Assistant Project Worker

Assitant Project Worker
Hours per week:                 37 hours per week (between 8am - 10pm; up to 5 days over 7)
Contract type:                     Permanent in-line with funding
Location:                              Fife
Reports to:                           Team Manager
Line Management Responsibility: No
Financial Accountability:    Low

To support with the provision of relationship-based support delivered to young people and
families in the community and to promote positive outcomes in line with the values and
principles of includem.

Job Summary

The postholder will work alongside the Project Worker to deliver aspects of the support plan
that has been developed with the young person. They will understand and respond to
individualised needs identified in the support plan to improve outcomes in line with GIRFEC
principles and includem’s model of support.

An Assistant Project Worker will demonstrate leadership and ownership over effective
service delivery to young people by managing outcomes for young people through use of
line managers, colleagues and organisational tools, processes, policies, and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of the Assistant Project 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.

•  To be available for young people and families at critical times.
•  To  explore  values  and  attitudes  with  young  people  in  a  supportive  manner,  to
affirm  and  validate  their  feelings  and  ideas,  and  nurture  and  confirm  their
learning.

•  Actively contribute to case progression to help young people and families

recognise progress.

•  Ability  to  assess  and  respond  appropriately  to  situations  where  young

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people/families may be at risk of harm.

•  To actively participate in the delivery of the includem Helpline evening service so

support is available for young people and families 24/7

•  To respond to young people and families using the Helpline and source support for them

from allocated teams and workers. To offer support and generate solutions where required,
with risk enablement being at the heart of professional judgement and decision making.

People

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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.

Influence

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To ensure young people and families are empowered to make informed choices.
To support young people and families to effectively communicate with others.
To work with young people to identify goals aligned to wellbeing indicators and to
positively influence progression towards these goals.
To  reflect  on  practice,  share
improvement within a team setting.
To understand the includem framework of intervention and the key aspects of the
service delivery model.
To role model appropriate practice standards and professional boundaries to others
To ensure a high-quality service is delivered to young people and families.
Demonstrate understanding of your impact on people and how they might see you.

learning  and  promote  continuous  practice

Resources

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To take direction from the lead worker and participate in deployment to ensure time
is used effectively to meet the needs of young people and families so the service is
available 24/7, 365 days per year.
To maintain and produce accurate and timely records and reports.
To  ensure  support  is  delivered  in  line  with  includem’s  Policies  Procedures,  SSSC  Codes  of
Practice & National Guidelines.

Quality Assurance

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To be accountable for the quality of your work and be able to evidence this work effectively.
To actively participate in formal supervision and continuous professional development.

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To generate creative and new solutions to issues faced by young people and families.

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Person Specification

Category

Essential Job Requirements

Desirable Job Requirements

Technical Skills,
Knowledge, and
Experience

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•  Experience of effectively engaging vulnerable young
people and families who are likely to have faced
challenging life circumstances and supporting them to
achieve positive change.
•  Ability to recognise situations in which people are
in  crisis  or  at  risk  and  able  to  use  support  to
determine appropriate interventions.

•  Ability  to  respond  flexibly  to  changing  situations
led by the needs of young people and families.

•  Ability to provide emotional, practical, and

social support to young people and families.

•  Ability to routinely evidence practice,

including contributing to formal reports.

•  Reliability and commitment to deliver
the relationship-based model of
intervention.

•  Ability to demonstrate, understand apply our

organisational values which are clearly aligned to
the SSSC Codes of Practice. These are embedded in
al roles and applicants must evidence their
attitudes/behaviours as part of the application
process:
•  Respect
•  Collaboration

Method of
Assessment
Application process

Group stage
interview

Individual interview

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•  Participation and Dignity
•  Empowerment

Education /
Qualifications

•  Willing to work towards SCQF Level 3/appropriate
professional qualifications for SSSC registration.

Other
Requirements

•  Ability to drive and have access to your own car for

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work purposes.
•  Excellent organisational and planning skills.
•  Effective  team  player  who  is  also  confident

working independently
Self-motivated and flexible

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•  Excellent communication skills, both written and

verbal

•  Willing to work towards SCQF Level

Application process

3/appropriate professional qualifications for
SSSC registration.

Group stage
interview

Individual interview
Application process

Group stage
interview

Individual interview

Acknowledgement:
This job description is an overview of the duties, responsibilities, and requirements of the position. You may be required to perform other duties throughout
your employment at the reasonable request of your line manager.

I acknowledge that I have read and understood the job requirements, responsibilities, and expectations outlined in the job description.

Employee Name

Employee Signature

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