Employability Advisor, North Lanarkshire
- Part time
- £25,111 – £30,691 pro-rata
- On site: Motherwell Office, with travel in and around North Lanarkshire as required
- Closing 11th April 2025
- Advertised from 24th March 2025
- 21 hours per week.
Role
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 the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work.
Overview:
The Employability Advisor 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 supporting the delivery of various components which contribute to the North Lanarkshire service, including proactively supporting single parents to enter or re-enter employment, training or education.
The Employability Advisor will be responsible for community engagement, outreach and registration of parents onto the programme, and delivering quality employability support, whilst also engaging with partners in the community and undertaking employer engagement duties to improve outcomes and referral pathways for single parents accessing the service.
They will report to the North Lanarkshire Regional Coordinator and will work as a member of OPFS Employability Team, within the wider OPFS North Lanarkshire service, to provide employability services for single parents facing barriers to entering suitable employment.
Equal Opportunities and Family Friendly Employment
OPFS aims to be an equal opportunity and family friendly employer. OPFS has Investors In People Gold status.
Job description
This is a broad picture of the post at the time of preparation. It is not an exhaustive list of all possible duties, and it is recognised that jobs change and evolve over time.
Key tasks and responsibilities
- Families: Help eligible single parents to identify their future goals, assess motivation, develop personal development plans and help in their implementation through individual and group work.
- Barriers: Identify barriers to employment, education or training and work with single parents to address those barriers.
- Liaison: Build links with health, education and third sector organisations and groups across North Lanarkshire to identify eligible single parents interested in progressing towards suitable employment, education or training.
- Case Management: Maintain confidential information, complete all appropriate client paperwork. Record and document meetings and support provided to single parents. Use appropriate reporting tools as required by OPFS and the post funder, complete quarterly reports, case studies and maintain a high level of data management to record, monitor and evaluate targets as set by the funder.
- Work/Vocational Activities & Training: Co-ordinate and deliver a range of employability activities to support single parents facing barriers to employment to develop core knowledge and skills, helping to increase their access to available employment, training and education opportunities. Support provided to single parents via 1:1 and group activities.
- Outreach & Engagement: Undertake activities in communities to actively reach eligible single parents as a basis to support their learning and development and engage them in early work preparation and employer matching activities to support positive change within their lives.
- Job Matching: Provide job ready single parents with the help they need with job searching, interviews, securing and sustaining suitable employment.
- In Work Support: Provide single parents living with complex needs and facing additional barriers to employment with continued in work support to help parents sustain their jobs.
- Local services: Develop knowledge of services related to employment, training, education, childcare and other support. Develop an effective network of referral agencies to support clients’ needs.
- Signpost: Refer single parents to services that will appropriately address their needs.
- Money Advice: Offer benefit advice, better off calculations and access to debt support via NL Tackling Poverty Team.
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Ensure effective recording, monitoring and evaluation procedures are implemented.
- Other Relevant duties: Carrying out any other relevant duties related to the above.
Application notes
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Administrator
- Full time or Part time
- £23,435 – £25,319
- Hybrid: Glasgow North)
- Closing 21st April 2025
Home-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire is a vibrant community charity making a big impact on families with young children (under 5) in the local area. Our trained volunteers and staff help families through challenging times. In Scotland, over 1,500 volunteers support over 3,500 families and 6,500 children each year through compassionate, confidential help to parents when they need us most.
The parents we support are often overwhelmed and isolated. They may be struggling with mental health, illness, disability, multiple birth, poverty, domestic abuse, separation or trauma. We provide both 1:1 and group support to families, helping them to cope with the stresses and strains of life and make sure they have the skills, confidence and strength they need to nurture their children.
We are now looking to welcome a new Administrator to our Glasgow North team.
Do you have what we’re looking for?
- Highly organised and experienced administrator
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- A positive team player with the ability to work using your own initiative
- Valid UK driving licence and own car essential
The post is initially funded for one year, with the possibility of extension subject to the availability of additional funding.
Family Support Coordinator
- Part time
- £26,687 – £31,060 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Glasgow
- Closing 21st April 2025
Home-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire is a growing, vibrant community charity making a big impact on families in the local area. Our trained volunteers and staff help families with young children through challenging times. In Scotland, over 1500 volunteers support over 3500 families and nearly 6500 children each year through compassionate, confidential help to parents when they need us most.
The parents we support are often overwhelmed and isolated. They may be struggling with mental health, illness, disability, multiple birth, poverty, domestic abuse, separation, or trauma. We provide both 1:1 and group support to families in the community and online.
We are now looking to welcome a new Family Support Coordinator to our North Glasgow team who are based in our Glasgow office, Netherton Community Centre, G13 1AX, though there will be travel across all of North Glasgow.
Hybrid working arrangements in place.
The role is initially funded for one year but is expected to continue beyond this, subject to the availability of funding.
Key responsibilities:
- An understanding of the needs of children and families
- Relevant experience of working alongside families, preferably in the voluntary sector
- Good working knowledge of child protection and child development
- Experience of developing and delivering training
- The ability to supervise and support a caseload of families and volunteers
- Good IT skills
- Valid UK driving licence and own car required
This role is subject to PVG checks.
Maternity Cover Early Learning Practitioner
- Part time
- £22,500 – £25,500 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 29th April 2025
We have an exciting opportunity to join the team as Maternity Leave cover in an Early Learning Practitioner role.
The role is suitable for someone who can work 24 - 30 hours per week, Monday to Thursday.
We are looking for individuals who are passionate about supporting the wellbeing and development of children aged 0-5 years both through group work, childcare provision and by working alongside parents and carers.
You will have the opportunity to work in a meaningful way with small groups of children, creating stimulating learning environments and nurturing positive relationships with both children and parents.
If you are looking for the opportunity to work with children and families creatively whilst providing high quality care and support, then this is the role for you.
If you would like to discuss the role and the working patterns available, please feel free to contact us via info@steppingstonesnorthedinburgh.co.uk.
Family Support Co-ordinator
- Part time
- £28,591 – £30,315 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 21st April 2025
Home-Start Edinburgh is a volunteer-led charity with over 35 years-experience working in local communities, supporting families with a child under 5 in the home. We are currently recruiting for the role of Family Support Co-ordinator. Whilst our Head Office is in Leith, the successful applicant will be required to support volunteers and families in one of Edinburgh’s four localities.
This role will be tasked will support families, predominantly through the network of volunteers they recruit, support and train. They will also be expected to contribute to the wider operation and further development of the scheme.
The post-holder will work with the other Family Support Co-ordinators, as well as other staff, to ensure families receive holistic, high quality support. They will contribute to the ongoing training and development of volunteers, including delivery of the Volunteer Prep course, as well as networking with other local organisations.
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