Keyworker Square Start Families Project

The post is responsible for the delivery of activities related to the operation of Brag's delivery on The Square Start Families project funded through No-One Left Behind (NOLB). This post will support families in Cupar and the surrounding area. The project works alongside socially isolated parents to empower them to have confidence in their parenting and focus on their whole families' future goals. The work includes 1-2-1, group work, and activities for adults, children, and families.

The post holder will actively identify families who will benefit from intense support and interaction and deliver a range of activities that provide early intervention within whole families. To support the timetable of events and deliver workshops that provide life skills to prevent feelings of social isolation. Supporting the parents to have belief in opportunity for both them and their young people, alongside practical parenting help. All such training services will be implemented to Quality Standards, with fair and equal opportunity for all concerned and will be carried out in a healthy and safe environment and in a positive manner suitable to all learners needs. To provide administrative support, by developing and sharing best practice of recording events and other related tasks daily. To support providing data to enable the team to pull together reports that will demonstrate the work done on project and measure the distance travelled. To network with relevant
organisations to both facilitate referral streams and enable co-working.

The main tasks and responsibilities are:

To devise and deliver effective training materials for participants who are suffering from social isolation and need support to provide opportunity for their families. To set work that feeds into three components: adults, children, and family. To undergo assessments with families to formulate action plans with agreed actions. To deliver workshops, including but not limited to, cooking on a budget, keep fit classes, arts and crafts, and mindfulness.

To lead on the delivery within family groups of which there are 2 early evening groups scheduled per fortnight. (The areas of which will be on a rota with one evening group in Cupar and one in the East Neuk of Fife). Ensure record keeping is accurate and up-to-date and all activities are recorded to ensure distance travelled can be measured. Provide guidance and 1-2-1 support to participants as required. To work with local organisations to open the impact of the project and provide peer support for participants where required. Liaise with other staff members to ensure effective planning and delivery of all stages of the programme. Positively promote the organisation and its services. Fully participate in systems, which ensure full attention to confidentiality, equal opportunity, and anti-discriminatory practice. Promote professional standards of service delivery in accordance with policies and procedures.

Positively promote professional relationships within the organisation, with colleagues, with other professionals and agencies, and the wider community.

This post works 100% as part of the No-One Left Behind Project and is funded through the Opportunities Fife Partnership. This project is anticipated to run for 3 years, based on performance and funding.

Brag Enterprises is Fife based charity that supporting people, who in the main, are residing in disadvantaged areas of Fife to gain the training and employability skills to enable them to move into sustainable employment. We also work closely with communities to improve their economic resilience.

Salary: £27,286 per annum

Salary info: plus generous holiday entitlement, pension scheme and group health cover.

Status: 35 Hours per week - Flexible hours