Scottish Adoption & Fostering
Scottish Adoption & Fostering

Charity registered in Scotland SC012403

Scottish Adoption and Fostering is an established voluntary sector provider of specialist adoption services. We have built our reputation on the delivery of high quality and innovative services based on best practise. Building on our skills and knowledge in the area of adoption we are developing a mainstream fostering service to increase our reach and to respond to the needs of children who are unable to live with their birth families. At Scottish Adoption and Fostering we focus exclusively on delivering high quality, innovative services and are driven by the key principle that all children should be supported to grow up in safe, loving, caring and nurturing families. We are committed to providing a comprehensive and holistic range of support services to our fostering and adoptive families. Our services are driven by our belief in working in partnership, valuing diversity and treating individuals with respect. We work with a wide spectrum of people including fostered and adopted children, adoptive and fostering families and birth families - and tailor services to meet individual need.

Current vacancies

Bluebird Birth Parent Project Support Worker (temporary)

  • Part time
  • £33,272 pro-rata
  • Hybrid: Edinburgh
  • Closing 16th April 2025

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.

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