Bluebird Birth Parent Project Support Worker (temporary)

Scottish Adoption & Fostering; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 30,000

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• £19,275 for 21 hours per week. 12 months fixed term.

Role

We are looking for an experienced Support Worker with an understanding of the effects of intergenerational trauma. If you practice in a non-judgemental, non-stigmatising way, are tenacious and persistent in helping service users to overcome barriers to accessing support and understand the impact day to day of poor mental health then we want to hear from you.

We are delighted to have received a further 12 month funding for our Bluebird project working with parents who have lost permanent care of at least one child. We have been running Bluebird for three years now. The parents we support have told us that often they felt judged and alone at the point that they have had a child removed from their care and that they want a safe space to talk about their experiences where they won’t feel judged, where they can express their feelings and have these validated. They have told us that it doesn’t matter if it happened many years ago or more recently, the enduring sense of loss and isolation is the same.

We offer a range of support services that meets birth parents where they are at and that places an emphasis on nurture and connection.

We will provide a generous package of staff benefits including a Pension Scheme with Lothian Pension Fund, a Flexible Working Scheme and high-quality supervision and support.

An application form and equality monitoring form is available to download below.

Bluebird Birth Parent Project Support Worker (temporary)
Postcode: EH14 1ED

About the Role

This vital position is your chance to lead a team of dedicated Regional Family Support Coordinators, providing professional support to families and professionals across Scotland. You'll collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners to shape, develop, and deliver effective support services tailored to the needs of families. From managing a regional team to influencing local and national strategies, this role is as rewarding as it is impactful.

Role Summary

Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract: Two years fixed term (subject to renewal where funds allow)

Location: Glasgow/Home-Based

• 25 flexible leave days plus 10 public holidays
• Hybrid & flexible working
• Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Laptop and mobile phone for all staff

What You’ll Do

• Lead, inspire, and develop a team of Family Support Coordinators across multiple local authorities.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with community justice and local authorities, ensuring the voices of families are heard.
• Develop and improve family support services to meet regional needs, monitoring effectiveness and driving positive change.
• Represent our values of integrity, expertise, tenacity, and compassion in everything you do.

What We’re Looking For

• A skilled leader with a proven track record in team management and service development.
• Someone who values collaboration and can foster strong relationships with stakeholders.
• A proactive leader with a vision for driving positive change, focused on equipping families with the tools and support they need while ensuring their voices are heard and valued.
• A leader who is committed to trauma-informed and rights-focused practices, creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for families, adults, children, and young people.

Join a values-driven organisation where your work makes a lasting impact on families across Scotland. At Families Outside, you'll find a supportive, collaborative environment that values innovation and compassion. We empower our team to lead with purpose, offering opportunities for personal and professional growth while contributing to meaningful life-changing work.

We welcome applications from individuals who are passionate about making a difference. If you have the skills, dedication, and drive to support families and create lasting impact, we want to hear from you. We value diverse perspectives and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Together we can shape a brighter future for families affected by imprisonment.

• Remote: Homeworking (with some travel within Scottish Borders)
• Closing 13th April 2025

Administrator Role

Relationships Scotland Borders is looking for their next part-time Administrator to join our small, but highly committed and supportive team.

Are you looking for a flexible, home-based role that can offer hours to fit around the school run, or other commitments you might have? If so, then read on…………….

Relationships are at the heart of our lives and here at Relationships Scotland Borders, we support people with their relationship difficulties. We understand and know that everyone’s experiences and struggles are unique. We provide a range of support, from individual and couples counselling, Child Contact Centres, to mediation services that can all help to support people to find their own solutions and enhance their wellbeing, mental health and happiness.

We deliver our range of services to help and support children and their families across the Scottish Borders. To support this work, we are looking for someone dynamic, enthusiastic and passionate, with a genuine desire to help others.

Within this role the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that our operations and processes run smoothly and to a high standard, with a core focus on excellent customer service.

We are looking for someone that is based in the Scottish Borders, with at least 5 years of previous experience as an administrator. You will be able to demonstrate experience of working remotely, a self-starter that understands the importance of meeting deadlines and managing your workload effectively. You will have excellent administrative and financial experience, be able to handle confidential information, communicate with clients and their families with care and sensitivity, as well as the ability to manage our work with local solicitors and other partners across the Scottish Borders. We can offer you a varied and interesting role with plenty of support as and when needed.

Join us and you'll become part of a team that cares about the work we do and the people we work with. You'll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that'll bring the best out in you. And you'll get to find your own way to make the difference that means more to the families we support across the Scottish Borders.

If you’re interested in learning more about this fantastic role, please take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification, or why not visit our website: relationships-scotlandborders.org

Children First Team Opportunity

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children First team in Midlothian.

Children First’s ambition is for every child in Scotland to be safe, loved and well with their family. As a charity we offer emotional, practical, and financial support to help families to put children first and campaign to uphold the rights of every child.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our team in Midlothian who are funded to support families experiencing challenges relating to parental substance use, poverty, poor mental health and trauma amongst other factors. In addition, we support Kinship carers and the children and young people in their care. You will join a team offering both whole family and individual supports, where systemic and relational approaches underpin the work we do. We offer peer-led groups and connections through community supports also.

This position will predominantly focus on supporting children, young people and their parents where poor mental health is experienced. You will provide both individual and whole family-based supports promoting positive mental health and wellbeing. You will also be expected to support group-based supports for young people with poor mental health.

If you have experience of working within child protection processes, are committed to restorative approaches, meaningfully involving children and families, and have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Teaching or equivalent in Childcare/Social Care or related area, accredited counselling qualification, or other relevant qualification at SCQF level 9 or higher then we want to hear from you.

Children First are determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported. If you share this determination, we would love to hear from you.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• Have experience of keeping children safe in their own families.
• Are fiercely passionate about children’s rights.
• Think it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families.
• Are kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind.

Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who is:

• Resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform children’s lives.
• Determined to support children to stay safely with their own family.
• Big-hearted and courageous.
• Able to build strong relationships and to manage the tricky conversations.
• Compassionate and understanding of trauma.
• A cool head and clear-minded at times of pressure.
• Inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better.
• An amazing ambassador for children and Children First.

Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.

Base

You will be based in our office in Hardengreen, Dalkeith but expected to work across Midlothian.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays). We have additional benefits such as a cash back health plan, cycle to work scheme, and option to join a Credit Union.

The Relationships Scotland Network is the largest provider of family and relationship support in the country. We offer relationship counselling, family mediation and child contact centres through a network of 21 member services across Scotland, which provide face-to-face support to around 15,000 people each year.

We are looking for a motivated and hardworking person to join our Corporate Management Team as Head of Corporate Services. The role is based in our national office in Edinburgh, and will involve a wide range of tasks including managing budgets and finances, overseeing HR processes, and being responsible for building management, including health & safety.

Although the role is office based, we are open to discussing flexible working hours, in particular if shorter working days are needed to fit in with school hours etc. All staff work in the office on Tuesdays when possible.

To find out more about this role and how to apply, please download the application pack.