At Children 1st our 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.

An opportunity has arisen for a Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Team within our Corporate Services Directorate.

This role is integral to the running of the organisation, working with the Head of Finance across the organisation supporting managers in their business planning, budget setting and providing management information to allow our managers to make the best possible decisions. The role will also be responsible for producing management accounts.

Based in Edinburgh, with some home working and visits to sites across Scotland, the successful candidate will bring significant experience business partnering. The role will involve collaborating with colleagues across the organisation, taking the time to build relationships and understand the needs of the organisation.

You join us at an exciting time as we continue to play our part in helping Scotland's children and families as we enter the post-covid world and navigate a cost of living crisis. We are a dynamic charity focussed on leading transformational change for children so that they stay safe, happy and well in their own families and communities.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy finance team which is going through a period of change and development.

The main duties and responsibilities include:

• To act as a key interface between Finance and Children 1st’s business units based across Scotland.
• Develop and maintain accurate knowledge and understanding of cost centre environment.
• Sign off and supply correct information for internal and external publication, for which accuracy and auditability are key.
• Operate a Finance onboarding process for new delivery partners to ensure that adequate data provision is in place and operational records are kept.

To be considered for this opportunity you must be/have:

• Fully Qualified Accountant (ICAS, ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.)
• Month-end and management accounts experience
• Have a strong aptitude for analysing financial data
• Budgeting and performance management experience
• Strong excel skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Package Includes:

• Full Time, 35-hour week
• Hybrid working
• Other flexible working arrangements
• 40 days leave entitlement
• Company pension

If you have previous experience of working in a senior accountancy role, are enthusiastic and motivated we’d love to hear from you.

Administration Coordinator Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport Service & Case Management Support Service.

Could your skills and passion for providing quality administrative and planning support help create safer sport for everyone across Scotland?

Through a strategic partnership with sportscotland, we provide Scottish governing bodies of sport (SGBs), local sports clubs and organisations with a range of advice, support and training in respect of wellbeing and protection.

As Administration Coordinator, you will have a key leading role to:

• coordinate administrative support for two national services:

Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport, and,

Case Management Support,

• communicating effectively with the Service Managers and Project Workers while prioritising and managing workloads accordingly.
• coordinate liaison and partnership working with sportscotland colleagues in the planning and delivery of meetings, reporting and evaluation of both national services.
• build the knowledge, skills and confidence of SGB staff and volunteers by supporting their induction, use and implementation of an electronic case management system.

What kind of person will make a great Administration Coordinator for these services?

Knowing our shared ambition with sportscotland to ensure safer sport for everyone, you will be someone who:

• believes in the positive value of sport and is committed to making it a safe place for everyone.
• builds strong relationships and works collaboratively with partners.
• supports people through successes and challenges.
• has strong planning and organisational skills and an ability to respond to complex and changing situations.
• is resilient, skilled, and knowledgeable in providing administrative support.
• is passionate about human rights and anti-discriminatory practice.
• is determined and motivated in contributing towards building safe sporting environments.

Base

You will work flexibly, in a hybrid approach, with a requirement to attend our offices, or those of our partners, for meetings and work as agreed with your line manager.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme. A Value and Reward Review is in progress with the resultant changes being implemented from April 2024 onwards.

Hours

This is a full-time post of 35 hours per week, initially funded for 2 years.

Further Information

If you are interested in an informal discussion, then please get in touch and email donna.martin@children1st.org.uk to arrange a time to chat.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a strong, passionate and innovative team using the power of communications to make sure that Scotland puts children first.

With the cost-of-living crisis and statutory services stretched to breaking point, children in Scotland need champions more urgently than ever. We’re looking for a highly experienced communications officer to build strong relationships with the media, generate public awareness of our campaigns and raise the profile of our impact, services and fundraising activities.

The team is based in Edinburgh with a requirement to travel to other Children 1st locations as required. Some hybrid working may be available.

As Scotland’s national children’s charity, as well as offering rewarding career and development opportunities, we also offer family friendly working and policies, 40 days annual leave per year and flexible working opportunities.

Project Workers: Wellbeing and Protection in Sport - Case Management Support Service

An exciting opportunity to improve wellbeing and protection across Scottish sport

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and delivery of a new, national service which will support Scottish governing bodies of sport (SGBs) to effectively manage wellbeing and protection concerns for all who participate in sport. The service is being established through a strategic partnership between sportscotland, Children 1st and SGBs.

We are now looking for two skilled and confident people to develop and deliver the service. As a Project Worker, you will be part of a team working in partnership with SGBs to:

• support their management of wellbeing and protection concerns, and any subsequent investigations and disciplinary hearings effectively, in a timely and appropriate manner.
• build the knowledge, skills and confidence of SGB staff and volunteers through training, mentoring and directed learning.
• facilitate the development of resources including practice guidance, tools and templates that support SGBs’ case management of wellbeing and protection concerns.

What kind of person will make a great Project Worker for the Case Management Support Service?

Knowing our shared ambition with sportscotland to ensure safer sport for everyone, you will be someone who:

• believes in the positive value of sport and is committed to making it a safe place for everyone.
• empowers people through successes and challenges.
• is resilient, skilled, and knowledgeable about wellbeing and protection.
• builds strong relationships and works collaboratively with partners.
• is passionate about human rights and anti-discriminatory practice.
• has strong organisational skills and an ability to respond to complex and changing situations.
• assesses situations and provides clear advice.
• is determined and motivated in contributing towards building and delivering a new service to meet identified needs.

Above all else, the most important thing is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children, young people and adults in sport at every turn.

If you have the above and possess a professional qualification and/or relevant experience from an appropriate sector, such as social work, law, human resources or sports governance, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Base

You will work flexibly, in a hybrid approach, with a requirement to attend our offices, or those of our partners, for meetings and work as agreed with your line manager.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme. A Value and Reward Review is in progress with the resultant changes being implemented from April 2024 onwards.

Hours

There are two fixed term, full time posts of 35 hours per week funded for an initial 2-year period.

Further Information

If you are interested in an informal discussion, then please get in touch and email donna.martin@children1st.org.uk to arrange a time to chat.

Are you a highly experienced media relations professional with an extensive track record in building relationships with the media?

If you are driven by the desire to make headlines that lead to lasting policy and legislative change, this could be just the role for you.

As Media Relations Lead, you’ll play a crucial role in our campaigning work, planning and delivering integrated media campaigns to support the successful implementation of our key policy calls and to position us as a leader of systems change for children and families in Scotland.

You’ll play a key role in Children 1st’s high achieving communications and marketing team making full use of your creative flair, talent for storytelling and powers of connection with children, families, the media, partners and supporters to help every child in Scotland stay safe, loved and well with their families.

If you’ve got a talent for getting to the heart of a story and producing compelling editorial, marketing, digital and social content which rouses campaigners, supporters, volunteers, colleagues and policy-makers to join us in achieving our ambition for every child in Scotland, we’d love to hear from you.

Base

The team is based in Edinburgh with a requirement to travel to other Children 1st locations as required. Some hybrid working may be available.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 7 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in East Ayrshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Family Wellbeing Service in East Ayrshire. Children 1st along with children and families and our partners in East Ayrshire HSCP have co-designed this innovative service to work alongside children and their families within communities across East Ayrshire, providing early help which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. The team and model of support will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of the service, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact. We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced team member who can drive the successful development and growth of this innovative partnership.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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?

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

What kind of Family Wellbeing team member will you be?

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
• is 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 1st

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 East Ayrshire with access to our HUB in Mauchline and will travel to connect with children and families living across East Ayrshire

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 7 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

This is a fixed term post funded until 31 March 2025. This is a part time post of 21 hours per week until 31 March 2024 and thereafter until 31 March 2025 the hours will be 17.5 hours per week.

Children 1st work to give every child in Scotland a safe and secure childhood. We achieve this by providing direct services to vulnerable children and their families across Scotland.

This important and exciting position plays an important role in the day to day running of the Children 1st bases and spaces. Managing all property and Health and Safety matters, working with the Corporate Administration team and Service Teams in all of Children 1st locations.

This role within the Corporate Services Team will involve managing the efficient running and maintenance of the property portfolio, reviewing corporate contracts, work with internal teams and external contractors across the country to help with the efficient running of offices and service bases, and ensure all legal and statutory requirements are met throughout the property portfolio. The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring the organisational Health and Safety requirements are met, manage the property database and budget and line manage the Corporate Administration Team.

If you think you meet all or most of these requirements and are keen to work within Children 1st, we would love to hear from you!

In return you will be offered a competitive salary, 40 days annual leave inclusive of 9 days public holidays, flexible working opportunities, a contributory pension scheme and generous maternity/adoption and paternity leave benefits.

This is a permanent, full time post of 35 hours a week although part-time will be considered for the right candidate.

Children 1st have opened the first Bairns Hoose in Scotland and are looking for an Administrator to join our team in creating a nurturing, caring, child centred and family friendly welcoming environment for children and their families. The Children 1st North Strathclyde Bairns Hoose is a place where children can access the support they need to complete their child protection and/or justice journey. Working closely with our Bairns Hoose Executive Assistant you will deliver support from our Bairns Hoose in East Renfrewshire, working 21 hours across 3 days. The role involves providing office based support as one of the key people in the team who will ensure a consistent caring welcome to everyone who visits the house.

What kind of person will make a great Bairns Hoose Administrator?

• cares about children and their families and upholding their rights
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families
• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Administrator will you be for Children 1st?

Knowing our ambition for Bairns Hoose, you will be someone who:

• is a skilled and diplomatic communicator, who wants to work with our team to transform children’s lives
• provide the first point of contact to external visitors and telephone callers, answering questions and responding to queries using own initiative to ensure a relational and responsive service is provided
• can warmly welcome and connect well with young people and their families when they come to the Bairns Hoose, helping them to feel safe
• can connect well with Children1st colleagues and the wide range of multiagency partners who will use the Bairns Hoose, helping them to feel comfortable and welcome
• has a high level of integrity and awareness of the sensitive and confidential nature of the work of the Bairns Hoose team
• takes pride in the accuracy and quality of your work and the outputs from the Bairns Hoose team
• will possess excellent administrative, IT and financial skills to support the work of Children 1st
• ability to maintain diaries, schedule and coordinate meetings and appointments
• able to record, process and analyse data
• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• is kind and compassionate and places people at the heart of their work

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 office based within our Bairns Hoose in East Renfrewshire

Further Information

This is a part time, permanent role of 21 hours per week. Our core hours are Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm. We are keen to dovetail this role, with our Executive Assistant and therefore have a preference for this post to provide administrative support on a Monday, Tuesday and Friday. We are committed to offering flexible working opportunities where possible and are therefore happy to explore options.

We know that applying for a new job or moving to a new team can be a difficult decision and that you will want to make sure that this is a good step for you. If you would like to discuss the role or have any questions, please contact: hr@children1st.org.uk and they will direct you to either our Bairns Hoose Service Lead or Executive Assistant who will happily tell you more about the role and answer your questions.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days (pro rata) inclusive of 7 public holidays) and a contributory pension scheme.

This is an exciting opportunity to support our Midlothian service, with children, young people and their families in a group based environment. We are looking for enthusiastic, warm, creative and relational workers to compliment our team to provide activities for children in the setting of the Woman’s Supper Club and also to support our weekend / school holiday family activity sessions#.

Experience of working with young people and their families is essential, with experience of working in a play based setting advantageous. You will be supporting young people from birth to 18 using a variety of approaches predominantly in a group work setting.

You will be expected to take a lead role in planning the activities and ensuring that resources are kept up to date and linking with the Midlothian team.

We are keen to recruit more than one person to provide flexibility in service delivery, and provide cover for sickness, holidays etc.

So if you consider yourself to be compassionate, creative and committed, and have experience in activity based support for children and their families, we’d love to hear from you.

*Hours :

• 3 hours on Thursday evenings 4 – 6.30pm with 30 mins planning time outwith
• 3-8 hours alternate weekends / weekly holiday provision: this is to be confirmed dependent on activities undertaken.

Do you want to help us transform the lives of children across Scotland? Do you share our vision that children in Scotland will be safer, will grow up in strong, resilient families and will have access to early help and support when they need it? Do you have excellent communication skills, diligence and the ability to work proactively?

If this sounds like you, please read on because we’d love to hear from you!

Children 1st has a terrific opportunity for an Executive Assistant for two of our Directors within our Finance and Corporate Services, and People and Culture directorates. This is to work alongside our other Executive Assistants and Corporate Administration Co-ordinator in ensuring that our administrative needs are met.

We are proud of the way we do things at Children 1st and the culture we have created for our people. We need people who are highly organised, engaging, who can work effectively both autonomously and as part of team and who can provide a comprehensive, high quality secretarial and diary management function for our Directors.

Further information

These are full-time, (35 hours per week) permanent roles, however we would consider applicants wishing to work as low as 25 hours per week. While we support flexible working you will need to be based within an office base.

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive the following salary and benefits:

40 days annual leave (inclusive of 9 public holidays). We also have a contributory pension scheme (the charity will pay up to 8% of your salary) and life assurance

At Children 1st our 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.

An opportunity has arisen for an IT manager to join our enthusiastic and dedicated IT team focused on providing excellent IT services to Children 1st. The role involves the management of IT infrastructure, systems and hardware, overseeing the work of the IT technical team.

Based in Edinburgh, with some home working and visits to sites across Scotland, the successful candidate will bring significant experience of managing cloud hosted IT services. Demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of Microsoft 365, Azure and Intune, the post holder will be highly motivated with robust problem solving and analytical skills.

The role will involve collaborating with colleagues across the organisation, taking the time to build relationships and understand the needs of the organisation.

Further information

This is a full-time, (35 hours per week) permanent role and while we support flexible working you will be based in Edinburgh and will be required to travel throughout Scotland. Due to this, access to a car is required.

Please download our Job Description/Person Specification to read more about this exciting and key role!

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive the following salary and benefits:

40 days annual leave (inclusive of 9 public holidays). We also have a contributory pension scheme (the charity will pay up to 8% of your salary) and life assurance

The post holder location/office base is subject to negotiation

Are you passionate about children’s rights?

Are you resilient, and able to lead and support Safeguarders in their demanding role for children?

The Safeguarders Panel Team at Children 1st is established as an integral feature of the Children’s Hearing landscape, contracted by the Scottish Government to manage the national Safeguarders Panel.

We are looking for a relational, child-centred, and resilient leader to join our team, ensuring that children’s rights and quality are at the heart of the Safeguarders Panel. The Safeguarders Panel Team (SPT) recruit, support, provide learning opportunities and monitor Safeguarders practice. We collaborate with partner agencies and deliver all other operational tasks associated with Safeguarder appointments.

You will develop relationships with Safeguarders individually and in groups, working as part of a team, to provide direct support in their important and challenging role. You will help them provide an excellent, accountable, trauma-sensitive and rights-based service for children and young people, and to provide evidence for their re-appointment.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise. We are also 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.

What kind of person will make a great Support Manager for Children 1st Safeguarders Panel Team?

• have a working knowledge of the Children’s Hearing System

• be passionate about children and their rights being respected

• proven leadership skills with a background of support and monitoring of others - volunteers and or employed staff

• be able to grasp complex systems quickly

• be supportive and flexible in ensuring the day-to-day operation of the service

• be creative and interested in the development of associated support, learning and development agenda.

• be confident with independent working but also comfortable within a whole team context

• be comfortable facilitating and presenting

• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Support Manager will you be?

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

• positive, enthusiastic and energetic

• resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform practice

• solution focused with a strength-based approach

• big hearted and courageous

• able to build strong relationships and to manage the tricky conversations

• is 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 1st

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

Safeguarders Panel Team is a National service, though this post will support Safeguarders in the north region of Scotland. The post holder location/office base is subject to negotiation.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 7 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Hours

This is a full time post of 35 hours per week, commencing in January 2024 for an initial period of 2 months to cover a period of maternity leave.

Hours to be worked flexibly to meet the needs of the service, some evening and weekend work on occasion.

Further Information

Due to potential conflict of interest issues which may arise, it is not possible to undertake the role of a Children’s Panel member alongside a role within the Safeguarders Panel Team here at Children 1st. We apologise for any disappointment this may cause.

The Learn Well service was established in August 2022 as an innovative multi-agency partnership including Children 1st and East Renfrewshire’s Education Department and Health & Social Care Partnership. This is an exciting opportunity to join the service at a crucial point in its development.

Building on the success of the first year, the service provides intensive support to children, young people and their families by focussing on:

• improving their health and wellbeing
• improving their educational attainment

The successful candidates will work in collaboration with young people, their families and a variety of East Renfrewshire partners including teachers, social workers, support staff, educational psychologists and other third sector partners. The children and young people linked with the service remain the responsibility of the school they are registered with; however, we are looking for your creativity and commitment to help us compliment this offer and help the young people improve their wellbeing and reach the goals they set for themselves.

We offer a range of different supports including individual and family support; opportunities to improve physical and emotional wellbeing; transition support; advocating on behalf of and with the young people; contributing to curriculum outcomes. This is an exciting yet demanding role which will require you to get alongside children and their families where, when and how best suits them. We want to be able to offer children and families the right support at the right time.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• Experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• Extensive experience of working alongside and together with children and families impacted by trauma and adversity, with a lens on the promotion of long-term recovery (with a particular understanding of children and young people from the care experienced community)
• Experience of providing support to children and families, with confidence, in a trauma sensitive and systemic way
• Experience and understanding of relational and restorative approaches to practice
• Curious, responsive, flexible and courageous in your relationships with children and families, and colleagues in other services
• Fiercely passionate about Children’s Human Rights
• Shares our belief that it’s a privilege to get alongside children and families to help life feel better for them
• Confident and competent communicators who can work autonomously in a fast paced, demanding role

What kind of Children 1st team member will you be?

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 difficult conversations
• Calm and clear minded during times of challenge or distress
• Kind and compassionate

If you have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Teaching or equivalent in Child Care/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. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.

Base

You will be based in our Giffnock office, with some flexibility between your base, home, and meeting families/partners in the community expected.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Hours and Status

This is a part-time position consisting of 17.5 hours per week.

Fixed-term until 31 July 2024

Further Information

Hours to be worked flexibly across the week to meet the needs of families and the service. However, Wednesdays are our ‘core day’ when essential service activities take place such as team

This is a fantastic opportunity for an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Lead to join our dynamic Charity to do work of worth and value supporting children and families.

This role presents a unique opportunity to spearhead the development and execution of vital strategic projects, policies, and action plans aimed at integrating EDI principles into every aspect of our work at Children 1st. If you possess a proven track record in identifying EDI challenges, devising targeted solutions, and engaging with diverse individuals across all levels, this position is tailored for you.

As the EDI Lead, you will forge strong connections with external partners, internal task forces, and key stakeholders, crafting evidence-based strategies and interventions while overseeing their successful implementation. You will extend expert guidance and assistance to colleagues throughout Children 1st, ensuring alignment with pertinent EDI regulations and drawing inspiration from industry best practices, both within and beyond the non-profit sector, to drive impactful transformation.

The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of equality legislation and adeptness in EDI best practices. Essential competencies encompass the ability to operate effectively within a team and autonomously, convey intricate concepts to diverse audiences, and manifest unwavering dedication to the core values of Children 1st.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in Edinburgh.

Children 1st have a long history of working with children and families in the city. We have been building a new approach to help children affected by poor mental health and emotional distress. Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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.

The post holder will work alongside children and families Social Work Services, Education and other voluntary sector agencies in a partnership approach to support children, young people and their families to receive the intensive family support that they feel they need.

What kind of person will make a great Team Leader for Children 1st?

Someone who:

• has experience of keeping children safe in their own families

• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights

• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,

• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of leader will you be?

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

• resilient, skilled, and knowledgeable who wants to transform systems as well as children’s lives

• big hearted and are courageous

• able to build great partnerships and to manage the tricky conversations

• able to understand, predict and adapt to the landscape

• bringing service experience

• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure

• able to make decisions

• inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better.

• Promote a positive team culture & be committed to the needs of a diverse team.

• an amazing ambassador for children and Children 1st

Why Children 1st?

Because we work to make children safer in their families and communities. Because we believe in providing support to whole families through strong trusting relationships. We don’t “do to” families, we respect that with the right support, families can usually resolve their own difficulties and overcome challenges.

We have local services in communities and national services that stretch across the whole of Scotland that make a lasting difference to children’s lives. Just as important as our community based supports is our work to amplify the voices of children, their parents and carers to ensure they have real influence and power to change how things are done.

We are relentlessly focussed on quality, and we are constantly listening and looking to improve. You will find this role a challenge and you will be stretched. You will also find we are a kind and incredibly supportive organisation.

Protecting Children

You will make sure that we are compassionate in our response and accountable to children, families and stakeholders.

Base

You will be based in the Edinburgh Service. Your wellbeing is important to us, we will support you to work in a way that gets the job done but maintains a healthy work life balance.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

This is a full time, fixed term role of 35 hours per week to cover a period of maternity leave until 31 July 2024.

Parentline is Scotland’s free helpline, email and web-chat service, for anyone caring for or concerned about a child. On contacting Parentline families have an opportunity to discuss any concerns they have with a trained call taker as part of our COSCA-recognised service.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with Scotland’s national family support service, Parentline. As part of the team, you’ll provide focused individual and group information, advice and support via our volunteer staffed helpline.

If you are an experienced professional with a social work, social care or other appropriate qualification we want to hear from you.

Hours - flexible, including some evenings and weekend work on a rota-ed basis.

Status – Fixed term until October 2024 (maternity cover)

A unique leadership chance to shape wellbeing and protection across Scottish sport

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the development of a new, national service which will support Scottish governing bodies of sport (SGBs) to effectively manage wellbeing and protection concerns for all who participate in sport. The service is being established through a strategic partnership between sportscotland, Children 1st and SGBs.

We are now looking for a skilled and confident leader to plan and facilitate the strategic development of the service from the outset. As the Service Manager, you will provide professional leadership to determine the strategic direction of the service and manage the team’s partnership with SGBs to:

• support their management of wellbeing and protection concerns and investigations in a timely and appropriate manner.
• build the knowledge, skills and confidence of SGB staff through training, mentoring and directed learning.
• facilitate the development of resources including practice guidance, tools and templates that support SGBs’ case management of wellbeing and protection concerns.

What kind of person will make a great Service Manager for the Case Management Support Service?

• skilled, strategic leader who can shape and build a new service in response to identified needs.
• able to inspire and motivate team members providing leadership, guidance and emotionally-intelligent support.
• ability to work relationally with partner agencies so as to maintain effective planning and open communication.
• have an excellent understanding of wellbeing and protection for both children and adults.
• have effective organisational skills and an ability to respond to complex and changing situations.
• is a strong communicator who values a collaborative approach.
• is passionate about human rights.

If you have the above and possess a professional qualification and experience from an appropriate sector, such as social work, law, human resources or sports governance, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Base

You will work flexibly, in a hybrid approach, with a requirement to attend our offices, or those of our partners, for meetings and work as agreed with your line manager.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme. A Value and Reward Review is in progress with the resultant changes being implemented from April 2024 onwards.

Hours

This is a fixed term, full time post of 35 hours per week funded initially until 31st October 2025.

Information Sessions

We are keen to give you further opportunity to get to know more about the new service and the Service Manager role. Therefore, we are holding two online information sessions with the opportunity for questions too. These will be held on: 11th August at 11.00 a.m. and 16th August at 7.30 p.m.

If you are interested in attending then please email David on david.black@children1st.org.uk to receive the meeting links. You can also submit a question in advance and these will be shared anonymously. You do not need to provide your name or join on video should you attend.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Children 1st's Business Development & Trust (BD&T) team who raise income from statutory and charitable trusts and foundations to make a positive difference to the lives of thousands of children, young people and their families across Scotland.

We are a friendly, hardworking and supportive team who have secured a range of long-term partnerships with a range of statutory and grant funders including Scottish Government; Local Authorities, The National Lottery Community Fund and William Grant Foundation. We are driven by our commitment to securing funding that enables Children 1st’s front-line services to build empowering relationships with families to address the various, often complex, challenges they face.

If you share our passion and determination, we would love to hear from you.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• Demonstrable track-record securing grant funding and/or statutory income
• Able to build strong relationships with colleagues and funders across Scotland
• Thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families
• Loves to write and can adapt style to engage difference audiences
• Finds fundraising exciting and seeks to build on professional development and experience

Base

This role requires you to be based at either our Glasgow or Edinburgh base 3 days per week. We know it is helpful to work alongside our teams in community bases and you will be required to travel to our other services routinely. Once you are up and running in the role we can agree the working arrangements that best suit you and the organisation.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Diversity and inclusion

We aim to tackle all forms of discrimination, including on the basis of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability, both internally and externally.

We seek to create a workforce which reflects the diverse population we serve, including previously under-represented groups. We are committed to making Children 1st an environment where all employees are welcomed, nurtured and can thrive.

Wellbeing

Your wellbeing is important to us, we will support you to work in a way that gets the job done but maintains a healthy work life balance. We will provide connection with the rest of the organisation including regular support from Linda Jardine (Director for Children & Families Services); Euan Miller Head of Business Development & Trusts and Sarah Johnston, the Manager within the Business Development & Trusts team; and wider colleague groups and networks across Children 1st.

Join the Team

If you would like an informal chat about this role, please contact Business Development & Trusts Manager, Sarah Johnston by email: sarah.johnston@children1st.org.uk to arrange a time.

Further Information

This is a permanent post. We have 1 full time equivalent post (35 hours a week). We would be open to hearing from candidates who wish to explore flexible working hour arrangements within Children 1st’s operational hours 8 a.m.– 6p.m.

Please identify your preferred working pattern/availability in your application.

This is an exciting opportunity to carry out an important role within an innovative partnership between Children 1st and East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

The East Renfrewshire Family Wellbeing Service offers support to help improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people aged 8-18, and their families.

We are currently looking for a new colleague to join the team. In the Project Worker role you will connect with children and their families who are looking for help and support; offering them space and time to begin to share their story and thinking with them about what they might need to help things feel better.

We offer a range of different supports for children and families, including individual and family support; facilitated and peer led group supports and befriending relationships. This is an exciting yet demanding role which will require you to get alongside children and their families where, when and how best suits them. We want to be able to offer children and families the right support at the right time.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• Experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• Extensive experience of working alongside and together with children and families impacted by trauma and adversity, with a lens on the promotion of long-term recovery
• Experience of providing support to children and families, with confidence, in a trauma sensitive and systemic way
• Experience and understanding of relational and restorative approaches to practice
• Curious, responsive, flexible and courageous in your relationships with children and families, and colleagues in other services
• Fiercely passionate about Children’s Human Rights
• Shares our belief that it’s a privilege to get alongside children and families to help life feel better for them
• Confident and competent communicators who can work autonomously in a fast paced, demanding role

What kind of Children 1st team member will you be?

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 difficult conversations
• Calm and clear minded during times of challenge or distress
• Kind and compassionate

If you have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Health, Teaching or equivalent in Child Care/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. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.

Base

You will be based in our Giffnock office, with some flexibility to work at home when this suits the needs of families and/or the service.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 7 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Hours

This a full time, fixed term post of 35 hours per week to cover a period of maternity cover until 31 May 2024. 35 hours to be worked flexibly across the week to meet the needs of families and the service. However, Wednesdays are our ‘core day’ when essential service activities take place such as team meetings.

Are you a brilliant relationship builder and an experienced fundraiser with a passion for improving children’s lives? Are you looking for that next opportunity to work for an inspirational cause? If this is you, then Children 1st is where you belong! We are proud of the way we do things at Children 1st and the culture we have created for our people. We offer a great working environment where values led leaders can thrive.

If you want to work within a creative, dynamic, and passionate organisation, where you will further grow and develop our Philanthropy & Partnership team this is the right place for you. The role will be exciting, fast-paced and challenging. With opportunity to try new ways of engaging donors and partners, you will be creative, collaborative, inclusive and willing to work alongside our brilliant colleagues across the charity to achieve our key strategic priorities and goals.

Children 1st is an incredible charity full of people who love what they do and the difference they make. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join us and play a critical part in transforming the lives of children and families in Scotland, our ambition is for every child in Scotland to be safe, loved and well, together with their family. As a charity we offer emotional; and practical support and financial advice to help families to put children first and we campaign to uphold the rights of every child.

About the role

The success of the fundraising strategy at Children 1st has ensured that we have a strong platform to build from and we are excited to be recruiting a Strategic Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager to ensure we focus on securing strategic, transformational relationships with donors and partners.

This role might be for you if you are excellent at:

• Thinking about the bigger picture with an eye on the external environment
• Being creative with considering how we can make Children 1st the charity of choice for key donors and partners
• Engaging and building solid working relationships with a wide variety of individuals across all levels, internally and externally
• Problem solving and finding solutions
• Making compelling and ambitious asks based on mutually beneficial and respectful relationships
• Being a motivating manager and team player, thinking differently about where you can support your team, teammates and colleagues across the charity

Travel is a key element of this role as we support fundraising activity across the whole of Scotland. We will be looking for the post holder to be willing and able to travel as the role requires e.g. to events, meetings, to build relationships with staff and supporters and maximize new opportunities.

This is a manager level role that is perfect for someone who has experience in either corporate or major donor fundraising and is looking for the next step up in their career.

Our vision is that children in Scotland will be safer, will grow up in strong, resilient families and will have access to early help and support when they need it. They will have their rights protected in all areas of their lives. Prevention of harm to children, stronger, more resilient families and communities, greater respect for children’s rights and strong partnerships and community engagement will be our measure of success.

This important position provides a broad range of administrative tasks and activities which supports the smooth running of our office in Edinburgh.

This role within the Corporate Services Team will involve:

• Taking a friendly and professional approach when connecting to external stakeholders and internal colleagues
• Administration for internal and external events
• Compiling packs and documents for internal and external events
• Responding to general enquiries received by phone and email, and welcoming visitors to the office
• Scheduling and coordinating meetings, appointments and travel arrangements where required.
• General clerical duties
• Resolving administrative problems and inquiries

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in Glasgow

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Glasgow Family Wellbeing Service, to positively impact on the lives of children, young people and their families, building empowering relationships to address the various, often complex, challenges they face. This is an innovative service, working alongside children and their families within communities across the South of Glasgow, providing intensive support which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. We listen and learn from children and families to develop the service alongside our partners. We are therefore looking to recruit dynamic, flexible, experienced individuals who can drive the successful development and growth of this innovative service.

Children 1st along with our partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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?

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

What kind of Glasgow Family Wellbeing team member will you be?

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

• resilient, skilled, flexible 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
• is 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 1st

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 Glasgow with access to our service hub in the south of the city.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 7 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Diversity and inclusion

We aim to tackle all forms of discrimination, including on the basis of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability, both internally and externally.

We seek to create a workforce which reflects the diverse population we serve, including previously under-represented groups. We are committed to making Children 1st an environment where all employees are welcomed, nurtured and can thrive.

Wellbeing

Your wellbeing is important to us, we will support you to work in a way that gets the job done but maintains a healthy work life balance. We will provide connection with the rest of the organisation including regular support from the local Team Leaders, Service Manager and Assistant Director.

Further Information

This is a permanent post. We have one full time equivalent post (35 hours a week), but we would like to hear from anyone who would like to explore a reduced hours arrangement. Please identify your preferred working pattern/availability in your application.

This post requires flexibility, which means planned early morning, evening and weekend work when necessary, in order to offer the appropriate level of support to individual families.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in Renfrewshire

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Abuse and Trauma Recovery service in Renfrewshire. The service is part of the partnership, Women and Children First with Renfrewshire Council. The service works alongside children and young people who have experienced Domestic Abuse and/or Sexual Abuse and their families and aims to support recovery and improved emotional wellbeing.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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 person are we looking for?

• has experience of keeping children safe in their own families

• has experience of working alongside children, young people and families who have experience domestic abuse/sexual abuse

• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights

• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,

• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Project Worker will you be?

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

• is 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 1st

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 Renfrewshire with access to the Women and Children First premises in Paisley and will travel to connect with children, young people and families and other parts of the organisation.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

A unique chance to influence wellbeing and protection across Scottish sport

This is an exciting opportunity to lead on the establishment of a new, national service providing case management support to Scottish governing bodies of sport (SGBs). Children 1st is working in partnership with sportscotland to develop this service and support SGBs to effectively manage wellbeing and protection concerns for all who participate in sport.

We are now looking for a skilled and confident leader to develop, launch and grow this service from the outset. As the Team Leader, you will lead and manage the team’s partnership with SGBs to:

• support their management of wellbeing and protection concerns and investigations in a timely and appropriate manner.
• build the knowledge, skills and confidence of SGB staff through training, mentoring and directed learning.
• facilitate the development of resources including practice guidance, tools and templates that support SGBs’ case management of wellbeing and protection concerns.

What kind of person will make a great Team Leader for the Case Management Support Service?

• able to inspire and motivate team members providing leadership, guidance and emotionally-intelligent support.
• have an excellent understanding of wellbeing and protection for both children and adults.
• have effective organisational skills and an ability to respond to manage investigations and changing situations.
• is a strong communicator who values a collaborative approach
• is passionate about human rights.

If you have the above and possess a professional qualification and experience from an appropriate sector, such as social work, law or human resources, we would like to hear from you.

Base

You will primarily work at home with a periodic requirement to attend meetings at our offices and those of our partners across central Scotland.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Hours

This is a fixed term, full time post of 35 hours per week funded initially until 31 June 2025.

At Children 1st our 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.

We support the whole family when they need it, for as long as they need it. We offer help to prevent families reaching crisis point, to keep children safe and to support children and families to recover from trauma and harm.

This is an exciting time for an Evidence and Data Analyst to join Children 1st as we undertake an ambitious project to transform our approach to recording how we work alongside children and families.

Our goal is to develop an integrated system which:

• supports our work with children and families

• respects the rights of those whose data we hold

• allows us to evidence the quality and impact of our work

We want to ensure that we can demonstrate the difference our work makes to children and families. Our Evidence and Data Analyst will provide rigour, insight and expertise in developing and analysing data in our new national recording system. A critical role will be an ability to communicate our work to support service development, funding requirements and our influencing work. This is a role that requires strong quantitative and qualitative data skills to ensure that we can robustly evidence the impact of our work across Scotland.

We want someone who shares our values. We want someone who recognises that the data and stories we hold for children and families are powerful and should be heard. We have recognised that we need a new way to record our relationship-based work that #Keeps the Promise and fully upholds children and families’ rights. We have invested in a new recording system to ensure this happens and this role is a key part in delivering our strategic commitment to make a difference.

Base

Based flexibly in Scotland with access to our head office based in Edinburgh.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Hours

This is a full time role of 35 hours per week.

We welcome any further discussion about this post. Please contact Dr Louise Hill (Head of Policy, Evidence & Impact), email:Louise.Hill@children1st.org.uk to arrange a convenient time.

The Learn Well service was established in August 2022 as an innovative multi-agency partnership including Children 1st and East Renfrewshire’s Education Department and Health & Social Care Partnership. This is an exciting opportunity to join the service at a crucial point in its development. Building on the success of the first year, the service provides intensive support to children, young people and their families by focussing on:

- improving their health and wellbeing

- Improving their educational attainment

The successful candidates will work in collaboration with young people, their families and a variety of East Renfrewshire partners including teachers, social workers, support staff, educational psychologists and other third sector partners. The children and young people linked with the service remain the responsibility of the school they are registered with; however, we are looking for your creativity and commitment to help us compliment this offer and help the young people improve their wellbeing and reach the goals they set for themselves.

We offer a range of different supports including individual and family support; opportunities to improve physical and emotional wellbeing; transition support; advocating on behalf of and with the young people; contributing to curriculum outcomes. This is an exciting yet demanding role which will require you to get alongside children and their families where, when and how best suits them. We want to be able to offer children and families the right support at the right time.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• Experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• Extensive experience of working alongside and together with children and families impacted by trauma and adversity, with a lens on the promotion of long-term recovery (with a particular understanding of children and young people from the care experienced community)
• Experience of providing support to children and families, with confidence, in a trauma sensitive and systemic way
• Experience and understanding of relational and restorative approaches to practice
• Curious, responsive, flexible and courageous in your relationships with children and families, and colleagues in other services
• Fiercely passionate about Children’s Human Rights
• Shares our belief that it’s a privilege to get alongside children and families to help life feel better for them
• Confident and competent communicators who can work autonomously in a fast paced, demanding role

What kind of Children 1st team member will you be?

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 difficult conversations
• Calm and clear minded during times of challenge or distress
• Kind and compassionate

If you have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Health, Teaching or equivalent in Child Care/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. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.

Base

You will be based in our Giffnock office, with some flexibility between your base, home, and meeting families/partners in the community expected.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Hours and Status

The hours in this post will be worked flexibly across the week to meet the needs of families and the service. However, Wednesdays are our ‘core day’ when essential service activities take place such as team meetings.

This is a fixed-term position until 31 July 2024.

At Children 1st our 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.

We support the whole family when they need it, for as long as they need it. We offer help to prevent families reaching crisis point, to keep children safe and to support children and families to recover from trauma and harm.

This important and exciting position plays a role in both the day to day running of the Edinburgh office and in cross organisational administration matters, assisting with the management of health and safety and working with service teams in all of Children 1st locations.

This role within the Corporate Services Team will involve:

• managing the efficient running of our current headquarters in Edinburgh as well as leading the administration support team to provide high quality administrative support across Children 1st.

• acting as the main point of contact in the administrative support team

• supporting teams across the country with property and facilities management of service bases

• working with internal teams and external contractors to ensure all legal and statutory requirements are met throughout the property portfolio.

• maintaining organisational and property files, registers and working collaboratively with all members of the Corporate Services Team to maintain high levels of confidentiality and data security

The post holder will be the key point of contact for organisational Health and Safety requirements, will manage the property database, and will maintain office supplies and records, in addition to overseeing contractors and reviewing corporate contracts.

Are you someone who cares passionately about children and their rights being respected? Are you friendly and can communicate with children? You may be interested in becoming a Safeguarder.

Children and young people are clear that Safeguarders should be friendly, care about them, and see them as unique individuals.

Safeguarders are appointed by Ministers and have a unique and important role in children’s hearings and related court proceedings, supporting the process to focus on the child’s best interests. When a child or young person is involved in a children’s hearing or court case, it can feel really scary, and difficult and life-changing decisions will often need to be made about their future.

“It makes you feel like you can trust them (the Safeguarder) if they’re friendly. You can kind of automatically tell if someone is kind and if you can trust them.” (Young Person)

While skills and knowledge are important in this role, these professional qualifications are secondary to the core values of the person to children and young people. They want warmth and genuineness, and someone who can see them for all that they are without judgement. This is the kind of person that we are looking for.

A Safeguarder ensures that the best interests of a child or young person are taken into account, that their views are considered, and that their human rights are protected. Recommendations made by a Safeguarder can inform and influence hearing’s decisions.

“A Safeguarder should be hopeful that the Panel or Sheriff will make the right decision for the child.” (Young Person)

Children 1st is contracted by the Scottish Government to manage the national Safeguarders Panel. On behalf of Scotland’s children and young people we are looking for individuals who can:

• Maintain an unwavering focus on the child or young person’s best interests in children’s hearings and related court proceedings

• Communicate with and be attuned to the child or young person in the assimilation and analysis of information to make clear, reasoned and justifiable recommendations

• Work effectively as an individual and alongside others connected to the role

• Have the values, skills and experience to uphold the vision of the national Safeguarders Panel to be excellent, transparent, consistent and respectful for children and young people and their human rights

“Come in as a human, not as a professional.” (Young Person)

Applications are now invited from individuals motivated to undertake this key role.

We would particularly welcome applications from individuals who are willing to travel to Safeguarder appointments in the areas of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Dundee, East Ayrshire, Falkirk, Fife, Highlands, Moray, and North Ayrshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Children 1st team in Midlothian as a peer support worker. You will provide support to parents impacted by substance use and poor mental health and their families. You will be skilled in “getting alongside” parents with a compassionate approach, using your own lived experience of substance use, poverty and poor mental health amongst other factors, to form trusting relationships, facilitating lasting, meaningful change.

The role will be varied, including 1:1 and group based supports which will see you supporting parents to engage in mutual aid meetings, attend health and wellbeing appointments, be more connected in recovery communities and feel more confident. You will support parents in their understanding of how substance use has impacted on both themselves and their family, and working with colleagues help families to strengthen their relationships with each other.

If you have compassion, are skilled at forming trusting relationships, dedication to making a meaningful difference, are non judgemental and can evidence stability in your lived experience, we would be interested in hearing from you. You will be expected to have an understanding / experience of recovery orientated support and an awareness of the supports available in the Midlothian community.

What kind of person will make a great peer worker for Children 1st?

• is fiercely passionate about supporting parents and their families through recovery
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of parents, children and their families
• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind
• is committed to being part of a wider team to promote meaningful change for families.
• is flexible and creative in their approach

Further Information

This is a full time position however we are open to accepting applications from people who are interested in working a minimum of 14 hours, up to 35 hours.

Raising funds is essential to ensuring that we can help keep Scotland’s children safe, well and loved with their families.

Children 1st is looking for a new Individual Giving and Supporter Experience Manager to take our donor recruitment and retention strategy to the next level.

This role holds a senior position within the Supporter Experience Team and is responsible for inspiring new donors to support Children 1st, establishing new relationships with individuals, managing the operational implementation of individual giving fundraising initiatives and leading our donor acquisition activity.

The Individual Giving and Supporter Experience Manager will play a key role in evolving our fundraising acquisition strategy and will play a crucial role in further developing our cross-directorate stewardship strategy.

We need someone who is focused, organised, creative and has a keen eye for detail, with a passion for delivering an amazing supporter experience.

If you have experience in fundraising, communications, or marketing we would love to hear from you.

This a permanent, full-time role of 35 hours per week. You will be remote based with travel to our spaces and bases as required.

Are you a highly experienced media and marketing professional with an extensive track record in building relationships with the media and securing coverage that influences lasting change?

Are you wanting to use your media and marketing skills for good?

If you can harness the power of communications to help children in Scotland to grow up safe and loved within their family and community then our media and marketing lead role could be for you.

You’ll play a key role in Children 1st’s high achieving communications and marketing team making full use of your creative flair, talent for storytelling and powers of connection with children, families, the media, partners and supporters to help every child in Scotland stay safe, loved and well with their families.

Base

The team is based in Edinburgh with a requirement to travel to other Children 1st locations as required. There is also the option to be based in our Glasgow (Pollok) Hub with one day a week regular travel to Edinburgh on a Wednesday. Some hybrid working may be available.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 7 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the East Lothian Family Support Team. Children 1st have supported children, young people, and families within East Lothian for a number of year and are well established service.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise for children and young people. We are also 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.

What kind of person will make a good Administrator for Children 1st?

• will possess excellent administrative, IT and financial skills to support the work of Children 1st
• provide a front-line reception service, as the first point of contact to external visitors and telephone callers, answering questions and responding to queries using own initiative as appropriate to ensure a relational and responsive service is provided
• ability to maintain diaries, schedule and coordinate meetings and appointments
• able to record, process and analyse data
• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• thinks it’s a privilege to work for and on behalf of children and families and
• is kind and compassionate and places people at the heart of their work

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

Base

You will be office based within our two bases within Musselburgh MECA and Fisherrow Community Centre

Our core hours are Mon day-Friday 9am – 5pm working days are flexible

Be part of the change you want to see for child victims and witnesses in Scotland

In partnership, Children 1st are developing Scotland’s first Bairns Hoose based on the European Barnahus model. Barnahus is a child-friendly, multidisciplinary, and interagency model of justice, care and recovery for children who are victims and witnesses of all forms of violence. A place where all Police, Social Work, Health and Court services are based under one roof. Children receive a coordinated trauma responsive plan to support their journey through the care, protection, and justice system. The aim of the model is to; prevent re-traumatisation caused by delayed and disjointed investigation and court proceedings, to keep children safe, allow them access to fair justice and to help them recover from the trauma of their ordeal.

Children1st North Strathclyde Bairns Hoose will aim to place the best interests of the child at the centre of all the systems that are there to protect them and to offer the child and their family or caregivers all the support they need.

What kind of person will make a great Bairns Hoose Rights, Advocacy and Trauma Recovery Worker for Children 1st?

• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families
• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind
• is committed to being part of transformational change alongside children and their families

What kind of Rights, Advocacy and Trauma Recovery Worker will you be?

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

• is resilient, skilled and knowledgeable, who wants to transform children’s lives
• can connect well with young people and their families, help them to feel safe and build a relationship based on trust
• understands trauma and knows that with the right support children and young people can recover from complex trauma – there is always a way
• is able to build strong relationships and manage tricky conversations
• is able to work collaboratively with partners
• has a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• is able to make decisions
• can inspire colleagues and teams to be even better
• is an amazing ambassador for children and Children 1st

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 work across the North Strathclyde area - East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, and Renfrewshire - to meet with young people and families in their homes, schools, and local community. You will also be based in our North Strathclyde Bairns Hoose in East Renfrewshire on a duty basis, which is roughly every fourth week. You will also work from our other Children 1st services in North Strathclyde/Glasgow

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further information

This post is a permanent, full time role of 35 hours per week with a commitment to flexible working patterns.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Children 1st team in the Carrick Family Wellbeing Service.

The service offers community based, child centred family wellbeing support across the Carrick locality of Girvan, Maybole and the surrounding villages.

We are looking for someone to co-ordinate and oversee the operational delivery of the Girvan Food Pantry. This will include recruitment, induction, training, and support of volunteers.

If you are passionate about connecting with people and communities, we are keen to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to carry out an important role to create a sustainable, holistic service to meet the needs of the community through community engagement and active participation from the planning stage through to implementation and growth of the Food Pantry.

Further Information

This is a part-time role of 17.5 hours per week.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Financial Wellbeing Advisor who will become part of the team at Moray Family Wellbeing service.

The Financial wellbeing Advisor will work within a restorative model of family support, community connection, and expert money and debt advice. This means you will be delivering financial support to families in their home or, local community. We aim to enable families to resolve debt and money problems, become more financially resilient and break the cycle of poverty.

Ideally you will have experience of promoting welfare rights, income maximization and/or money and debt advice to families. You will be someone who has compassion, and an understanding of the impact trauma and adversity can have on children and families and believe that you can apply this to your practice. If you have these qualities and experience, we want to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a national service providing support to Scottish governing bodies of sport. It is an established partnership between Children 1st and sportscotland that helps ensure children and young people stay safe and have fun while taking part in sport.

We are currently looking for a new colleague to join the team as we grow and develop the work of the service. In the Project Worker role you will connect with sports governing bodies and clubs and be involved in:

• Providing advice and support regarding child wellbeing and protection.
• Training and consultancy to help sports organisations develop their approaches to keeping children and young people safe in sport.
• Producing resources and information guides.

What kind of person will make a great Project Worker for Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport ?

• is passionate about children’s rights
• has an excellent understanding of child wellbeing and protection
• has experience of working or volunteering in sport
• is a strong communicator who enjoys helping others

If you have the above and are an experienced professional with a Social Work, Community work or other appropriate qualification, we want to hear from you.

Base

You will primarily work at home with a periodic requirement to attend meetings at our offices across central Scotland.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 7 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Hours

This is a fixed term, full time post of 35 hours per week funded initially until 31 January 2026.

At Children 1st our vision is that children in Scotland will be safer, will grow up in strong, resilient families and will have access to early help and support when they need it. They will have their rights protected in all areas of their lives. Prevention of harm to children, stronger, more resilient families and communities, greater respect for children’s rights and strong partnerships and community engagement will be our measure of success.

This is an exciting time for fundraising at Children 1st. In 2019 we launched our fundraising strategy which is designed to inspire people in Scotland to put children first. Since then, despite the pandemic, we’ve successfully grown our income.

This role requires an excellent candidate to produce high quality bids, proposals and tenders which communicate our unique approach to working with Scotland’s vulnerable children, young people and families and which capture our outcome focused delivery models with clarity and conviction.

This role would be great for you if:

• You believe in helping support some of Scotland’s most vulnerable children and families
• You can write excellent applications and funding bids
• Enjoy working with a wide range of partners and stakeholders
• Working with operational colleagues to find funding solutions to meet the need of those we support
• Delivering the best you can

Raising funds is essential to ensuring that we can help keep children safe, well and loved with their families.

Children 1st is looking for two new members of our Supporter Experience Team.

Due to internal career progression, we have two Supporter Care Officer vacancies.

Our Supporter Care Team help us deliver gold standard stewardship. Relationships start with donors and supporters from the minute they pick up the phone or respond to an email enquiry.

Alongside providing gold standard stewardship, the team supports the fundraising department by processing payments, reconciling income, ensuring data is accurate and up to date, and fulfilling supporter requests.

We need someone who is friendly, focused, organised, and has a keen eye for detail.

If you have customer service or operations experience or are looking to start a career in fundraising, and have a passion for supporting Scotland’s children - we want to hear from you.

This a permanent, full-time role of 35 hours per week. You will be based at our Edinburgh office at Whitehouse Loan.

This is an exciting opportunity to carry out an important role within an innovative partnership between Children 1st and East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

The East Renfrewshire Family Wellbeing Service offers support to help improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people aged 8-18, and their families.

We are currently looking for a new colleague to join the team. In the Project Worker role you will connect with children and their families who are looking for help and support; offering them space and time to begin to share their story and thinking with them about what they might need to help things feel better.

We offer a range of different supports for children and families, including individual and family support; facilitated and peer led group supports and befriending relationships. This is an exciting yet demanding role which will require you to get alongside children and their families where, when and how best suits them. We want to be able to offer children and families the right support at the right time.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• Experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• Extensive experience of working alongside and together with children and families impacted by trauma and adversity, with a lens on the promotion of long-term recovery
• Experience of providing support to children and families, with confidence, in a trauma sensitive and systemic way
• Experience and understanding of relational and restorative approaches to practice
• Curious, responsive, flexible and courageous in your relationships with children and families, and colleagues in other services
• Fiercely passionate about Children’s Human Rights
• Shares our belief that it’s a privilege to get alongside children and families to help life feel better for them
• Confident and competent communicators who can work autonomously in a fast paced, demanding role

What kind of Children 1st team member will you be?

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 difficult conversations
• Calm and clear minded during times of challenge or distress
• Kind and compassionate

If you have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Teaching or equivalent in Child Care/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. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.

Base

You will be based in our Giffnock office, with some flexibility to work at home when this suits the needs of families and/or the service.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Hours

This is a fixed term, full time post of 35 hours per week to cover a period of maternity leave until 31 January 2024. Hours to be worked flexibly across the week to meet the needs of families and the service. However, Wednesdays are our ‘core day’ when essential service activities take place such as team meetings.

Over many years, Children 1st have provided child-centred support which is trauma responsive and responds to the needs of whole families. We understand that the impact of the challenges faced by children, young people and their families can be supported through forming trusting and understanding relationships which value the experiences of each member of the family, while placing the safety and wellbeing of the child/ren at the centre.

This is an exciting opportunity to carry out an important role within an innovative partnership between Children 1st and East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership. You will join our established Children 1st Wellbeing services and provide a vital role in supporting colleagues at various levels. The role of the Administrator is also a central point of contact for families and external agencies, so we invite candidates to bring a relational approach to their administrative skills and experience.

What kind of person will make a great Administrator for Children 1st?

• will possess excellent administrative, IT and financial skills to support the work of Children 1st
• provide a front-line reception service, as the first point of contact to external visitors and telephone callers, answering questions and responding to queries using own initiative as appropriate to ensure a relational and responsive service is provided
• ability to maintain diaries, schedule and coordinate meetings and appointments
• a cool head and clear mind at times of pressure
• thinks it’s a privilege to work for and on behalf of children and families and
• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

If you have an interest in supporting the activities of a compassionate and committed staff team then we would like to hear from you. We are open to discuss a really flexible approach to how the hours are spent across up to 5 days. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days (pro rata) inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

This is a part time, fixed term role of 21 hours per week, funded initially until 31 March 2024. The 21 hours can be worked across the week up to 5 days. However, Wednesdays are seen as our ‘core day’ and when essential service activities take place such as team meetings.

We are recruiting a Financial Wellbeing Advisor who will become part of the team at Moray Family Wellbeing service. This is an exciting opportunity to work with partner agencies to offer holistic support to families in Moray, who are experiencing financial hardship.

We are looking for someone who shares our core values (see website) and has good engagement skills. You will be building trusting relationships with families in the community and in their homes, supporting them with income maximisation and money advice.

We are recruiting a Financial Wellbeing Advisor who will become part of the Our Families Team based within Musselburgh East Community Centre. This role involves supporting families seeking Money and Debt Advice.

We work alongside families in their homes and communities to support them in dealing with the financial hardship they face.

We link with families through our national offer of support which links with families through Parentline and local partners.

We are looking for someone who shares our core values (see website) has good engagement skills, who can build meaningful relationships with families and people, with experience of money and debt advice, welfare rights and income maximisation.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in Renfrewshire

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Abuse and Trauma Recovery service in Renfrewshire. The service is part of the partnership, Women and Children First with Renfrewshire Council. The service works alongside children and young people who have experienced Domestic Abuse and/or Sexual Abuse and their families and aims to support recovery and improved emotional wellbeing.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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 person are we looking for?

• has experience of keeping children safe in their own families

• has experience of working alongside children, young people and families who have experience domestic abuse/sexual abuse

• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights

• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,

• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Project Worker will you be?

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

• is 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 1st

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 Renfrewshire with access to the Women and Children First premises in Paisley and will travel to connect with children, young people and families and other parts of the organisation.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

This a permanent post of 35 hours a week.

Project Worker x 2 (1 full time/35hr post and 1 part time/24hr post) Please state within your application which post you are applying for.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in South Ayrshire

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Family Wellbeing Service in South Ayrshire. Children 1st alongside our partners in South Ayrshire Council, children, and families, will provide support which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. The service offers community based, child centred family wellbeing support across the Carrick Locality of Girvan, Maybole and the surrounding villages. The team and model of support will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of the service, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact. We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced individual who can drive the successful development and growth of this partnership across South Ayrshire.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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?

· has experience of keeping children safe in their own families

· is fiercely passionate about children’s rights

· thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,

· is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Family Wellbeing team member will you be?

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

· is 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 1st

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 South Ayrshire Wellbeing HUB based in Girvan Primary School.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

These are permanent posts. Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service, some evening and weekend work will be required.

Are you a highly experienced creative individual, with the skills to take a campaign from concept all the way to production?

Are you excited about evolving brand identity to widen its appeal and inspire audience to action?

Are you passionate about imagining design that can truly transform the lives of children and families?

Further Information

This is a permanent, full time role of 35 hours per week with travel required to Edinburgh a minimum of one day a week and to other Children 1st bases as required. You also have the option of being based in our Edinburgh office in Bruntsfield or at our Glasgow Hub in Pollock.

Over many years, Children 1st have provided child-centred support which is trauma responsive and responds to the needs of whole families. We understand that the impact of the challenges faced by children, young people and their families can be supported through forming trusting and understanding relationships which value the experiences of each member of the family, while placing the safety and wellbeing of the child/ren at the centre.

This is an exciting opportunity to carry out an important role within the Children 1st Family Wellbeing Hub. You will join our established service and provide a vital role in supporting colleagues at various levels. The role of the Administrator is also a central point of contact for families and external agencies, so we invite candidates to bring a relational approach to their administrative skills and experience.

What kind of person will make a great Administrator for Children 1st?

• will possess excellent administrative, IT and financial skills to support the work of Children 1st
• provide a front-line reception service, as the first point of contact to external visitors and telephone callers, answering questions and responding to queries using own initiative as appropriate to ensure a relational and responsive service is provided
• ability to maintain diaries, schedule and coordinate meetings and appointments
• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• thinks it’s a privilege to work for and on behalf of children and families and
• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

If you have an interest in supporting the activities of a compassionate and committed staff team then we would like to hear from you. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.

Base

You will be based in our office in Dalkeith.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days (pro rata) inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

This is a fixed term, part time post of 21 hours per week funded until 31 March 2025. Ideally the 21 hours will be worked across 4 days, however, Thursdays are seen as our ‘core day’ and when essential service activities take place such as team meetings.

South East Scotland – National Financial Wellbeing Team

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our South East Scotland Services, as well as our National Financial wellbeing team. It is expected that you will be situated within our Family Wellbeing base in Dalkeith, though also working on an outreach basis to deliver debt and money advice and support to Children 1st families including our Edinburgh services. All financial wellbeing workers support our National service offering digital and remote advice to all families across Scotland.

Our services in the east of Scotland work alongside families to address the challenges and risks which may have led to vulnerability, promote connection to their local communities, and improve financial stability and resilience. Our aim is to support communities to become more resilient and a place where children feel safe, valued, understood and supported.

The Financial wellbeing Advisor will work within an integrated model of family support, community connection, and expert money and debt advice. This will enable families to resolve debt and money problems, become more financially resilient and break the cycle of poverty.

You will work as part of the Family Wellbeing team, as well as part of our National Financial wellbeing team. You will support families within their homes, deliver workshops within the community and in schools, and offer drop-in sessions within the community. Within Midlothian this will include offering drop-in support and advice to families in partnership with the Food Facts and Friends Community Hub in Penicuik.

Ideally you will have 3 years’ experience of promoting welfare rights, income maximization and/or money and debt advice to families. You will be someone who has compassion and an understanding of the impact trauma and adversity can have on children and families and believe that you can apply this to your practice. If you have these qualities and experience, we want to hear from you.

This is a fixed term, full time of 35 hours per week. Funded initially until the 31 March 2024. Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of families, including evenings and weekends as required.

We are recruiting a Family Group Decision Making Coordinator to join our team in South Lanarkshire. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our partnership with South Lanarkshire local authority, to extend and develop a rights-based approach to working with families and communities through Family Group Decision Making, using an Early help approach.

Although this is a small service, you will be working alongside wider multiagency partners. You will have the opportunity to support a new way of working within South Lanarkshire.

The post holder will engage with children and families to ensure their voices are at the heart of planning and decision making in matters that affect them. We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced individual who can drive the successful development and growth of this innovative partnership.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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.

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in rights-based approaches and has a passion for family empowerment.

Further Information

This is a fixed term, full time role of 35 hours per week, funded initially until 31 March 2024. Flexible working, job share, and part time will be considered.

This is a fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team

Are you interested in the Children rights and are passionate about working with alongside children and families in a rights-based way? We are looking for peripatetic Family Group Decision Making Coordinator to support teams who have short term recruitment and capacity gaps. As an FGDM coordinator you will work with children and families to empower and support them in active decision making and developing family plans to find their own solutions to their unique circumstances. Part of this post will be within our Children 1st East Lothian Service. however, you will have the opportunity to work with several teams across the central belt through a blend of virtual and face to face work.

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in Family Group Decision Making and would like to extend their skill set. It’s also an opportunity for existing FGDM coordinators to increase their hours. FT/PT options may be available.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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?

• Has experience of working alongside families experiencing difficulties
• Is fiercely passionate about children’s rights
• Thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• Is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind
• Is a skilled multiagency worker and ability to work across many teams and partners
• Who is highly motivated and can work autonomously

Further Information

This is permanent post and we welcome applications from applicants looking for either full time or part time hours.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in Glasgow

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Glasgow Family Wellbeing Service, to positively impact on the lives of children, young people and their families, building empowering relationships to address the various challenges they face. This is an innovative service, working alongside children and their families within communities across the South of Glasgow, providing early support which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. We listen and learn from children and families to develop the service alongside our partners. We are therefore looking to recruit dynamic, flexible, experienced individuals who can drive the successful development and growth of this innovative service.

Children 1st along with our partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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?

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

What kind of Glasgow Family Wellbeing team member will you be?

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

• resilient, skilled, flexible 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
• is 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 1st

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 Glasgow with access to our service hub in the south of the city.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Diversity and inclusion

We aim to tackle all forms of discrimination, including on the basis of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability, both internally and externally.

We seek to create a workforce which reflects the diverse population we serve, including previously under-represented groups. We are committed to making Children 1st an environment where all employees are welcomed, nurtured and can thrive.

Wellbeing

Your wellbeing is important to us, we will support you to work in a way that gets the job done but maintains a healthy work life balance. We will provide connection with the rest of the organisation including regular support from the local Team Leaders, Service Manager and Assistant Director.

Join the Team

We will invite shortlisted candidates along for an informal chat about what it will mean to be part of our Glasgow Family Wellbeing Service at an open event on Thursday 23 February Please register your interest here. After you have registered your interest if you are shortlisted, you will be sent an invite confirming time and venue. If you have any questions, please contact: HR@children1st.org.uk

Further Information

These are permanent posts. We have three full time equivalent posts (35 hours a week), but we would like to hear from anyone who would like to explore a reduced hours arrangement.

All posts require some flexibility, which means planned evening and weekend work when necessary, in order to offer the appropriate level of support to individual families.

This is an exciting opportunity to carry out an important role within an innovative partnership between Children 1st and East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

The East Renfrewshire Family Wellbeing Service offers support to help improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people aged 8-18, and their families.

We are currently looking for a new colleague to join the team. In the Project Worker role you will connect with children and their families who are looking for help and support; offering them space and time to begin to share their story and thinking with them about what they might need to help things feel better.

We offer a range of different supports for children and families, including individual and family support; facilitated and peer led group supports and befriending relationships. This is an exciting yet demanding role which will require you to get alongside children and their families where, when and how best suits them. We want to be able to offer children and families the right support at the right time.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• Experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• Extensive experience of working alongside and together with children and families impacted by trauma and adversity, with a lens on the promotion of long-term recovery
• Experience of providing support to children and families, with confidence, in a trauma sensitive and systemic way
• Experience and understanding of relational and restorative approaches to practice
• Curious, responsive, flexible and courageous in your relationships with children and families, and colleagues in other services
• Fiercely passionate about Children’s Human Rights
• Shares our belief that it’s a privilege to get alongside children and families to help life feel better for them
• Confident and competent communicators who can work autonomously in a fast paced, demanding role

What kind of Children 1st team member will you be?

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 difficult conversations
• Calm and clear minded during times of challenge or distress
• Kind and compassionate

If you have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Teaching or equivalent in Child Care/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. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.

Base

You will be based in our Giffnock office, with some flexibility to work at home when this suits the needs of families and/or the service.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

These are full time, fixed term posts of 35 hours per week to cover maternity leave, one post until 31 October 2023 and one post until 31 January 2024. Hours to be worked flexibly across the week to meet the needs of families and the service. However, Wednesdays are our ‘core day’ when essential service activities take place such as team meetings.

New Year, New Challenge

This is a fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in the Scottish Borders

The Children 1st Scottish Borders Family Wellbeing and Trauma Recovery Service is highly respected, offering long established support children and their families as well as continuing to innovate and evolve to ensure that support meets the changing needs of our community. Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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.

We are looking for a Family Group Decision Making Coordinator to add to our team of compassionate, dynamic, experienced and motivated individuals who can drive the successful development and growth of this service through the formation of quality relationships providing flexible support responding to the everchanging wellbeing needs of families.

The FGDM coordinator role will works in a whole family system approach. They are independent and work with families to find their own strength and solutions to their problems and keep children, young people, safe and nurtured. The successful candidate will be required to work in close partnership with Social Work colleagues, guiding and supporting restorative approaches to working with families. You do not require previous experience in the delivery of Family Group Decision Making but you must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and values of the approach. You must also show a commitment to complete accredited training, which will be provided.

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
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• are kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of team member will you be?

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
• is 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 1st

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

Your base will be shared between our office in Selkirk and home working as well as venues within the local community

Do you have administrative skills? Are you able to able to relate to people easily and do you want to work for our dynamic charity focussed on leading transformational change for children so that they stay safe, happy and well in their own families and communities.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in our Learning and Development section of the People and Culture Team, co-ordinating training courses and assisting staff to join training and using IT to record information. We are a very flexible employer who may consider options to make working hours suit you if we can meet our operational needs.

The main duties and responsibilities include:

• Manage L&D data, correspondence and enquiries
• Coordinate virtual and face to face learning events
• Maintain Learning Management systems and reports
• Assist in recording information for the People and Culture Team

To be considered for this opportunity you must have:

• Administrative experience preferably using IT systems
• The ability to work with deadlines and prioritising workloads
• The ability to pay attention to detail and have a commitment to a high degree of accuracy
• Communication skills and the ability to record work accurately

Base

It is anticipated that you will be office based in Edinburgh with some hybrid working available. Occasional travel to other Children 1st bases may be required.

Further Information

This is a permanent, part time role of 17.5 hours per week.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a People and Culture Advisor to join our dynamic Charity to do work of worth and value supporting children and families. You will be part of an experienced team delivering all aspects of HR advice, support and guidance to a diverse staffing group. The work is exciting and challenging and will range from working on recruitment campaigns, advising on a range of people management issues, to producing management information and developing and maintaining aspects of our HR information systems. You will be supported to develop and proactively encouraged to expand your experience and knowledge of working with people to enhance the organisational identity and culture. Ideally you will have experience of working with HR or management information systems and have an understanding of the need to be discreet and professional at all times.

Ideally you should be CIPD qualified or working towards this, with some experience of directly supporting managers in a range of HR disciplines. You will have the ability to develop and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with staff and managers If you would like the opportunity to work in a kind and compassionate, rights based and relationship based organisation, where children are at the centre of everything we do, then we want to hear from you.

Base

The successful candidate it is anticipated will work in the south of Glasgow, However, we are a flexible employer and can discuss locations and ways of working to suit the right candidate. As a national charity we have other locations available.

Further information

This is a full time, permanent post of 35 hours per week.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in Inverclyde.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our new and innovative Family Wellbeing Service in Inverclyde. Children 1st along with our partners in Inverclyde HSCP have developed this innovative service to work alongside the Social Work Request for Assistance team to offer early help to children and their families across Inverclyde. The new team and model of relational and restorative approaches, including whole family wellbeing support and Family Group Decision Making, will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of the service, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact. We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced team of individuals who can drive the successful development and growth of this new and innovative partnership.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• are kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Family Wellbeing team member will you be?

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
• is 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 1st

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 Inverclyde with our partners in the HSCP and will travel to connect with other parts of the organisation. You will work on an outreach basis to connect with children and families in communities across Inverclyde.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

These are fixed term, full time posts of 35 hours per week, funded initially until January 2024.

Job share and part time will be considered

We are recruiting a Family Group Decision Making Coordinator to join our team in South Lanarkshire. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our partnership with South Lanarkshire local authority, to extend and develop a rights-based approach to working with families and communities through Family Group Decision Making. This post is working with the Young Person’s Service who offer intensive support to young people aged 12-18.

Although this is a small service, you will be working alongside wider multiagency partners. You will have the opportunity to shape and develop our approach and activity and be part of transformation change for children and families in South Lanarkshire.

Children 1st are trauma informed and strength based in our working alongside Children and Families. Through family Group Decision Making, the post holder will engage with children and families to ensure their voices are at the heart of planning and decision making in matters that affect them.

We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced individual who can drive the successful development of our activity and reach and support and contribute to our innovative partnership.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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.

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in working with Young People and their families in a rights-based approach and has a passion for family empowerment.

This is a fixed term, full time role of 35 hours per week, funded initially until 31 December 2023. Flexible working, job share, and part time will be considered.

Base & Travel

You will be based in the Youth Support Service based in Hamilton and will be expected to travel to connect with colleagues and partners across South Lanarkshire and with Children 1st colleagues in other parts of the organisation.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Job share and part time will be considered

We are recruiting a Family Group Decision Making Coordinator to join our team in South Lanarkshire. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our partnership with South Lanarkshire local authority, to extend and develop a rights-based approach to working with families and communities through Family Group Decision Making, using an Early help approach.

Although this is a small service, you will be working alongside wider multiagency partners. You will have the opportunity to support a new way of working within South Lanarkshire.

The post holder will engage with children and families to ensure their voices are at the heart of planning and decision making in matters that affect them. We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced individual who can drive the successful development and growth of this innovative partnership.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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.

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in rights-based approaches and has a passion for family empowerment.

This is a fixed term, full time role of 35 hours per week, funded initially until 31 March 2024. Flexible working, job share, and part time will be considered.

Fantastic opportunities to come and join the Children 1st team in Scottish Borders

The Children 1st Scottish Borders Family Wellbeing and Trauma Recovery Service is highly respected, offering long established support children and their families as well as continuing to innovate and evolve to ensure that support meets the changing needs of our community. Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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. We are looking for two new team members which will support our Brothers and Sisters project and Family Group Decision Making. If you share this determination, we would love to hear from you.

Our Brothers and Sisters project wishes to restore and maintain loving and safe brother and sister relationships for looked after and care experienced children and young people and influence professional cultural change across services. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of the service, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact.

The Project Worker roles will work with families in a whole family system approach, they are independent and work with families to find their own strength and solutions to their problems and keep children, young people, safe and nurtured within their families. The successful candidate will be required to work in close partnership with Social Work colleagues, guiding and supporting restorative approaches to working with families. You do not require previous experience in the delivery of Family Group Decision Making but you must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and values of the approach. You must also show a commitment to complete accredited training, which will be provided.

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
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• are kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of team member will you be?

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
• is 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 1st

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

Your base will be shared between our office in Selkirk and home working as well as venues within the local community. You will work on an outreach basis to connect with children and families in communities across Scottish Borders and Scottish Borders children who live outwith the authority.

Further Information

These are permanent, full-time posts of 35 hours per week.

We welcome and encourage applications from potential colleagues from all backgrounds, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, belief, disability who share our values.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the East Lothian Family Support Team. Children 1st have supported children, young people, and families within East Lothian for a number of year and are well established service.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise for children and young people. We are also 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.

What kind of person will make a good Administrator for Children 1st?

• will possess excellent administrative, IT and financial skills to support the work of Children 1st

• provide a front-line reception service, as the first point of contact to external visitors and telephone callers, answering questions and responding to queries using own initiative as appropriate to ensure a relational and responsive service is provided

• ability to maintain diaries, schedule and coordinate meetings and appointments

• able to record, process and analyse data

• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure

• thinks it’s a privilege to work for and on behalf of children and families and

• is kind and compassionate and places people at the heart of their work

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

Base

You will be office based within our two bases within Musselburgh MECA and Fisherrow Community Centre

Our core hours are Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm working days are flexible

Further Information

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in Inverclyde

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our new and innovative Family Wellbeing Service in Inverclyde. Children 1st along with our partners in Inverclyde HSCP have developed this innovative service to work alongside the Social Work Request for Assistance team to offer early help to children and their families across Inverclyde. The new team and model of relational and restorative approaches, including whole family wellbeing support and Family Group Decision Making, will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of the service, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact. We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced team of individuals who can drive the successful development and growth of this new and innovative partnership.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• are kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Family Wellbeing team member will you be?

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
• is 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 1st

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 Inverclyde with our partners in the HSCP and will travel to connect with other parts of the organisation. You will work on an outreach basis to connect with children and families in communities across Inverclyde.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

These are fixed term, full time posts of 35 hours per week, funded initially until 31 January 2024.

This is an exciting opportunity to carry out an important role within an innovative partnership between Children 1st and East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

The East Renfrewshire Family Wellbeing Service offers support to help improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people aged 8-18, and their families.

We are currently looking for a new colleague to join the team with a specific role in our Family Engagement Team. In this role you will have a crucial link with GP’s, who introduce children and families to our service for support. You will also be the first person from our team who makes initial connections with children and families; offering space and time for them to begin to share their story and thinking with them about what they might need to help things feel better for them. We want to be able to offer children and families the right support at the right time.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• Experience of keeping children safe in their own families

• Extensive experience of working alongside and together with children and families impacted by trauma and adversity, with a lens on the promotion of long-term recovery

• Experience of providing support to children and families, with confidence, in a trauma sensitive and systemic way

• Experience and understanding of relational and restorative approaches to practice

• Curious, responsive, flexible and courageous in your relationships with children and families, and colleagues in other services

• Fiercely passionate about Children’s Human Rights

• Shares our belief that it’s a privilege to get alongside children and families to help life feel better for them

• Confident and competent communicators who can work autonomously in a fast paced, demanding role

What kind of Children 1st team member will you be?

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 difficult conversations

• Calm and clear minded during times of challenge or distress

• Kind and compassionate

If you have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Teaching or equivalent in Child Care/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. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.

Base

You will be based in our Giffnock office, with some flexibility to work at home when this suits the needs of families and/or the service.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

This is a fixed term, part time post of 28 hours per week, funded until 31 May 2024. Hours to be worked flexibly to meet the needs of families and the service. However, Wednesdays are our ‘core day’ when essential service activities take place such as team meetings.

The successful candidate can be based Scotland-wide

Are you a confident, dynamic and fast-moving media and marketing professional with strong experience of planning, delivering and evaluating media and marketing plans to amplify awareness and influence change?

If you can harness the power of communications to help children in Scotland to grow up safe and loved within their family and community then our media and marketing lead role could be for you.

As part of Children 1st’s small but highly effective communications and marketing team you’ll make full use of your creative flair, talent for storytelling and powers of connection with children, families, the media, partners and supporters to highlight the most urgent and emerging needs of children and families and to affect lasting change in systems of support and local and national government policy.

Further Information

This is a part time, fixed term post of 21 hours per week until 31 December 2023. The successful candidate can be based Scotland wide.

At Children 1st our vision is that children in Scotland will be safer, will grow up in strong, resilient families and will have access to early help and support when they need it. They will have their rights protected in all areas of their lives. Prevention of harm to children, stronger, more resilient families and communities, greater respect for children’s rights and strong partnerships and community engagement will be our measure of success.

The success of the fundraising strategy at Children 1st has ensured that we have a strong platform to build from and we are excited to be recruiting a Community Fundraiser to ensure we provide our supporters with a first-class experience.

This role might be for you if you are good at;

• Creating and delivering amazing supporter experiences
• Talking to people via email, face to face and the phone – not being afraid to make an ask when appropriate!
• Problem solving and are solutions focused
• Building working relationships with a wide variety of individuals
• Being a team player and thinking differently about where you can support your teammates and colleagues across the charity
• Delivering the best you can

Travel is a key element of this role as we support fundraising activity across the whole of Scotland. We will be looking for the post holder to be willing and able to travel as the role requires e.g. to events, meetings, to build relationships with staff and supporters and maximize new opportunities.

This is an entry level role that is perfect for someone who is interested in joining the charity sector and wants to learn. We don’t expect you to necessarily have paid fundraising/charity experience for this role, you might have been involved in fundraising or volunteering personally, or through a previous workplace or educational setting.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the East Lothian FGDM team which sits with the East Lothian Family Support Team. Children 1st have supported children, young people, and families within East Lothian for a number of years and are well established service.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise for children and young people. We are also 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.

The Role, the coordinator will work with families in a whole family system approach, they are independent and work with families to find their own strength and solutions to their problems and keep children, young people, safe and nurtured within their families. The successful candidate will be required to work in close partnership with Social Work, colleagues, guiding and supporting restorative approached to working with families.

You do not require previous experience in the delivery of Family Group Decision Making but you must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and values of the approach. You must also show a commitment to complete accredited training, which will be provided.

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 Child Care/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. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.

Base

Your will be based within the Musselburgh area, with travel required throughout East Lothian.

Hours

This is a fixed term, 28 hour post, funded until March 2025.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the East Lothian Family Support Team. Children 1st have supported children, young people, and families within East Lothian for a number of year and are well established service.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise for children and young people. We are also 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.

What kind of person will make a good Administrator for Children 1st?

• will possess excellent administrative, IT and financial skills to support the work of Children 1st
• provide a front-line reception service, as the first point of contact to external visitors and telephone callers, answering questions and responding to queries using own initiative as appropriate to ensure a relational and responsive service is provided
• ability to maintain diaries, schedule and coordinate meetings and appointments
• able to record, process and analyse data
• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• thinks it’s a privilege to work for and on behalf of children and families and
• is kind and compassionate and places people at the heart of their work

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

Base

You will be office based within our two bases within Musselburgh MECA and Fisherrow Community Centre

Our core hours are Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm working days are flexible

This is a permanent part time post of 21 hours per week.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in North Ayrshire

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Family Wellbeing Team, with a specific focus on enhancing equity for children and families impacted by poverty. Children 1st alongside children, families, and partners will provide early help which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising.

Key activities may include,

• Family play days
• After school drop in sessions
• Holiday clubs, play and connection sessions
• Community art sessions
• Connection to Outdoors
• Wellbeing workshops
• Welfare Café – Money advice
• Breakfast and lunch clubs/supper club
• Cooking classes
• Larger scale events – Community

The team and model of support will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of the service, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact. We are therefore looking to recruit a team of dynamic, experienced individuals who can drive the successful development and growth of this partnership across Ayrshire communities.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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?

• has experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• experienced of working with and alongside communities
• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Family Wellbeing team member will you be?

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
• is 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 1st

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 North Ayrshire Space, Cheviot Way, Bourtreehill, Irvine.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

This is a fixed term part time role of 20 hours a week, funded for 12 months.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in North Ayrshire

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Family Wellbeing Service in North Ayrshire, with a specific focus in Early Years, age 0-5 years. There may also be a focus on working alongside families at pre-birth stage where there is no existing agency involvement. Children 1st alongside our partners in North Ayrshire Council, children and families, will provide early help which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. The team and model of support will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of the service, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact. We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced individual who can drive the successful development and growth of this partnership across North Ayrshire.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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?

• has experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• extensive experience of working alongside and together with children and families impacted by trauma and adversity, with a lens on the promotion of long-term recovery
• works, with confidence, in a trauma sensitive and systemic way alongside children and families
• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Family Wellbeing team member will you be?

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
• is 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 1st

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 North Ayrshire Space, Cheviot Way, Bourtreehill, North Ayrshire

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

You join us at an exciting time as we continue to play our part in helping Scotland's children and families recover from the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic. We are a dynamic charity focussed on leading transformational change for children so that they stay safe, happy and well in their own families and communities.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy People and Culture team which is going through a period of technological change and development.

The main duties and responsibilities include:

· Support the People, Culture and Learning Advisor in administrative side of learning

· Manage L&D data, correspondence and enquiries

· Coordinate virtual and face to face learning events

· Maintain Learning Management systems and reports

· Contribute proactively to People and Culture team’s day-to-day job

To be considered for this opportunity you must have:

· Previous experience in an administrative role

· Experience working with deadlines and prioritising workloads

· Attention to detail and commitment to high degree of accuracy

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Base

You will be office based in Edinburgh with some hybrid working. Occasional travel to other Children 1st bases might be required.

Further Information

This is a permanent, part time role of 17.5 hours per week.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in East Ayrshire

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our new and innovative Family Wellbeing Service in East Ayrshire. Children 1st along with children and families and our partners in East Ayrshire HSCP have co-designed this innovative service to work alongside children and their families within communities across East Ayrshire, providing early help which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. The new team and model of support will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of the service, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact. We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced team of individuals who can drive the successful development and growth of this new and innovative partnership.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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?

• has experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• is fiercely passionate about children’s right
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Family Wellbeing team member will you be?

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
• is 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 1st

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 East Ayrshire with access to our HUB in North Ayrshire and will travel to connect with other parts of the organisation once Scottish Guidelines permit this and it is safe for you and colleagues.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

We have 2 roles available, please note on your online application form which hours you prefer.

Fixed term, full time post of 35 hours per week to cover a period of maternity leave until October 2023

Fixed term, part time/ job share post of 17.5 hours per week until March 2024

Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service, some evening and weekend work will be required.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in North Ayrshire

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Family Wellbeing Service in North Ayrshire. Children 1st alongside children, families, and partners provide early help which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. The team and model of support play a pivotal role in supporting children and families impacted by adversity, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families remain front and centre.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative partnership between Children 1st and CORRA Foundation, working alongside families, building strong relationships, and achieving positive outcomes. This service is funded by the Scottish Government and will initially be delivered over a period of 5 years.

Our project builds on the voices of the recovery community, our extensive experience in supporting children and families impacted by substance use in North Ayrshire and enables us to increase our reach to more families who need us. We will do this through providing community-based whole family support that families can access easily in a non-stigmatised way, and at an early stage. This aligns closely with the Promise’s priority areas to provide a good childhood and to provide whole family support to those who need it, when the time is right.

Our project seeks to:

• Ensure children, families and communities affected by substance use in North Ayrshire access early help to prevent crisis and to support the whole family to recover from the impact of substance use.

• Reduce the number of people who develop problem drug use.

• Promote a whole system’s approach personalised to the specific needs of families impacted by substance use, ensuring that individual’s most at risk, have access to specialist support that aids their recovery.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• extensive experience of working alongside and together with children and families impacted by substance use, with a lens on the promotion of long-term recovery

• in-depth knowledge and understanding of the complexities and challenges associated with the drugs and or alcohol use.

• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights

• works, with confidence, in a trauma sensitive and systemic way alongside children and families

• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,

• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Family Wellbeing team member will you be?

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

• is 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 1st

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 North Ayrshire Family Wellbeing Service, Bourtreehill, Irvine and be expected to travel to connect with children, families and other key professionals across the locality.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

This is a fixed term, full time role of 35 hours per week to cover a period of maternity leave until August 2023.

This is an exciting opportunity be part of a team working alongside families, building strong relationships and achieving positive outcomes.

As a member of the Glasgow Wellbeing Service, you’ll be linked to a local primary school (Barmulloch Primary), two days a week delivering an embedded family support service.

We work alongside teachers to understand the issues affecting their pupils and what we can do to help raise children’s overall educational attainment, health and wellbeing.

This post will have a specific emphasis on parental engagement and positive partnership working with parents to identify their needs and help them ensure their children get the best out of school.

If you have experience of working with children and their families and have an SVQ Level 3/ HNC or equivalent in Child Care/Social Care or related area, accredited counselling qualification, or other relevant qualification at SCQF level 7 then… we want to hear from you.

Further Information

This is a fixed term, part time post of 14 hours per week until June 2023. Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service and the school (evenings and occasional weekends as required).

You join us at an exciting time as we continue to play our part in helping Scotland's children and families recover from the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic. We are a dynamic charity focussed on leading transformational change for children so that they stay safe, happy and well in their own families and communities.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy finance team which is going through a period of technological change and development.

The main duties and responsibilities include:

• Processing and maintenance of the charity’s Purchase ledger
• Administer and process cash and banking transactions and perform related reconciliations
• Processing journals and performing Control Account reconciliations
• Assist non-finance staff with telephone, face-to-face and email queries and requests for information
• Provide high quality, flexible and responsive administration support for a wide range of Finance activities including – purchase ledger, sales ledger, and banking functions.

To be considered for this opportunity you must have:

• Higher Grades passes in Maths and English and/or Business or Accounting (or equivalent)
• Experience in data processing and integrity/accuracy checking
• Experience working with deadlines and prioritising workloads
• Strong excel skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Package Includes:

• Part Time, 20-hour week over 4-5 days
• Flexible working arrangements
• Hybrid working, 2/3 Days in the Office
• 40 days leave entitlement
• Company pension

If you have previous experience of working in a finance department, are enthusiastic and motivated we’d love to hear from you.

So why are we looking for a new Service Manager

We have a long history of working with children and families and partners in East Lothian. Children 1st along with our partner East Lothian Council share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Service Manager who can help meet the holistic needs of children, young people and their families who require support. Our Service supports families in a variety of ways to help ensure that their children can thrive. Our families require a service that is flexible and responsive to their needs and that can help them with challenges they face such as trauma, poverty and unstable family life.

Our Support is varied and includes Early Intervention Family Support, Money Advice for families, School Based Support, support for kinship families and children and Family Group Decision Making.

What kind of person will make a great Service Manager for Children 1st?

• has experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• shares Children 1st belief in the rights of children, young people and families to be heard and have their views taken seriously. Someone who can ensure that the child and family have their voices heard and considered in decision making.
• can work autonomously and develop good, strong working relationships with colleagues from a wide range of partner Agencies and confidently develop our work with families and East Lothian Council.
• can help assess the child’s immediate safety and care needs and ensure children, young people and families receive timely, appropriate support.
• can lead the Team in delivering high quality support to children and families.
• champions participation to ensure that the experience of children and families contribute to our Service learning and evaluation.
• shares the Children 1st vision for holistic, rights based, trauma informed, whole family support that is developed and enhanced by children and families participation and influence.

What kind of leader will you be?

• Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who is:
• resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform systems as well as children’s lives
• able to build great partnerships and to manage and contribute to courageous conversations
• able to understand, predict and adapt to the landscape
• bringing considerable operational service experience
• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• strategic in decisions and planning and can manage complexity
• inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better
• an amazing ambassador for children and Children 1st

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 one of the local community hubs in Musselburgh, East Lothian and will travel to connect with colleagues and partners across East Lothian and with Children 1st colleagues in other parts of the organisation.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

This is a permanent, full time post of 35 hours per week, with flexibility for travel.

Can be located in either Edinburgh or Glasgow and with access to other Children 1st bases

Children 1st works to keep children safe, loved and well, and together with their families, whenever it is safe to do so. We offer practical, emotional, and financial support to prevent and protect children and their families from harm and to support them to recover from trauma and abuse.

Children 1st has twin aims of delivering high-quality, relationship-based services for children and families and of speaking out alongside children and families on issues that affect them. You’ll join us at an exciting time when Children 1st is piloting Scotland’s first Barnahus (Bairns Hoose) as a test, learn and develop approach and is working alongside children and families and our partner organisations to implement the recommendations set out in The Promise, the report from Scotland’s independent care review.

You will lead the policy work within a dynamic and fast-paced Directorate with the main aim of upholding children’s care, protection, justice and recovery rights. If you are highly committed, skilled and determined, we would love to hear from you.

What kind of person are we looking for?

• Someone who is fiercely passionate about children’s rights

• Someone who thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,

• Someone who is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Policy Manager will you be?

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

• resilient, skilled and knowledgeable about children’s lives and influencing change

• big hearted and courageous

• able to build strong relationships and to manage the tricky conversations

• is 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 1st

This is a permanent, full time role of 35 hours per week. The successful candidate can be based in Edinburgh or Glasgow and with access to other Children 1st bases.

We offer a competitive salary, 40 days annual leave inclusive of 9 days public holidays (pro rata) and flexible working opportunities.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in South Ayrshire

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Family Wellbeing Service in South Ayrshire. Children 1st alongside our partners in South Ayrshire Council, children, and families, will provide support which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. The service offers community based, child centred family wellbeing support across the Carrick Locality of Girvan, Maybole and the surrounding villages. The team and model of support will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of the service, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact. We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced individual who can drive the successful development and growth of this partnership across South Ayrshire.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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?

• has experience of keeping children safe in their own families

• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights

• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,

• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Family Wellbeing team member will you be?

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

• is 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 1st

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 South Ayrshire HUB based in Girvan.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

This a part time, fixed term post of 17.5 hours a week, funded for 1 year. Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service, some evening and weekend work will be required.

Children 1st have a long history of working with children and families in the city. We have been building a new approach to help children affected by poor mental health and emotional distress. Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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.

The post holder will work alongside children and families Social Work Services to support Children, young people and their families to receive the intensive family support that they feel they need using a partnership approach.

As a positive link between social work services, educational establishments and children and families in the community, children’s engagement, attainment and wellbeing will be at the heart of everything you do. You will be responsible for delivering responses to a wide range of need including social, emotional and behavioural issues, nursery/school attendance, additional support needs, parental mental health and wellbeing, poor family relationships, poverty and housing issues or social isolation.

You will be able to demonstrate an ability to use restorative and trauma-informed practice to get alongside children, young people and families and to support team colleagues in developing and delivering such approaches. The successful candidate will be required to work in close partnership with multi-agency partners within GIRFEC Planning processes.

If you have experience of working with children and their families and have a professional qualification in Social Work or other relevant qualification at SCQF level 9 or higher then we want to hear from you.

What kind of person will make a great Project Worker for Children 1st?

Someone who:

• has experience of keeping children safe in their own families

• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights

• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,

• is 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 systems as well as children’s lives

• able to build great partnerships and to manage the tricky conversations

• able to understand, predict and adapt to the landscape

• 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 1st

Why Children 1st?

Because we work to make children safer in their families and communities. Because we believe in providing support to whole families through strong trusting relationships. We don’t “do to” families, we respect that with the right support, families can usually resolve their own difficulties and overcome challenges.

We have local services in communities and national services that stretch across the whole of Scotland that make a lasting difference to children’s lives. Just as important as our community based supports is our work to amplify the voices of children, their parents and carers to ensure they have real influence and power to change how things are done.

Children 1st have a long history of working with children and families in the city. We have been building a new approach to help children affected by poor mental health and emotional distress. Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic person to join our existing Dads service within our team in Edinburgh. Our team of staff and volunteers provides a wide range of social, emotional, and practical support to children and families right across the city. We are passionate about building strong, productive relationships with families to promote the wellbeing of children.

The post holder will work alongside children and families providing the intensive family support that they feel they need working with other voluntary and Statutory agencies in a partnership approach.

This role, supported by the William Grant Foundation, is an opportunity to ensure that dads and other male caregivers with children aged 0-3 are supported to be the best parents they can be and fully involved in achieving the best outcomes for their children working with all the family members as part of a whole family approach.

If you have experience of working with children and their families in direct work and group work, especially work that has directly involved and engaged dads/male caregivers as part of a whole family approach and have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Community Work, Social Work, Child Care/Social Care or related area, or other relevant qualification at SCQF level 9 or higher - we want to hear from you.

What kind of person will make a great Dad and family worker for Children 1st?

Someone who:

• has experience of keeping children safe in their own families

• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights

• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,

• is 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 systems as well as children’s lives

• big hearted and are courageous

• able to build great partnerships and to manage the tricky conversations

• able to understand, predict and adapt to the landscape

• bringing service experience

• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure

• able to make decisions

• inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better

• an amazing ambassador for children and Children 1st

Why Children 1st?

Because we work to make children safer in their families and communities. Because we believe in providing support to whole families through strong trusting relationships. We don’t “do to” families, we respect that with the right support, families can usually resolve their own difficulties and overcome challenges.

We have local services in communities and national services that stretch across the whole of Scotland that make a lasting difference to children’s lives. Just as important as our community-based supports is our work to amplify the voices of children, their parents and carers to ensure they have real influence and power to change how things are done.

Protecting Children

You will make sure that we are compassionate in our response and accountable to children, families and stakeholders.

Base

You will be based in the Edinburgh Service within our existing dad’s service. Your wellbeing is important to us, we will support you to work in a way that gets the job done but maintains a healthy work life balance.

This is an exciting opportunity be part of the Children 1st Edinburgh Family Wellbeing Service. We work alongside children, young people and their families, building strong and trusting relationships to ensure they are safe, secure and achieving at home, in school and included in the community.

The Community Engagement role will ensure the voices of those most disadvantaged families across our city i.e. care-experienced families, ethnically diverse communities and those living in areas of multiple deprivations are listened to; that their stories and lived experiences are heard, included and influence the wider story of our city and all who live here.

As part of our team you will lead on the development and delivery of peer support networks; work with children and families and recruiting and supporting volunteers and peer mentors to develop new opportunities to enhance links within the local community.

We are looking for someone who recognises the importance of relational and participatory practices to enable children, young people and families to have their voices heard and represented.

Successful candidates require an understanding of the contemporary local and national social policy context and complex needs of vulnerable and marginalised children and families. You will be able to demonstrate an ability to use group and community-based approaches to get alongside children, young people and families and lead in the development of volunteer and peer mentoring support.

If you have experience of working with children and their families and have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Community Work, Social Work, Teaching, Child Care/Social Care or related area, or other relevant qualification at SCQF level 9 or higher then we want to hear from you.

Full time 35 hours per week.

Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service and the school (evenings and occasional weekends will be required)

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in Glasgow

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Glasgow Family Wellbeing Service, to positively impact on the lives of children, young people and their families, building empowering relationships to meet the various challenges they face. This is an innovative service, in partnership with HSCP colleagues, working alongside children and their families within communities across the South of Glasgow, providing early support which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. We will listen and learn from children and families to develop the service alongside our partners. We are therefore looking to recruit dynamic, experienced individuals who can drive the successful development and growth of this innovative service.

Children 1st along with our partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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?

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

What kind of Glasgow Supporting Families team member will you be?

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
• is 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 1st

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 Glasgow with access to our Pollok service hub in the south of the city, supporting families who live across Glasgow but mainly in the South. You will travel to connect with other parts of the organisation when required.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further Information

These are fixed term posts, funded initially until March 2023. We have two full time posts (35 hours a week) and a part time post (17.5hrs) that require flexibility. The service operates 7 days a week, from 8am to 10pm, which means that regular evening and weekend work will be necessary, in order to offer the appropriate level of support to individual families.

Please indicate on your application, which post you are interested in.

This is an exciting opportunity to carry out an important role within an innovative partnership between Children 1st and East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

Over past few years, alongside East Renfrewshire’s HSCP, the Family Wellbeing Service has aligned itself to the needs of families in order to support the emotional wellbeing of children and young people aged 8-18 who live within the East Renfrewshire area. We have a number of different ways of supporting families; however, relationship have always remained at the heart of everything we do.

As a member of the East Renfrewshire Family Wellbeing Service, you will offer the whole family space and time to tell their stories and, with them, agree on how we can best help. You will embrace our relational and restorative approach to practice to help families make sense of their difficulties and help life feel better.

If you have a passion for working alongside families, have experience of keeping children safe, are committed to restorative approaches, and have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Teaching or equivalent in Child Care/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. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.

Base

Your base will be shared between our office in Giffnock and home working as well as meeting families within their local community.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Hours

This is a maternity cover post for 12 months. 35 hours to be worked flexibly to meet the needs of families and the service. However, Wednesdays are seen as our ‘core day’ when essential service activities take place such as team meetings.

Join us and be the change that Children in Scotland need.

Children 1st is Scotland’s National Children’s Charity.

Our purpose is to ensure that all children in Scotland grow up loved, safe and well in strong, resilient families and we work tirelessly to make sure that happens. We get alongside children and their families in communities across Scotland to offer practical, emotional and financial help and we campaign to ensure children’s rights are protected, respected and fulfilled across society and the systems there to protect and care for them. Now more than ever, the children and families we support are having to overcome many frightening and harmful challenges; trauma, poverty, isolation, violence, exploitation and abuse but we know that with the right support they can recover and live safe and happy lives.

To help govern and lead us as we deliver on our strategic goals we are looking to appoint new trustees to deepen and extend the skills, knowledge and experience of our Board. We need volunteer trustees who share our values, believe in our purpose and who are passionate about putting children first. You may also have specific skills in; public health and policy, finance, communications, organisational development and/or have personal experience of adversity in childhood.

We are proud of the way we do things at Children 1st, we put relationships, rights, respect and compassion at the heart of everything we do and we believe that with the best people delivering the best quality support, amazing transformation can take place. With this in mind we are actively recruiting those who have been historically excluded from governance roles and want to broaden our representation, inclusion and diversity so that we truly represent all of Scotland’s children. If you think you don’t fit the traditional profile of a board member but believe in our purpose and want to make a contribution to our work, please do get in touch. We will offer support and flexibility to ensure any barriers to your involvement are removed.

The Position

You will join the Board of around 10 other trustees and will be expected to attend and participate in up to 5 Board meetings a year as well as an annual Strategy Day. You will have the opportunity to sit on one subcommittee of the Board and attend meetings of that subcommittee 3 to 4 times a year. Trustees are appointed for an initial term of 3 years, and are eligible to seek nomination to serve a further 3 year term.

Board Trustees are asked to contribute actively to the Board by providing strategic guidance, setting objectives and goals, evaluating performance and providing challenge and support. You will also be an ambassador for the Charity and are expected to respect, promote and protect the culture and values of the Charity.

All Trustees are expected to have or develop a good understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of the position of a Trustee on a Board.

The formal appointment to the Board will become effective from the date of the Charity’s AGM in September 2022. New Trustees will be offered support through a full induction process to find out more about the role and the work of the charity.

The Candidate

You must be able to demonstrate sound, independent judgement and have an ability to be strategic, open minded and to work collaboratively and collectively. You should have great interpersonal skills, have an ability to challenge constructively where required and be able to critically assess and analyse complex issues. Good listening and communication skills are essential.

Children 1st is committed to being an inclusive and diverse organisation that is representative of the families and communities it supports. The Board supports this commitment and seeks to enhance its diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability. We believe that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and encourage applications from anyone who believes they can help make a difference.

The position is voluntary, however reasonable travel expenses are reimbursed.

Fit Like? Family Wellbeing Service, Aberdeen

So why are we looking for a Team Leader?

Children 1st are developing a new and exciting way of supporting families in Aberdeen. We have a long history of working with children and families in the city. After a pause in 2018 we reviewed our purpose and role alongside children, families, and partners. We have been building a new approach to help children affected by poor mental health and emotional distress. Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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. This new Children 1st service sits at the heart of three locality areas but with a citywide remit providing early support to children and their families at the point when they need this to prevent more intensive supports being necessary. This role will support an established team of project workers working across the City with a blend of home/office and community working.

What kind of person will make a great Team Leader for Children 1st?

I know exactly what we are looking for, someone who:

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

What kind of leader will you be?

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

• resilient, skilled, and knowledgeable who wants to transform systems as well as children’s lives
• big hearted and courageous
• able to build great partnerships and to manage the tricky conversations
• able to understand, predict and adapt to the landscape
• bringing service experience
• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• able to make decisions
• inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better
• an amazing ambassador for children and Children 1st

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

Why Children 1st?

Because we work to make children safer in their families and communities. Because we believe in providing support to whole families through strong trusting relationships. We don’t “do to” families, we respect that with the right support, families can usually resolve their own difficulties and overcome challenges.

We have local services in communities and national services that stretch across the whole of Scotland that make a lasting difference to children’s lives. Just as important as our community based supports is our work to amplify the voices of children, their parents, and carers to ensure they have real influence and power to change how things are done.

I am proud to say we have always worked from a trauma informed basis. We believe it is the power of strong relationships with families that is key to stronger safer families and happier children. I know this takes hard work and means not shying away from what’s difficult but also being ever hopeful and believing in the power of repair and recovery.

We are relentlessly focussed on quality and we are constantly listening and looking to improve. You will find this role a challenge and you will be stretched. You will also find we are a kind and incredibly supportive organisation.

We have a really clear set of strategic priorities that we created together in 2018 and we are making great progress on these. We operate as one team. We can’t be doing with silo working - we share problems and find solutions together.

Protecting Children

Whilst there will be many demands on you , I will expect that you will never lose sight of the need to protect children. You will make sure that we are compassionate in our response and accountable to children, families, and stakeholders. I expect that you demonstrate an unwavering focus on the needs of children to stay with their family network and to work to prevent key attachments being ruptured. I expect nothing less of myself and our team.

Base

You will be based in one of the current Fit Like Aberdeen buildings but with scope for a blend of home and community working.

Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us, we will support you to work in a way that gets the job done but maintains a healthy work life balance.

Further Information

This a fixed term, full time role of 35 hours per week, funded initially until 31 March 2023.

Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service, evenings and weekend work will be required.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the East Lothian FGDM team which sits with the East Lothian Family Support Team. Children 1st have supported children, young people, and families within East Lothian for a number of year and are well established service.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise for children and young people. We are also 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.

The Role, the coordinator will work with families in a whole family system approach, they are independent and work with families to find their own strength and solutions to their problems and keep children, young people, safe and nurtured within their families. The successful candidate will be required to work in close partnership with Social Work, colleagues, guiding and supporting restorative approached to working with families.

You do not require previous experience in the delivery of Family Group Decision Making but you must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and values of the approach. You must also show a commitment to complete accredited training, which will be provided.

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 Child Care/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. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.

Base

Your will be based within the Musselburgh area and travel throughout East Lothian

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Hours

This is a fixed term, 35-hour post, funded until 31 March 2025.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide support to families through our constantly developing support service children1st.org.uk/help-for-families/parentline-scotland

If you are an experienced professional with a Social Work, Community work, Counselling or other appropriate qualification we want to hear from you.

This is full time, fixed term post, funded until September 2023 (rolling contract). Hours to be worked flexibly, including some evening and weekend work on a rata-ed basis.

The successful candidate can be based Scotland-wide

Are you a confident, dynamic and fast-moving media and marketing professional with strong experience of planning, delivering and evaluating media and marketing plans to amplify awareness and influence change?

If you can harness the power of communications to help children in Scotland to grow up safe and loved within their family and community then our media and marketing lead role could be for you.

As part of Children 1st’s small but highly effective communications and marketing team you’ll make full use of your creative flair, talent for storytelling and powers of connection with children, families, the media, partners and supporters to highlight the most urgent and emerging needs of children and families and to affect lasting change in systems of support and local and national government policy.

Be part of the change you want to see for child victims and witnesses in Scotland

In partnership, Children 1st are developing Scotland’s first Bairns Hoose based on the European Barnahus model. Barnahus is a child-friendly, multidisciplinary, and interagency model of justice, care and recovery for children who are victims and witnesses of all forms of violence. A place where all Police, Social Work, Health and Court services are based under one roof. Children receive a coordinated trauma responsive plan to support their journey through the care, protection, and justice system. The aim of the model is to; prevent re-traumatisation caused by delayed and disjointed investigation and court proceedings, to keep children safe, allow them access to fair justice and to help them recover from the trauma of their ordeal. Barnahus aims to place the best interests of the child at the centre of all the systems that are there to protect them and to offer the child and their family or caregivers all the support they need.

What kind of person will make a great Bairns Hoose Child and Family Recovery Worker for Children 1st?

is fiercely passionate about children’s rights

thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families

is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

is committed to being part of transformational change alongside children and their families

What kind of Child and Family Recovery Worker will you be?

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

• is resilient, skilled and knowledgeable, who wants to transform children’s lives
• can connect well with young people and their families, help them to feel safe and build a relationship based on trust
• understands trauma and knows that with the right support children and young people can recover from complex trauma – there is always a way
• is able to build strong relationships and manage tricky conversations
• is able to work collaboratively with partners
• has a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• is able to make decisions
• can inspire colleagues and teams to be even better
• is an amazing ambassador for children and Children 1st

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 working in a Hybrid way - combining home based working and working from one of our Children 1st services in North Strathclyde/Glasgow while you help to design and open our first Bairns Hoose in East Renfrewshire. The role will involve travelling across the North Strathclyde area (East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire) to meet with young people and families in their homes, schools and local community.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

Further information

This post is a permanent, full time role of 35 hours per week with a commitment to flexible working patterns.

West Lothian Wellbeing Hub works in partnership with the local authority and other Voluntary Organisations to provide support to children and their families in Family Group Decision Making, Lifelong Links, Kinship Care and Mental Health Wellbeing for young people.

We have a creative new partnership with West Lothian HSCP, West Lothian College and Action for Children and would like to recruit a professionally qualified Project Worker. Children 1st have been funded to provide a Lifelong Links (LLL) Co-ordinator to students of West Lothian College, who have been separated from their family and community and would benefit from reconnecting. Our LLL co-ordinator will use the Family Group Decision Making model to help a young person find the people who care about them, who they can turn to for practical and emotional support and then co-ordinate family meetings that will help the young person sustain these connections.

Our young people and our team would like to work alongside you:

• If you understand the impact on a child or young person of being separated from their family
• If you understand the disruption and trauma this can cause
• If you have the sensitivity, confidence, motivation and experience to listen and hear what can make a difference
• If you are brave enough to help a young person make this difference
• If you are collaborative, constructive, and supportive of your professional colleagues
• If you have experience of working with young people and their families who have had a disrupted family life
• If you have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Community Learning and Development, Teaching or equivalent in Child Care/Social Care or related area at SCQF level 9 or higher

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team in Renfrewshire

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Abuse and Trauma Recovery service in Renfrewshire. The service is part of the partnership, Women and Children First with Renfrewshire Council. The service works alongside children and young people who have experienced Domestic Abuse and/or Sexual Abuse and their families and aims to support recovery and improved emotional wellbeing.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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 person are we looking for?

• has experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• has experience of working alongside children, young people and families who have experience domestic abuse/sexual abuse
• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Project Worker will you be?

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
• is 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 1st

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 Renfrewshire with access to the Women and Children First premises in Paisley and will travel to connect with children, young people and families and other parts of the organisation.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide support to families through our constantly developing remote digital support service.

If you are an experienced professional with a Social Work, Community work, Counselling or other appropriate qualification we want to hear from you.

This a full time, fixed term post, funded until September 2023 (rolling contract). Hours to be worked flexibly, including evenings and weekends.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the East Lothian FGDM team which sits with the East Lothian Family Support Team. Children 1st have supported children, young people, and families within East Lothian for a number of year and are well established service.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise for children and young people. We are also 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.

The Role, the coordinator will work with families in a whole family system approach, they are independent and work with families to find their own strength and solutions to their problems and keep children, young people, safe and nurtured within their families. The successful candidate will be required to work in close partnership with Social Work, colleagues, guiding and supporting restorative approached to working with families.

You do not require previous experience in the delivery of Family Group Decision Making but you must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and values of the approach. You must also show a commitment to complete accredited training, which will be provided.

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 Child Care/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. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.

Hours

These are fixed term posts, one for 35 hours per week and one for 21 hours per week, funded until 31 March 2025.

Base

Your will be based within the Musselburgh area and travel throughout East Lothian

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.

You join us at an exciting time as we continue to play our part in helping Scotland's children and families recover from the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic. We are a dynamic charity focussed on leading transformational change for children so that they stay safe, happy and well in their own families and communities.

Children 1st has records dating back to 1884 and the Research and Archive Assistant will play a key role in turning this collection into a comprehensive, accessible archive enabling Children 1st to have a detailed understanding of its history, shape future research projects and facilitate access to those records from children and families who were supported historically. We have initially a two year funded position.

What kind of person will make a good Research and Archive Assistant for Children 1st?

• will have previous experience of conducting historical research
• will have an ability to plan and organise your own workload effectively
• will have a passion for learning and developing your skillset
• keen to pursue a career in the research or archives sector
• has an interest in social history
• has an interest in Archives
• able to deal with sensitive and triggering material
• has a methodical approach and close attention to detail
• able to record, process and analyse data

Your main office base can be Glasgow or Edinburgh with occasional travel to archive search rooms in Glasgow and Edinburgh

Children 1st works to keep children in their families and communities where they are safe and loved. We listen, we support, through relationships with families so that children’s human rights are protected and fulfilled. We listen to the voices of children and families to influence and transform systems for all of Scotland’s children.

At Children 1st we know the value of volunteers to children and families, the difference volunteers can make to children’s everyday lives. We have an excellent opportunity to join us and to play a vital role in the development and growth of volunteering across our organisation.

We are seeking an excellent person who can promote and develop volunteering with a focus on our East services and also across our organisation. You will put children and families at the heart of everything you do, engage with volunteers and cross organisational colleagues to strengthen the involvement and incredible contribution of volunteers.

We are looking for you to bring previous experience of co-ordinating the work of volunteers and the energy and passion to ensure that volunteers are involved, supported, and rewarded for their excellent contribution to all that we do. for children and families.

We are looking for peripatetic Family Group Decision Making coordinator who will be able to offer Family Group decision making to families across the central belt.

As an FGDM coordinator you will work with children and families of all ages and at different stages of risk and need, depending on the service specific criteria. You will have the opportunity to work with several teams through a blend of virtual and face to face work.

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in Family Group Decision Making and would like to extend their skill set. It’s also an opportunity for existing FGDM coordinators to increase their hours.

Further Information

You will have access to bases throughout the central belt and these will vary depending on where existing teams have short term recruitment and capacity gaps. There will be a lot of travel through the central belt along with the with the ability to work in a flexible/hybrid way.

This is fixed term post, funded until August 2023. We welcome applications from applicants looking for either full time or part time hours.

We have a long history of working with children and families in West Lothian and are a busy and developing resource. We offer a range of support including Family Group Decision Making, Support to Kinship families, as well as building a new approach to help children and young people affected by poor mental health and emotional distress. Children 1st along with partners in West Lothian Health and Social Care share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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. We have a small and friendly team with a base in Bathgate and are looking for an administrator who will underpin the support and commitment we offer to children, young people and their families.

What kind of person will make a good Administrator for Children 1st?

• will possess excellent administrative, IT and financial skills to support the work of Children 1st
• provide a front-line reception service, as the first point of contact to external visitors and telephone callers, answering questions and responding to queries using own initiative as appropriate to ensure a relational and responsive service is provided
• ability to maintain diaries, schedule and coordinate meetings and appointments
• able to record, process and analyse data
• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• thinks it’s a privilege to work for and on behalf of children and families and
• is kind and compassionate and places people at the heart of their work
• Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone that will support the team who are doing the right thing for children and their families at every turn.

Base

You will be office based in Bathgate, West Lothian Wellbeing Hub.

Our core hours are Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm.