Location: Civic Square, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB
Salary: £33,558 - £38,811 per year
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Work From Home: Hybrid
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers* only. The "Apply now" button is not activated for this role. Please log into your MySelf account for further instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate.
*Fusion Assets, NLP LLP
We are looking for a creative and flexible practitioner to be part of new initiative funded through the Scottish Government Fairer Futures Partnership which aims to tackle child poverty in Scotland by developing innovative support services, delivered holistically with the aim of lifting families out of poverty. In North Lanarkshire, the Fairer Futures Partnership is focused on enhancing support, and maximising incomes, for families of children with additional support needs.
The role would be required to strengthen our support to children, young people and their families in line with the Children Services Plan for North Lanarkshire and The Promise (The Independent Care Review), with a particular focus on Neurodiversity, additional needs and improving access to poverty related advice, guidance and support.
You will be a member of our headquarters team in Children and Families, working in close partnership with NL Carers Together who provide a dedicated family support service where a child has a neurodevelopmental profile. You will have a specific focus on financial inclusion and wellbeing, as a core part of family support, and you will play a key role in improving the reach of the Tackling Poverty Team of families using family support.
You will have the capacity to build strong and caring relationships with children, young people and their families, with a strong focus on collaboration. You will have the capacity to work independently, showing initiative and as part of a team.
You will have particular interest and skills in additional support needs and understanding neurodiversity, and experience in engaging with whole families to support them overcome trauma and adversities in order to promote their wellbeing and fulfil their potential and insight into the impact of poverty and the factors that can lead to this. A large aspect of this role will partnership working, including developing new pathways that promote improved links between third sector and council services, improving the experience of families through a no wrong door approach.
This is a new post, situated within centralised services and aligned to a third sector partner and welfare rights. As a result, we are looking for someone who is self-motivated, enthusiastic and solution focussed and has the ability remain calm and work under pressure.
An SVQ level 3 or HNC in Social Care or equivalent is essential with a requirement to work towards either an SVQ Level 3 in Social Care or HNC in Social Care, if you do not already possess both, within a defined timeframe as stipulated by the service. Extended experience of working with vulnerable young people and their families/carers is essential. Experience of individual/family or group work and knowledge of the Social Work role and function would be desirable.
You are required to become a full Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) member prior to starting within this post.
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 29th July 2025.
This a temporary position until 11/06/2026, subject to review.
Work pattern:
35 hours per week - Monday to Thursday - 08:45 to 16:45 - Friday 08:45 to 16:15.
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.
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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL
***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***
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