Family Practitioner Scotland North
- Full time
- £31,379
- Scotland North - Angus, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen and Highland
- Closing 19th February 2023
- Advertised from 10th February 2023
- Permanent Hours: 35 per week Days: Monday - Friday
Role
The role of the Family Practitioner is to deliver a range of targeted individual and group interventions with parents, carers, children and young people within a school setting to improve outcomes for children and their families. This role, is in line with our ethos, which places an emphasis on early intervention.
As our new Family Practitioner, you will work in partnership with parents to strengthen parental capacity and family relationships, especially with relation to managing challenging behaviour, and to increase parental engagement in their local school community and in children’s education and development. In this role, you will include a combination of face to face work in schools in the allocated area and remote working from home or office.
Please note: You will need to be able to travel regularly to schools within the Area.
What will I be responsible for in my new role?
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Engage with families and develop and maintain a supportive and empowering relationship founded on mutual respect, trust and the existing strengths of families.
- Maintain a caseload of families, providing individual support and group interventions as part of the child/family action plan.
- Work in partnership with parents to encourage independence and self-reliance and to help them to develop a consistent and positive approach to parenting aimed at addressing behaviour's and overcoming challenges.
- Promote and facilitate parental understanding of a child’s needs.
- In partnership with School Based Staff undertake robust family focused assessments to identify most appropriate interventions to benefit the child/ren.
- Support parents to provide an appropriate environment in which children and young people feel safe and which encourages the development of their self-esteem and resilience.
Diversity and Inclusion
Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are particularly interested in attracting applications from applicants from diverse groups.
Additionally, for our clinical roles we are particularly keen in attracting male candidates to reflect the diversity of the partner schools and communities we work in.
All successful applicants to clinical roles will be asked to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS/PVG.
We are an organisation that is fully committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and take this responsibility seriously.
About You
The successful candidate will have:
- a recognised clinical qualification in family interventions/counselling/Childhood Development/Social Work
- a recognised membership of a relevant professional body (BACP/UKCP/NCS/BPS – BASW (British Association for Social Workers)/AFT (Association for Family Practice and Systemic Practice)
- post qualified experience in a clinical role and an understanding of children, young people, families and schools
- a clear understanding of child protection policy and procedures and commitment to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults
- good knowledge of the school environment
- strong understanding of a range of therapeutic models
1st Interview: 20th February 2023 ZOOM Video Interview
Please feel free to contact our Recruitment team via jobs@place2be.org.uk if you you have any questions about this role.
In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:
- Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
- Robust Learning and Development Programme
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance, 4x Annual Salary
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
- Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
- Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay
If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work – but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.
About Us
Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families, teachers and school staff. Last year, Place2Be worked directly with 700 schools through our in-school mental health services or training, reaching a school community of over 380,000 pupils.
Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child’s ability to engage in school life. Our work, focused on early intervention, is part of the ‘comprehensive CAMHS system’.
Through our professional development programme, we are training c1200 Counsellors on Placement each year who build their mental health and counselling skills and experience through practice in our partner schools. We also provide a range of professional development programmes on mental health and wellbeing for school leaders, teachers and other professionals who work with children and young people, so we can help to build ‘mentally healthy’ schools and communities where all children can thrive and flourish.
We continue to pilot, trial and explore new ways in which we can develop our practice as well as share learning, expertise and findings from the robust evidence and evaluation we gather. HRH The Duchess of Cambridge is our Royal Patron and Place2Be is one of the founding charity partners of Heads Together. We also work collaboratively with a range of charities and expert organisations to leverage best-in-class knowledge and expertise to inform, develop and improve outcomes for the children, families and schools we support.
We ask our staff team to share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity, and to have the skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable children and families.
Application notes
To find out more and apply please visit our website
Closing date: 19 Feb 2023
Fundraising Officer
- Part time
- £24,785 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh or Highlands
- Closing 19th January 2026
We are recruiting a Fundraising Officer to join Held In Our Hearts, where you will play a vital role in helping to raise funds
that directly support families impacted by pregnancy, baby and infant loss.
This is a meaningful and varied role focused on building strong relationships with local communities, individuals, volunteers, and grassroots groups across Scotland. You will support colleagues to develop creative, accessible, and engaging fundraising activities that empower supporters and ensure sustainable income for our services.
We are seeking someone with warmth, empathy, initiative, and energy – someone who thrives on connecting with people, meeting targets, and inspiring communities to make a difference. This is a unique opportunity to be the local face of our work, fostering support and compassion in every interaction.
This role requires travel across Scotland to attend events and engagement opportunities, this will also result in some weekend and evening work, for which time off in lieu will be given.
Community Activities Organiser - Central Aberdeenshire
- Part time
- £24,643 – £25,974 pro-rata
- On site: Aberdeenshire
- Closing 5th January 2026
Who we are
Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.
What you’ll do
Our Community Activities Organisers are vital in providing front line support. This includes:
- Supporting individuals to stay connected to their local communities, engage in their interests and hobbies, and access peer support.
- Developing ideas and leading the way towards exciting and new activities to promote brain health.
Our groups are community based and the Community Activities Organiser is responsible for the planning and delivery of all activities, ensuring reflective practice through our activity evaluations and feedback from the people we support.
What you’ll have
Successful applicants will have a positive approach to dementia and brain health, with a passion to make a difference. You will have good communication and computer skills, a caring attitude and most of all enthusiasm for the role. You will be confident in planning activities in advance and leading any volunteers supporting at your group.
Applicants must have a full and valid driving license and vehicle to be able to travel for this role (mileage and expenses are paid).
For a full job description and person specification please see the attachments section of this advert.
The successful candidate for this post will be required to provide proof of right to work in the UK and will also be subject to a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland.
Counselling Lead
- Part time
- £36,050 pro-rata
- On site: Stafford Centre, Edinburgh
- Closing 19th January 2026
About Us
Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing non-clinical, person-centred support to people in communities across Scotland. With over 50 years’ experience, we are fighting for a future where no one faces mental illness alone. We are changing society by changing attitudes, fighting stigma and influencing government to ensure a better of quality of life for those affected by poor mental health and mental illness. As a charity supporting over 10,000 people year, we believe everyone should have access to the support they need, when they need it and in a way which works best for them.
About the Role
As a Counselling Lead, you will manage the Counselling Support team and the service alongside the Head of Services. You will oversee the day-to-day running of the services whilst being responsible for managing all stakeholders involved.
You will also report on outcomes achieved and help promote and develop the services in your region. A skilled practitioner, you will have a good understanding and knowledge of counselling services and an understanding of the health and social care landscape. An empathic and motivating manager, you will be able to bring out the best in others by developing, guiding and supporting your team and enabling them to provide high-quality, person-centred counselling and support services.
The Counselling Lead will be responsible for line-managing and supervising staff and consultants who deliver specialist counselling support people affected by mental health issues, as well as their own caseload. This role includes developing and implementing an induction programme for counsellor roles, carrying out safe recruitment and providing high quality therapeutic support. The post-holder will take a trauma-informed approach and build a supportive and reflective culture, in line with Change Mental Health values. The Counselling Lead will work alongside both the local and national management team to contribute to the operational and strategic leadership of the local service, and of the overarching counselling programme that Change Mental Health are committed to developing.
Reports To: Head of Edinburgh Services
Disclosure & Barring Check: This post will be subject to a PVG check for working with vulnerable adults.
MHAP is one of the longest-running independent advocacy organisations in Scotland, and we are now recruiting a new team member to help expand our individual and collective advocacy services for people experiencing mental health challenges and/or addiction issues.
We provide advocacy support to adults aged 18–65 who live in West Lothian or are receiving treatment here. Our work takes place in a range of settings, including St John’s Hospital, HMP Addiewell, and various community locations, as well as home visits when required.
Individual advocacy involves working alongside people on a one-to-one basis to ensure their voices are heard and respected. We support individuals to understand their rights, make informed decisions, and have meaningful influence over matters that affect their lives.
Collective advocacy involves working with groups of people with lived experience to explore shared concerns, identify common themes, and influence service development, policy, and decision-making at a wider level.
This is a varied and rewarding role that can make a real difference in the lives of people who may otherwise be marginalised.
If you believe your skills, experience, and values reflect the criteria outlined in the person specification, we welcome your application.
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