding a caseload of approximately 12 families. You will also contribute to the development of a Family Hub approach across Stroud and Cotswolds by introducing children and families to a range of community settings and activities.
To be a lead on a specialised/ thematic area within the service supporting children, young people and families.
The role involves weekly visits to family homes and other settings, acting as Lead Professional, completing early help assessments, and developing SMART plans, coordinating multi-agency Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings, implementing evidence-based interventions and programmes to improve outcomes for children and families.
Main Responsibilities:
• Direct Work: Deliver interventions to improve parenting, child development, and family functioning using evidence-based programmes and interventions. Apply child-focused, relational, and strengths-based approaches.
• Assessment and analysis: Undertake comprehensive assessments of need applying a range of underpinning social theory, including, attachment, social learning theory, social ecology and child development. Working in partnership with other involved agencies, to establish a shared understanding of the child and family’s needs, any existing or potential risk and incorporating the child’s voice.
• Compile comprehensive plans, keeping children at the centre at all times, whilst incorporating whole-family thinking to drive improved outcomes for children through family stability, parenting and positive relationships. Ensure plans are continually reviewed for their effectiveness and revised when needed.
• Multi-Agency Coordination: Lead TAF meetings and ensure integrated support from health, education, and social care partners. Attend multi-agency meetings as required and collaboratively with health, social care, community, education, police and other agencies as required.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
• Experience of working directly with children and their families; delivering evidence-based interventions and parenting programmes
• Knowledge and understanding of integrated working practices and a wide range of universal, targeted and statutory agencies working with children and families
• Excellent assessment skills, with the ability to produce effective outcome focused plans for children and families with complex needs. Ability to measure and...
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Family Support Worker
Father Hudson's Caritas, Family Support Worker. Closing Date: Friday 30th January, or earlier if there are a high volume of suitable applications.
Fixed term contract until 31/08/2026
SCP 27-30, £29,368 – £32,557 (pro rata)(actual salary £17,858.92 – £19,798.18)
22.5 Hours per Week
(Monday to Wednesday)
Father Hudson’s Caritas has a vacancy for a Family Support Worker to provide a range of support services to address social and emotional needs of children and their families. We are looking for an experienced Family Support Worker with knowledge and skills to undertake direct work with vulnerable primary and secondary aged children and their families. This is a school-based role, and you will be required to work in two schools.
This role is whole year, and you will be required to work during some of the school holidays.
Duration: Fixed Term Contract Until 31/08/26
(There is a strong likelihood that this fixed term contract will be extended for a further 12 months. For an informal chat about this, or to discuss our services to schools, or the role and/or your experience and qualifications please call or email Zena Wedgwood the Family Support Manager on 07823526789
zenawedgwood@fatherhudsons.org.uk, who would be more than happy to discuss in more detail.)Locations:
Head Teacher – Dawn Cooper
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (15 hours)
Earlsbury Gardens
Birmingham
B20 3AE
Head Teacher - Evelyn Harper
English Martyrs Catholic primary school (7.5 hours)
Evelyn Road
Birmingham
B11 3JW
It is essential that you hold a full driving licence and have access to a car.
Working with schools, health and social care agencies and the voluntary sector, our Family Support Service supports children and families to overcome adversity and disadvantage they face, particularly where these are affecting a child’s emotional wellbeing, mental health and educational achievement. The service benefits the child, the family and the school.
Father Hudson’s Caritas is a committed employer that proactively pursues our ambitions for equality, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, building on our core values.
As a reward for your dedication to our services we offer the following:
Enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service funded by the Society.
Supported and bespoke full induction programme
Opportunity for overtime
Enhanced Society Sick Pay and Statutory Sick Pay upon qualifying period
Enhanced Annual Leave entitlements
Free Parking
Group Company Pension Scheme upon qualifying period
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support on personal and professional matters
Refer a friend scheme
Employee suggestion scheme accessible via intranet
On line Payslips
Long Service Awards
You do not need to be catholic to work for us or use our services, but we do expect our employees to work inline with our organisational values which are: we are respectful, we are inclusive, we are compassionate, we work with peoples strengths, we are collaborative, we challenge injustice and we seek excellence.
If you have questions please email
recruitmenthr@fatherhudsons.org.ukor call 01675434000
Closing date: 30/01/2026, we do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews TBC are to be held at our head office in Coleshill.
Previous applications need not apply.
This post is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
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Family Support Worker
Tregaron, SY25 6JN
Structured
Closing date:
28 January 2026
Interview date:
Post is subject to a satisfactory DBS check:
Yes
Job description
Based in Tregaron Family Centre
£6547 per annum (actual salary)
Relevant qualification in childcare, NVQ/QCF Level 3 (or equivalent), and/or experience of working with children and families.
Initially funded until 31st March 2027
Hours of work
10 hours a week. Must be available; Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
How to apply
For an application pack, please email HR@plantdewi.co.uk(link sends e-mail)
tregaronfamilycentre@gmail.com
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TREGARON FAMILY CENTRE REQUIRE:
FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER
Based in Tregaron Family Centre
10 hours a week
£6547 per annum (actual salary)
Must be available; Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
Relevant qualification in childcare, NVQ/QCF Level 3 (or equivalent), and/or experience of working with children and families.
Initially funded until 31st March 2027
For an application pack, please email HR@plantdewi.co.uk
Subject to DBS checks and references
Closing date: 28.1.2026
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Job Description Family Support Worker Hours per week: 37 hours (5 days over 7 between 8am – 10pm) Contract type: Permanent Location: Aberdeen Reports to: Team Manager Line Management Responsibility: No Financial Accountability: Low Job Summary A Family Support Worker will deliver intervention to young people within the Targeted Family Support Team in Aberdeen. The Family Support Worker will be responsible for the work with young people and their families to develop and deliver the support plan to address presenting and underlying behaviours and need. They will work with young people in their communities, see them as frequently as their need requires in a variety of settings most comfortable for them including their homes and appropriate community spaces. This will involve evening and weekend working on a rostered basis. They will be responsible for and respond to individualised needs identified in the support plan to improve outcomes in line with GIRFEC principles and includem’s model of support. The Youth & Family Support Worker will demonstrate leadership and ownership over effective service delivery to young people and families. Key Responsibilities The key responsibilities of the Family Support Worker include, but are not limited to: Service Delivery • To build relationships and deliver outcome-based support to young people and families, • involving all key stakeholders. Identification and recording of support needs in partnership with the young person and their family/carer. • To be available for young people and families at critical times, including the possible response to calls to includem’s helpline. visit our website: includem.org follow us on twitter: @includem2000 1 • To explore values and attitudes with young people and their families in a supportive manner, to affirm feelings and ideas, and nurture and confirm their learning. • To engage young people and families in 1-1 support in their community. • To develop and deliver groupwork activities to meet assessed need. • To broker in specialist services to address identified needs such as addiction or domestic abuse. • To work in daily partnership with existing community resources, organisations and supports to sustain positive change within families and identify appropriate move on strategies. • Actively help young people and families recognise progress and use this assessment to inform the wider contract management of case progression. • Ability to assess and respond appropriately to situations where young people/families may be at risk of harm. This may involve escalation and referral to more appropriate services. • To respond to the young people and families and generate solutions using professional judgement and decision making which is risk enabled. • Assist the young people and their family to understand the impact of their behaviour within their wider community using appropriate tools including the Scottish Government Place Standard Tool. • To co-produce with the young person a sustainability plan that reflects their learning and wider community supports to support them moving on from includem support. • Promotion of includem’s Helpline as part of meeting young people and family’s needs 24/7, 365 day a year. People • To understand the impact of childhood trauma and adverse experiences on the young person and family’s behaviour, coping mechanisms and functioning. • To understand the different coping mechanisms that young people and their families use to deal with stress and high emotions, and to respond appropriately. • To demonstrate professional resilience when providing support with sensitive or challenging issues. • To use a strengths-based approach to empower individuals facing adversity to find solutions and make positive changes, ensuring resources are in place to sustain these changes. • To establish mutually trusting, open and non-judgemental relationship with young people and their families. • To participate in collaborative team work to provide a ‘scaffolding of support’ around individual young people and families. • To develop strong partnerships with the wider stakeholders to support the delivery of includem services. Influence • To ensure young people and families are empowered to advocate on their own behalf with other agencies. • To support young people and families to effectively communicate with others. • To reflect on practice, share learning and promote continuous practice improvement within a team setting. • To articulate to service users and partner agencies the includem framework of intervention and the key aspects of the service delivery model including use of the includem practitioner’s toolkit (A Better Life). • To role model appropriate practice standards and professional boundaries to others. visit our website: includem.org follow us on twitter: @includem2000 2 • Establish and main...
Family Support Worker
Be part of a team that makes a real difference for families!
Part-Time, 30hrs
Newcastle-under-Lyme &
Staffordshire Moorlands | £13.06ph
We are looking for a passionate and experienced Family Support Worker to join our growing team delivering Tier 2 Community Family Support across Newcastle and Staffordshire Moorlands.
Overview:
This is more than a job – it's a chance to stand beside families in their most challenging moments and help them to get the right help at the right time. Working in homes and communities, you'll provide tailored early help support to prevent issues from escalating.
As the named Lead Worker for each family, you’ll coordinate joined-up care with partners including Family Hubs, schools, health services and voluntary groups. You’ll assess needs, write action plans, carry out regular reviews, deliver hands-on support, and help families achieve sustainable change.
You will need:
Hours: 30-hours per week, Monday to Friday (days can be flexible)
Salary: £13.06 per hour
Closing Date for Applications: Monday 2nd February 2026
Date of Interviews: TBC
To apply, please send an up-to-date CV and covering letter to HR@gingerbreadcentre.co.uk.
Gingerbread Family Support is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people.
All posts are subject to Enhanced DBS.
Support Worker - Life Skills
Support Worker – £22,993.74 paHours: 35 hours per week
Stanmore House Residential, Stanmore Road, Lanark, ML11 7RR
Location:
Location:
About Stanmore Residential – Life Skills Service
Stanmore House Residential acts as both a boarding element to Stanmore House School and a residential and respite service for the children of Scotland. The young people we support are aged between 5 & 20 with a variety of complex disabilities. We support them to live independently in our bright, fully adapted, residential & school campus based in the outskirts of Lanark.
Our amazing life skills service, supports young people up to age of 26, in a mock-home set up, to learn life skills such as cooking, domestic tasks and money management to prepare them for independent living.
About the Role
We’re looking for a caring and motivated Support Worker to join our Life Skills team. You’ll support young people with disabilities to live fulfilling lives by delivering person-centred support and engaging activities in a safe, positive environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support individuals with daily activities and personal goals
- Facilitate meaningful opportunities and community activities
- Provide personal care and administer medication where required
- Maintain accurate records and work as part of a supportive team
About You
- Compassionate, reliable, and enthusiastic
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Willing to work towards an SVQ qualification (training provided)
- Experience in care is desirable but not essential
Job Description: Support Worker (Day Service)
Drivers preferred, as our team are required to drive our manual adapted vehicle/bus.
For more information on this role, you can contact Karen.Graham@capability.scot using reference CS1712254
Closing date: 12th Feb 2026
We reserve the right to close or extend this vacancy dependent on the number of applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Capability Scotland’s benefits:
- A generous salary of £22,993.74 (£12.60 per hour)
- Where nightshifts are available, we offer a generous rate of - £13.23 per hour.
- To help you achieve this qualification, we offer a fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life
- Most services offer, set 2, 3, 4 and 6 weeks rolling or monthly rotas so you always know when you are working and can plan life outside of work
- 32 days’holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service
- Free PVG checks throughout your employment
- Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme
- Up to 3 x annual salary death in service
- Perks at Work – shopping discount scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- 24/7 employee assistance programme
- Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts
We are One Voice, One Charity, One Spirit, #OneCapability.
Want to be part of this? Apply now
Capability Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued, and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.
Due to the high volume of applications expected, we advise that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to apply to work with us.
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Job Title: Living Well Service – Volunteers
Location: Purbrook, Hampshire
Hours: Various hours available
DBS check required? Yes
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Living Well Centre – Volunteer Role Vacancies
Would you like to volunteer and be a part of our team in the Rowans Living Well Centre? Can you spare a couple of hours per week?
We currently have opportunities for volunteers in the following roles
Coffee Shop team
Meet & Greet Volunteers
- Tuesdays 9.30am – 12.30pm
- Fridays 9.30am-12.30pm
- Fridays 12.30pm-4pm
Drivers
Various shifts required dependent on the need. You will be required to use your own car and claim back mileage. You will also be requested to to partake in a driving assessment
Experience would be desirable, but we welcome applications from all individuals who have a keen interest in supporting their local Hospice.
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Primary Education Sport & Wellbeing Coach (casual)
Salary: £14.00 - £21.00 per hour depending on qualification
Hours: Flexible (minimum 1 hour per week)
Contract: Sessional
Closing Date: 4th February 2026
Interview Date: w/c 9th February 2026
Job Summary
We are looking for enthusiastic coaches to deliver engaging curricular and extra-curricular sessions in schools. Sessions will involve the delivery of PE, wellbeing, reading and maths interventions as part of our successful 'Premier League Primary Stars' and 'Team Mates' programmes.
What We Offer
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Regular hours to suit your schedule;
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London Living Wage salary as a minimum;
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Training and development opportunities across our teams;
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The opportunity to work with the official charity of a Premier League football club;
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Make a difference to the lives of young people in South London.
Job Description
As Primary Education Sport and Wellbeing Coach you will:
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Plan and deliver creative, active and engaging PE lessons and extra-curricular clubs;
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Plan and deliver various 'Premier League Primary Stars' sessions, including targeted intervention groups, classroom workshops, social action programmes and teacher PE support lessons;
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Deliver our positive mental health programme, 'Team Mates', to groups of students in years 6 and 7 in our partner schools, including workshops, assemblies and mentoring;
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Form positive relationships with all key partners involved in the programme including schools, teachers and parents;
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Support the administration elements of the programmes including data collection and input, updating monitoring and evaluation systems and completing reports for funding partners;
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Support at a variety of events throughout the year, including school tournaments and festivals, and holiday courses out of school term.
Person Specification
As successful candidate you will:
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Have experience coaching in a primary school environment, with a proven track record of achievement;
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Be an FA/UEFA qualified coach at Level 1 or above, and ideally hold other relevant qualifications e.g. PE.
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Have good knowledge of school education and mental health related illnesses;
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Be able to empathise with and give support to participants who may not feel comfortable in learning or sports-related environments;
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Have the ability to develop and maintain relationships with schools and their staff including head teachers, SENCO and Governors;
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Be available for some after school and ideally some holiday work.
Safeguarding
We are committed to ensuring the welfare and protection of all children, young people and adults who take part in our activities, and all staff are expected to share this commitment. All successful candidates will go through safer recruitment checks (including a criminal records check) before commencing employment.
Equalities
We endorse the principle of equality and strive to ensure that all our staff and participants have a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, and can be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and worth are respected.
We want our staff to reflect the diversity of our local community, and we welcome applications from individuals of all age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion of belief and marriage and civil partnership.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to support your application, please just let us know.
Recovery & Wellbeing Practitioner
Phoenix Futures is looking to recruit a passionate and solution focused Recovery & Wellbeing Practitioner at HMP Littlehey.
The Role
As a Recovery & Wellbeing Practitioner you will be providing harm reduction and support to those with substance use issues, and you will provide support in recovery through relapse prevention and care planning. You will also act as an advocate for service users; signposting and referring to the necessary agencies in order to support them throughout their sentence and preparing for release into the community.
Our team of Practitioners build individual treatment plans involving both one-to-one and group facilitation. We aim to address all the core issues of substance use, improve life skills, confidence and self esteem. You will have the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external agencies.
Employment is dependent on HMPS vetting.
As an individual, we are looking for someone who is:
- Self-motivated
- Can work on their own initiative, but more importantly, as part of a team
- Will need good communication and organisational skills
- Successful candidates will be dynamic and forward thinking.
- The ideal candidate will have experience working with vulnerable adults presenting with substance, alcohol, and the associated issues.
The Phoenix Futures Group has more than 50 years’ experience of developing and delivering pioneering substance use services. We believe in being the best and that is why we constantly strive to learn and innovate, to challenge ourselves, to adapt and to work together with others who can bring valuable expertise. Join us and we will support you to contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders.
Your Rewards
At Phoenix we value our staff and aim to be an employer of choice. That’s why we have developed a range of benefits, including:
- Starting salary of £12,154.25 with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal.
- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
- Opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal
- Dependency leave
- Occupational sick pay
- Season ticket loan, pension scheme, life assurance, discounts platform, and cycle scheme
- Continuous training and career development
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
About Phoenix Futures
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future. We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing. We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.
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Community Family Support Worker
WYCCP
Exciting Employment Opportunity at WYCCP Resettlement Service
Would you like to join our vibrant friendly team?
We seek a dynamic and enthusiastic Community Family Support Worker with experience of family support work and criminal justice you will give practical and emotional support to people whose loved ones are in prison. You will be grounded, emotionally resilient and a team player.
WYCCP Resettlement Service aims to create a better society for us all by working alongside people who have been in prison to help them achieve settled and productive lives, and their families to help them cope with their loved ones’ imprisonment. Further details can be found on our website www.wyccp.org.uk
SALARY : NJC pay scale point 12 – £28,598 pro rata for 25 hours
5% pension contribution. Rising to point 13 on completion of 6 months probationary period
HOURS: 25 hours per week to be worked over 5 days
HOLIDAYS: 25 days plus 8 days entitlement for public holidays
LOCATION: WYCCP office base, HMP Leeds
FUNDING: National Lottery Community Fund – until 30.06.27
How to Apply
For an information pack and application form please email Kelly Manton, Office Manager – Kelly.manton@wyccp.org.uk
The closing date for completed applications is Sunday 25th January 2026 at midnight.
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Short listing for the post will take place on Tuesday 27th January 2026. We anticipate that interviews will take place on Tuesday 3rd February 2026.
We would like the successful candidate to start in March 2026.
If you would like to discuss the opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact a team member on 0113 3874580.
WYCCP
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Closing
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Location
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Hours
Part Time 25 Hours per week -
Salary
£28,598 pro rata -
Contact
01133874588Kelly.manton@wyccp.org.uk