FFT Therapist in Paisley

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

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 is 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 will be working in our Functional Family Therapy Team covering Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire and East Dunbartonshire. The team will provide weekly, home‑based 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. Therapists will carry a caseload of around 10 families, providing therapeutic support anywhere from 3 to 5 months in accordance with the model. This position requires flexibility in hours to meet families’ needs, working Monday to Friday with some twilight hours required.

How you’ll help to create brighter futures:

• Learn and adhere to the FFT model to ensure a consistently high‑quality service is offered
• Meet families where they are and work with them to achieve positive change
• Be flexible and innovative in your approach; some twilight working required
• Develop strong relationships with other agencies to ensure families get the best chance of success
• Participate in weekly group supervision in a supportive environment
• Provide a responsive and flexible service for families and have autonomy over your diary to schedule this
• Be 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 work with families from a strength and respect‑based approach
• Receive fully funded training in Functional Family Therapy

Let’s talk about you:

• A degree or relevant professional qualification in Family Therapy, Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Mental Health Nursing or an equivalent qualification is required
• Appropriate registration where relevant
• Proven track record of working effectively and flexibly with families
• 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 licence and access to a car

Good to know:

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion:

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. Men are currently under‑represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to change that. So, we really encourage men to apply for any of our Children Service roles.