- Advertised from 11th February 2022
- Hours: from 30 – 37 per week.
Role
Are you passionate about broadening access to education, with an adult learning or training background, an Assessor Qualification, and experience or interest in the early years? If so, you could be the person we are looking for to manage our parent and practitioner accreditation. Ideally you will also have an Internal Quality Assurance or Internal Verifier qualification. You might be working in Further/Higher Education or in Family Learning or in the early years sector - experience of the Peep Learning Together Programme would be a bonus!
What you’ll be doing:
You will:
- Support local authorities, colleges and other organisations who are currently delivering the Peep parent accreditation (known as the ‘Peep Progression Pathway’) and promote the accreditation to new client organisations
- Manage the administration of parent accreditation
- Undertake training in Internal Quality Assurance (if not qualified already) so that you can facilitate Internal Quality Assurance standardisation meetings with clients
- Manage the implementation across Scotland of the new Peep ‘One Awards’ unit for practitioners who are delivering the Learning Together Programme
- Manage and deliver training in the ‘Peep Progression Pathway’ to early years practitioners to enable them to offer accreditation to the parents they work with
- Deliver other Peep training programmes both face to face and online, if required
What we’re looking for:
- You are a collaborative colleague with an articulate, confident and approachable manner
- You’re a skilled trainer and understand the qualifications framework in Scotland for adult learners
- You have experience of learner assessment and hold a relevant assessor qualification
- You are qualified to undertake Internal Quality Assurance (IQA), or if not, are willing to study to qualify as an IQA
- You’re well organised and appreciate the importance or systems, accuracy and attention to detail
- You understand the importance of adult learning and the barriers that learners can face
- You are attracted to work for small charity that is trying to make a big difference for disadvantaged families
About Peeple
Peeple’s mission is to help narrow the gap in attainment by supporting parents to make the most of everyday learning opportunities at home and in the community. We have 25 year’s expertise in developing evidence-based interventions including the Peep Learning Together Programme, delivering high quality training & support for practitioners nationally, practitioner and parent accreditation and frontline services in Oxfordshire.
The Peep Learning Together Programme is based on research showing that quality parent/child relationships and quality Home Learning Environments improve outcomes for children, particularly the disadvantaged.
The Peep Learning Together Programme includes an option for practitioners to deliver accredited units for parents. These units are known as the Peep Progression Pathway and are accredited by the Scottish Qualifications Authority in Scotland and by NOCN in the rest of the UK.
The quality assurance of the Peep Learning Together Programme includes an optional unit for Practitioners to gain accreditation based on their delivery of the Programme. Until 2021 this was accredited by City & Guilds (C&G). This is now being replaced by a new unit to be accredited by the awarding organisation ‘One Awards’ which will be launched this summer (2022).
We are committed to building the evidence-base for our work. This has included a large-scale Randomised Controlled Trial of the Peep Learning Together Programme funded by the Education Endowment Foundation. We were delighted that the evaluation found positive effects on both parent and child outcomes. We also seek to innovate in our sector. For example, we are currently in the first year of a three-year project to develop, pilot and evaluate a 10-week programme to help practitioners and parents to support their children’s early STEM thinking (Science, Technology, Engineering and Science).
We have been funded by the Scottish government since 2012 to promote the Peep Learning Together Programme, train practitioners to deliver it and to offer learning opportunities to parents and carers via the Peep Progression Pathway.
This is a fixed term contract in the first instance ending March 2023. The post is funded by the Scottish Government’s Adult Learning and Empowering Communities Fund.
Application notes
Closing date: 3rd March 2022
Download the full job description and person specification from our website: peeple.org.uk/jobs
Download and complete the application form and equal opportunities forms. The latter will be separated out on receipt and not form part of the selection process.
You must fill in the Peeple application form – we do not accept CVs. Email your completed forms to: jobs@peeple.org.uk
If you are unable to download the forms or have any questions, contact Janet Sly on 01865 397978 or email jobs@peeple.org.uk
Company Overview
Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (FCSS) is a national social enterprise with a mission to empower children, families, and communities to work, rest or learn by creating access to flexible, affordable and responsive childcare, education, children’s services and wraparound support.
Our flexible early learning and childcare model allows parents to book childcare by the hour, change their bookings each week and only pay for the time they book. This model is actively helping parents to reduce their childcare costs while helping them increase their income and further distancing their whole families from poverty.
Summary
We are seeking a Finance Manager to join our team, in this role, you will play a vital part in managing our financial operations, ensuring the sustainability of our unique childcare model while supporting our vision to create a world where every child and family has access to the services they need to thrive.
This is a hybrid working post shared between home working and our Dundee head office.
This is a part time role, 28 hours per week, with FTE salary of £40,000 = pro rata £32,000.
Other benefits include:
- 32 days annual leave
- Generous employer contribution pension
- Employee life assurance scheme
- Flexible Working
- Employee Benefit Platform giving discounts on many retail brands
- Subsidised childcare costs
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.
Services Manager - Enquire (Maternity Cover)
- Part time
- £41,913 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 12th January 2026
Children in Scotland are proud to have been delivering our Scottish Government funded Enquire service for over 25 years now. This national service continues to be a highly trusted and respected source of quality and accessible information and advice on additional support for learning.
The opportunity has arisen to take on the role of Service Manager for a period of 12 months on a maternity cover basis. Sitting within Children in Scotland’s Services, Policy and Participation department, this role will involve effective management of all areas of Enquire service delivery.
We are looking for a brilliant and experienced manager with excellent skills in communication, organisation, people management and budget management. The right candidate will also have a solid understanding of the additional support for learning landscape in Scotland to ensure that we maintain our high standards of delivery across all work streams.
If you feel like this role is for you, and that you have the ability to manage an outstandingly knowledgeable and committed team to provide a high quality service for our nation’s children, families and professionals relating to additional support for learning, then please read on.
About Children in Scotland
Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.
By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.
Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.
Diversity
Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.
Further Information
For an informal chat about the job, please contact Billy Anderson, Head of Services, Participation and Policy by email on banderson@childreninscotland.org.uk
The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families across Scotland.
We are seeking an experienced HR Manager who is passionate about driving positive change at The Yard. You will bring the expertise and gravitas to influence and support senior leadership on HR and cultural initiatives.
About the role:
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
• Ensuring The Yard maintains the roles, skills and experience to deliver on its strategic priorities
• Measure employee engagement and agree action plans to develop and improve organisational culture
• Ensuring our recruitment policies and processes embody our values and enable us to recruit people with the skills and qualities to meet our goals
• Developing and managing our renumeration policy
About you:
This job is for you if you have:
• Proven experience of HR management
• Can lead by example, fostering a culture of trust and respect
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Ability to develop HR strategies aligning with our strategic plan
If our ethos inspires you and you are eager to bring your knowledge and experience to a team that is deeply committed to our purpose, we would love to have you on board.
If you would like to discuss the role with our Director of Resources, please let us know and we can arrange a call.
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