Intensive Family Support Worker - CLA04437

Job Description

Intensive Family Support Worker for Childcare

Clackmannanshire Council’s Children & Families Social Work Service is committed to achieving positive, meaningful outcomes for children and young people who require care and protection.

We are passionate about delivering high-quality, trauma-informed practice that places children and families at the centre of everything we do. We are looking for a passionate and motivated Intensive Family Support Worker who wants to make a real difference in children and families’ lives and thrive in a fast-paced, supportive environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities.

The intensive family support worker’s role will involve

• Managing your own caseload of families, providing practical and emotional support.

• Supporting family time to strengthen parent-child relationships and promote positive outcomes.

• Contributing to duty responsibilities, offering advice, guidance, and immediate support to colleagues and families as needed.

• Collaborating closely with social workers, partner agencies, and community services to deliver the best possible care for children.

Interviews will take place w/c 28/09/2026.

You can view the enclosed application pack, which includes our Recruitment Privacy Notice. The pack contains the job profile, outlining the skills, experience, and knowledge required for this post.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from all sections of the community and is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in our workforce. We strive to be an exemplar employer, fostering an inclusive culture and a working environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under-represented within our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council is a Living Wage Accredited Employer.

Additional Information

Please note: Due to a technical issue affecting My Job Scotland, some vacancy adverts may have missing attachments. If you require an application pack, please contact us at hrrecruitment@clacks.gov.uk before the closing date and we will be happy to provide this.

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You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job. You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply. Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay. Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

Should you have difficulty applying for a job online please call 01259 452244 (24 hrs) and leave your details along with the reference number of the post.

Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

Please click this link to view a short video on what is expected when completing application forms for Clackmannanshire Council - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXaasgoGqmw