NOW CLOSED: Job Opportunity: Sessional Group Work Facilitator

Salary: £10 p/h

Location: Govan, Glasgow

Contract Type: Sessional

Hours: Variable

About Govan HELP

We are a small, locally based, family education support charity that aims to improve the educational attainment, life chances and opportunities of vulnerable children and families living within Govan.

We offer a range of integrated, early intervention services to support children and their families who are experiencing multiple disadvantages. Our services include: Family Support, Children’s Therapeutic Services (Play Therapy), Children’s Befriending, Adult Learning, Volunteering, Adult Counselling and our recently established food project, The Govan Pantry, which has evolved from our food bank project.

Govan HELP is the only project of its kind in the South of Glasgow, linking to the cluster of primary schools and nurseries in the local area, including: Riverside Primary, St Saviour’s Primary, Pirie Park Primary, Ibrox Primary and St Constantine’s’ Primary as well as the two local nurseries, Broomloan and Govan Family Learning Centre and Govan High School. The area suffers from higher than average rates of poverty and deprivation and our services support families to deal with a wide range of issues, including poverty, abuse, domestic violence, drug and alcohol misuse, mental or physical illness, bereavement, asylum, housing, financial issues as well as the everyday challenges any parent can face. We aim to support families before their difficulties escalate and reach crisis and to prevent the need for statutory social work intervention.

We are looking for dynamic and passionate applicants that have prior experience of delivering group work in similar settings.

The Role

We are looking for a Sessional Group Work Facilitator to deliver our group work sessions to families accessing our support services.

Skills and Experience

It would be advantageous to have experience of delivering group work and must have the personal skills and qualities to ensure that our group work programmes are delivered in a safe and supportive environment. The successful candidate must be highly organised with the ability to plan and coordinate a number of programmes across a wide range of topics.

It would be advantageous to have, or be working towards, a relevant qualification in childcare/social care or equivalent.

As a sessional group worker at Govan HELP, you will typically need to:

• Work with colleagues, health and social care professionals and multi-agency networks.

• Adhere to professional practice standards and legislation, including confidentiality, safeguarding, equality, diversity, and inclusion policies.

• Utilise skills to create positive, professional relationships with families whilst maintaining appropriate boundaries.

• Make efforts to keep up to date on your knowledge of local service provision for appropriate signposting and referrals.

• Support parents and carers to build physical and emotional caring abilities through a range of practical activities.

• Enhance parents’ understanding of different education and play strategies.

• Coach, mentor and motivate families to understand the benefits of relevant activities.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date administration and records, including reports of incidents where required.

• Promote the service and engage with local families.

• Share information/train colleagues and volunteers on key topics.

• Contribute to the evaluation of service provision and work to help Govan HELP achieve better outcomes for families.

How To Apply

If you are interested in the role, believe your skills and experience are a match and would like more information on how to apply, please email your CV with a covering letter that outlines how your skills and experience are a fit for the role and send to our Business Support Co-ordinator, Kirsteen Mowat at kirsteen@govanhelp.org.

Closing Date: 17th June – 12pm

Interview Date: W/B 20th June

PVG Scheme Membership: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by the Exclusions and Exemptions (Scotland) Order 2003, and as such any appointment will be subject to them having appropriate PVG Scheme Membership.