Debt Co-ordinator

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• 28 hours per week, however other full / part time hours be considered.

Role

All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support that enables them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work.

Overview:

The Debt Service Co-ordinator will be responsible for the strategic oversight of our debt team, including monitoring funder relationships, service delivery management and direct line management for 5 Financial Inclusion Advisors. The Debt Service Co-ordinator will provide day-to-day technical debt support to the Financial Inclusion Advisors and ensure the quality of advice given meets expected standards. They will ensure that all outcomes of the projects are being met in line with the Scottish Government Debt Levy funding requirements and also be expected to oversee all aspects of the debt team’s ongoing development and learning needs, being a trusted and motivational leader.

Equal Opportunities and Family Friendly Employment

OPFS aims to be an equal opportunity and family friendly employer. OPFS has Investors In People Gold status.

Applications should be completed and sent by Thursday 15th May 2025.

Family Support Co-ordinator Role

Home-Start Edinburgh is a volunteer-led charity with over 35 years of experience working in local communities, supporting families with a child under 5 in the home. The successful applicant will be required to support volunteers and families in one of Edinburgh’s four localities. This role will support families, predominantly through the network of volunteers they recruit, support and train. They will also be expected to contribute to the wider operation and further development of the scheme.

The post-holder will work with the other Family Support Co-ordinators, as well as other staff, to ensure families receive holistic, high quality support. They will contribute to the ongoing training and development of volunteers, including delivery of the Volunteer Prep course, as well as networking with other local organisations.

Upside - Throughcare Community Worker Role

Circle is a children and families charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. Our purpose is to improve the lives of children by strengthening families. Circle’s approach builds on strengths, is solution focused and uses a whole family approach to create a family environment that promotes healthy development in children.

This Scottish Government funded programme will deliver inclusive voluntary throughcare services across Scotland for men, women and young people serving a short-term sentence or following a period on remand. A collaborative and relationship-based partnership model underpins delivery to support to achieve positive outcomes for people and wider communities. Improving reintegration and wellbeing ultimately improves lives and reduces re-offending.

We are recruiting for values-driven people to join our Circle delivery team in the following Upside - Throughcare Community Worker role: Your role will be to support people returning to their community following a short-term sentence or period on remand providing relational and practical support that is tailored and responsive to the needs of the person. Working collaboratively with Throughcare Prison Worker colleagues and a range of partners you will support in coordinated pre-release planning to ensure a person’s journey is effectively supported. This will involve supporting connections to local, and specialist, services where appropriate and importantly wider community connections.

You will have the ability to establish trusting and genuine relationships with compassionate approaches front and centre. You will be self-motivated and understand the importance of collaboration and working in partnership across organisations and sectors to support the best outcomes for people. You will be keen to support your team, Pod area and wider service delivery demonstrating flexibility to service demand as required.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to be involved in shaping and delivering a new high-profile government funded project, that is truly making a difference to people’s lives. This role will involve working as part of a dynamic local team with workers from across Partner organisations, primarily remotely, with some work expected at our designated work hub in Tayside and travel as required to support engagement across the partnership and travel as required to support engagement events across the partnership.

Being educated to at least SVQ level 3 or equivalent is desirable. Experience of supporting individuals in a community setting, a current driving licence and use of a car for work and being computer literate with proficient experience of Microsoft tools are essential. Applicants should possess a qualification in social work, social care, education or health, and have relevant experience.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working, an employee assistance programme and generous annual leave.