Health and Wellbeing Family Liaison Officer - ARB18025 in Lochgilphead

Service: Education

Closing Date: Tuesday 9th June 2026

Health and Wellbeing Family Liaison Officer Post, Mid Argyll Area.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our Inclusion and Equalities Team as a Health and Wellbeing Family Liaison Officer. Working closely with children, young people — including those with care experience — and their families, you will play a key role in improving wellbeing, strengthening relationships and supporting positive engagement in learning.

This is a rewarding and varied role where you will deliver evidence-based interventions, both individually and in groups, across school and community settings. You will work in partnership with families, carers and multi-agency colleagues to build trust, enhance communication and help create the conditions for children and young people to thrive. As part of a supportive and committed team, you will contribute to nurturing and inclusive approaches, help identify the right supports at home and in school, and play an important role in promoting attendance, wellbeing and attainment.

If you are compassionate, motivated and passionate about making a meaningful difference to children, young people and families — including those who may have experienced significant change or adversity — we would be delighted to hear from you.

Interviews will be held w/c 15th June. Secondment possible if agreed with current line manager. This post will commence in August 2026.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

If you are planning to relocate to Argyll and Bute, our Housing Services Team can offer support to help find affordable housing. To learn more or to access this dedicated service, please email: workerhousing@argyll-bute.gov.uk

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

This post is temporary until 02 July 2026. Applicants should note that:

• The salary shown is the full time equivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked, on a term time basis.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
• This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with children.
• This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee’s Third Tier Manager. If you wish to apply for this post as a secondment, please refer to the secondment guidance.

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:

Alison Munro, Principal Teacher of Inclusion and Equalities- Cowal and Bute
Telephone: 01369 708480
Email: alison.munro1@argyll-bute.gov.uk

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.