- Advertised from 11th July 2023
- 24.5 hours per week.
Role
The postholder will be expected to operate in line with our values which are:
Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion.
Overview
All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support that enables them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to poverty and the barriers facing single parents and their children.
The Regional Coordinator role will contribute to the organisation’s vision of a Scotland in which single parents and their children are valued and treated equally and fairly by coordinating components which contribute to the Falkirk service. The role holder will, working alongside colleagues in OPFS Management Teams, be responsible for strategic direction and delivery of services tailored for single parent families in Falkirk.
Competencies
The post holder is expected to be:
Able to support single parent families
Understand single parents’ needs and be aware of the impact poverty has on single parent families.
Have the skills and knowledge to support colleagues to identify support mechanisms, strategies, and techniques they can develop to enable them to support single parent families.
Be aware of national and local policies in relation to poverty and child poverty.
Champion single parents at a strategic and national level.
Unbiased
Ensure that practices are impartial, fair and provide equal potential outcomes for every individual. Ensuring that people feel a sense of belonging and cultural awareness.
Challenge prejudices and confront bias.
Identify training needs.
Actively seek prejudice and bias and identify solutions.
Flexible and able to manage time.
Be available when required and be willing to change things if they are not working.
Be available for colleagues and support them to time manage and be available to change plans if required.
Evaluate and assess colleagues’ situations and support them to work within times collaboratively agreed.
Work with colleagues to ensure time available suits the needs of the service and is manageable for colleagues.
Identify challenges with time management and support colleagues to address any issues.
Continually assess the needs of the service and identify strengths and challenges and take steps to ensure the smooth running of the service.
An analytical thinker
Continually identify, test and evaluate workload.
Work in collaboration with Coordinator and colleagues to develop innovative ideas and find solutions to resolve any issues.
Listen to others and strategically identify positive paths for the service and work collaboratively to develop plans.
Collect, evaluate, and identify service developments through case studies produced by colleagues.
Organise and collate robust information from a variety of sources and share knowledge and information across the wider organisation.
Able to manage budgets
Takes responsibility for the monitoring and controlling of expenditure.
Maintain regular contact with relevant finance staff, recognising when to seek advice.
A team player
Work collaboratively, identify and develop connections with OPFS colleagues, stakeholders, and single parents.
Attend external meetings and build connections with relevant agencies.
Be involved and support OPFS campaigns.
Identify relevant agencies and services and build useful connections.
Intuitive
Have and share innovative ideas which will help OPFS grow and develop and support colleagues to share innovation across OPFS services.
Actively seek colleagues’ thoughts and views on how OPFS can grow and develop.
Support colleagues to develop routes for parent participation.
Takes control of personal and professional development, actively managing own Personal Learning Plan as well as supporting the development of others when needed.
Communicative and engaging
Be able to understand others, evaluate situations and work collaboratively with everyone you encounter through the course of your work.
Have the skills to communicate and deliver clear guidance and support colleagues to enhance and develop positive communication skills.
Identify colleagues’ strengths and challenges and take positive action to build their skills and knowledge.
Communicate clear and creative ideas that meet the needs of a range of audiences, achieving objectives and outcomes.
Produce concise, clear, well-structured reports using OPFS guidance.
Supporting and enabling
Work collaboratively with OPFS services, share knowledge and skills and learn from others.
Be a competent user of Microsoft Office Suite such as Word, Excel, Outlook etc.
Offer Support and Supervision carry out Five Conversations Appraisals.
Identify strengths, challenges and training requirements and take steps to enable colleagues to address challenges and build on strengths.
Personal Specifications
Essential Experience
- Relevant HNC or SVQ 3 level qualification or equivalent experience in a related field.
- Experience of staff supervision and monitoring of family support services.
- Experience of partnership and multi-agency working.
- Experience of supporting the development of new services.
- Understanding of the roles of key statutory and voluntary agencies supporting families.
- Ability to present to a range of audiences using a variety of communication styles.
- Ability to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Competent use of standard IT packages.
- Knowledge of issues affecting single parents in Scotland.
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation around families and children.
- Commitment to professional development.
- Ability to plan, record and evaluate through reports.
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service.
- Clean driving license and access to a vehicle.
The job description is a broad picture of the post at the time of preparation. It is not an exhaustive list of all possible duties. It is recognised that jobs change and evolve over time.
Terms and conditions of appointment
- Confirmation of Appointment: This is a permanent appointment. Confirmation of appointment is subject to 2 references, one from the most recent employer being received, Enhanced Disclosure Scotland Check and satisfactory completion of a 3-month probationary period, ending when a probationary review has been completed.
- Salary: OPFS Scale Point 22 - 24 £33401 - £36,583 (pro rata £23,381 - £25608)
- Hours of work: Hours of work will be 24.5 hours per week and will be flexible to meet the needs of the service and may include evening and weekend work.
- Holidays: Annual leave entitlement is 25 days and 12 Public holidays, 259 hours, pro rata for part time. An additional 5 days, 35 hours, pro rata for part time, is added after 5 years’ service.
- Pension: You will be auto enrolled in our pension scheme with a 3% contribution from you and 7% from OPFS.
- Training and support and supervision: You will receive induction training and frequent support in the first three months. Thereafter you will receive monthly individual support and supervision from the Project Manager. Regular team meetings will be held, and staff will have access to internal and external training.
- Equal Opportunities and Family Friendly Employment: OPFS aims to be an equal opportunity and family friendly employer. OPFS has IIP silver status.
Qualification Required: HNC or SVQ3 in Relevant Field
Application notes
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Recruitment Timetable: The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 26th July 2023. Please send completed applications to jobs@opfs.org.uk.
Are you passionate about working with children, young people and families?
Barnardo's Stronger Families service is offering an exciting opportunity to join an established team who deliver Attachment and Trauma Informed Practice models of support to families. You will be required to deliver direct services to families who have complex needs and who are at risk of family breakdown. You will have experience of working with children and families and a working knowledge of attachment theories in practice.
Barnardo's has had a presence in Fife for over 20 years, working with children and families has been a consistent feature of our services in Fife, with our Stronger Families services being in existence for several years. Families must be referred to this service by a social worker, live in the Fife area, have children aged between 0-13 yrs old and are typically on the verge of family breakdown.
You will be required to work intensively with the family and partner agencies to ensure that, where possible, relationships within the home improve and children can safely remain at home.
We work with a flexible, whole family approach to support and so alongside formal 12-week reviews, support is assessed on a needs-based basis and therefore, frequency and intensity of support can vary out with these reviews. This also includes supporting families at fracture points – morning routine, evening routine and weekend support – where appropriate.
You will be required to design and deliver direct services to families who have a range of complex needs. Experience of working with children and families and a working knowledge of attachment theories and Trauma Informed Practice would be extremely desirable as would a knowledge of The Promise and it's implications for service delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established, dynamic and friendly, team where you will have the opportunity to expand and share your skills and experience within a supportive environment.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
Benefits
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.
- Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
- Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
- The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
- A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
- Service related sick pay from day 1
- Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
- Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
- Cycle2work scheme
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
- 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Barnardo's
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Administration Officer
- Part time
- £30,000 pro-rata
- On site: Glasgow (plus working in our satellite office in Kilmarnock considered after 6 months)
- Closing 7th January 2026
Family Mediation West provides support to families affected by separation, divorce, and conflict. We have premises in Glasgow and Kilmarnock allowing us to offer services across the West of Scotland. We are affiliated to Relationship Scotland, who support a national network of 21 local service providers for individuals, couples and families experiencing relationship breakdown. The values and the standards of the organisation help to ensure effective support can be provided to help families through difficult times.
We are seeking an administrator, with experience, to support a broad range of administration tasks within a family conciliation service. Full support and training will be given for this role within both the service provisions well as all our operational systems. FM West operations largely deal with service users, their family solicitors, and the Scottish Court system. The role may suit a candidate well that has experience of administration within a legal, charity, social work, or child services background. There is full training on operations available, and the opportunity to work alongside our current administrators who will provide personalised 1-2-1 on the job support to the successful candidate.
FGDM Coordinator
- Part time
- £30,002 – £35,076 pro-rata
- On site: Selkirk, Scottish Borders
- Closing 5th January 2026
A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children First team
Children First’s ambition is for every child in Scotland to be safe, loved and well with their family. As a charity we offer emotional, practical, and financial support to help families to put children first and campaign to uphold the rights of every child.
Family Group Decision Making is working with family groups in a strengths-based way to support them to create Family Plans, keeping children safe and at home within their family networks.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Family Group Decision Making coordinator. We have funding for a 12-month fixed term post to work alongside the Whole Family Wellbeing Team within Scottish Borders Council supporting families at an earlier stage of intervention.
We’d love to hear from anyone interested in Family Group Decision Making, or strengths-based approaches to working with families, and would like to extend their skill set.
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 First
- Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.
At Children First, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects communities across Scotland. Guided by our values, With Love, With Purpose, With Strength, we strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported to thrive. We actively work to remove barriers to inclusion and promote equity in all aspects of our work. We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those from marginalised communities, and are dedicated to ensuring a fair and supportive recruitment process.
Base
You will be based in Selkirk with travel across the Scottish Borders.
Salary, Conditions, Pension
We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays). Additional benefits include cash back health plan, cycle to work scheme, and option to join a Credit Union.
Would you like to contribute to the vital supports in place for local families to thrive in Clackmannanshire? Home-Start Clackmannanshire are looking for vibrant, enthusiastic individuals, particularly those with knowledge/ skills relating to the Scottish Health system or Communications and Marketing, to join our board of trustees.
About us:
Home-Start offers guidance, friendship and practical support to families across Clackmannanshire who have at least one child under the age of twelve. We work with families to help them overcome issues impacting their lives, through a range of family support services. Our families are each unique, however common issues we support include: isolation and loneliness, mental health difficulties, bereavement, family breakdown, addiction, and physical ill-health. We’ve been supporting local families across Clackmannanshire since 1988. The Home-Start team (staff, volunteers and trustees) are committed to ensuring that children are given the best possible start in life as #childhoodcantwait.
The role of our trustees:
Charity trustees are responsible – and accountable - for the governance and strategy of their charity. They are responsible for making sure that their charity is administered effectively and can account for its activities and outcomes.
As a trustee on our board, you will contribute to:
1. Providing leadership and direction within the ethos of Home-Start.
2. Ensuring the scheme has a clear vision, mission and strategic direction.
3. Being responsible for the effective performance and management of the scheme.
4. Ensuring the scheme complies with legal and regulatory requirements, the objects of the scheme, the governing documents including the Home-Start Standards and Methods of Practice, the Home-Start Agreement and quality standards.
5. Securing and guarding the scheme’s assets and taking care of their security, deployment, and proper application.
6. Ensuring that the scheme’s governance is of the highest possible standard.
7. Undertaking an ambassadorial role for the scheme.
8. Appointing sub-committees and agreeing their terms of reference and membership.
Time Commitment:
Our board meets every 7-8 weeks, a hybrid approach where trustees can attend in-person meetings at our offices in Alloa or via Teams. Our offices are fully accessible.
As a trustee, you would also attend our Annual General Meeting (AGM) once a year.
Support:
Volunteers are the heart of Home-Start, and so in return for your time and commitment, you will be fully supported in role by our Chair. A full induction will be provided, and opportunities for both training and networking are also available.
All reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.
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