JOB TITLE: Family Support Worker, Foróige Family Support Leitrim South Sligo Project
Job Reference: FRGJOB_1035

Foróige is the National Youth Development Organisation, which promotes and fosters youth development through the operation of various youth services in urban and rural areas throughout the country. Foróige is currently recruiting for the following position:

FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER

Project Summary

The Foróige Family Support Project is driven by taking a strengths based and needs led approach, with an emphasis on outcomes focused, evidence based and evidence informed programmes. Central to our practice is ensuring that Families are fully involved in decisions that affect their lives. This will enable them to be fully involved and engaged with the change process required to bring about increased coping capacity.

The successful applicant will have the following essential requirements;

• Education to National Diploma or Degree standard preferably in Psychology / Education / Family Support or other relevant discipline
• Access to car and full driving licence
• Experience of working in partnership with families and carers.
• Experience of assessing children’s and families’ needs.
• Experience of planning, implementing and reviewing programmes with children and/or families.
• Experience of preparing reports on children and families.

Please view the Job spec for full list of requirements.

Applications for the above vacancy should be made by way of Foróige Application form which is available here.

The full job spec and Foróige application form are available to download from our website www.foroige.ie

The deadline for returning completed application forms is Thursday 31st of October at 12pm

Foróige is committed to a policy of Equality of Opportunity in its employment practices.