Action for Children
FFT Therapist
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Salary: £35,800 per annum
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
Contract/Hours: 1-year Fixed Term Contract (possibility of extension), Full time - 37 hours per week
Interview date – Wednesday 5th Aug 2026
Benefits:
- 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
- Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.
Vulnerable children in the UK need your help
Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.
Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.
A bit about the role
Keeping families who are experiencing difficulties safely together is a vital part of our work. As a Functional Family Therapist, you'll be working in our Functional Family Therapy Team covering the Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire and East Dunbartonshire. The Functional Family Therapy Team will provide weekly, home-based family therapy, utilising the Functional Family Therapy model with families with young people at risk of care or custody between the ages of 8 and 18.
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Therapists will be required to carry a caseload of around 10 families, providing therapeutic support anywhere from 3 to 5 months in accordance with the Functional Family Therapy model. This position requires flexibility in hours to meet families the needs of the families we support, working Monday to Friday with some twilight hours required.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
Some key responsibilities for the role are;
- Learning and adhering to the FFT model to ensure a consistently high-quality service is offered.
- Meeting families where they are and working with them to achieve positive change.
- Being flexible and innovative in your approach, some twilight working required.
- Developing strong relationships with other agencies to ensure families get the best chance of success.
- Participating in weekly group supervision in a supportive environment.
- Providing a responsive and flexible service for families and having autonomy over your diary to schedule this.
- Being part of a team culture where staff are encouraged and supported to work within their hours and to use TOIL and leave to support personal wellbeing.
- Genuinely working with families from a strength and respect-based approach.
- Receive fully funded training in Functional Family Therapy.
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- A degree or relevant professional qualification in Family Therapy, Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Mental Health Nursing or equivalent qualification is required.
- Appropriate registration where relevant.
- A proven track record of working effectively and flexibly with families.
- An ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Willingness and enthusiasm to learn.
- Delivery in line with a proven evidence-based model.
- Full driving license and access to a car.
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Application Process
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
Contact: Jessica Jarvis or email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13337
Diversity, equality and inclusion
We work hard to create an inclusive environment. One where individuality is celebrated and where everyone feels valued and supported. Because when we come together, with skills like yours, we’re capable of amazing things.
We actively encourage applications from people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with a disability, as these groups are under-represented within Action for Children.
[For Children Service roles only: Men are currently under-represented within our Children Service roles. We’d like to change that. So, we really encourage men to apply for any of our Children Service roles.]
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