Because every child deserves a fair start in life.

At Home-Start Edinburgh, we believe in the power of early intervention and the life-changing potential of strong, nurturing relationships. We're here for families with young children in Edinburgh facing challenging circumstances—whether it’s isolation, mental health struggles, or financial insecurity. Our skilled volunteers work alongside these families, empowering them to thrive. Now, we’re looking for a Perinatal Co-ordinator to join our dedicated team and help us continue delivering this vital mission.

About the Role

As Perinatal Co-ordinator, you will be working to collaboratively deliver Stepping Stone North Edinburgh’s Bump Start project to families from pregnancy through the perinatal period to ensure that babies have the best start in life.

What You’ll Do

• Provide 1:1 support to families from pregnancy onwards through home visiting

• Support parent to develop an attuned and nurturing relationship with their baby, using frameworks such as the Solihull Approach and Trauma Informed Practice

• Deliver evidence based approaches such as Video Interactive Guidance and Circle of Security parenting

• Support the family with issues such as housing, benefits and access to resources

• Work collaboratively with Midwives, Health Visitors and other key stakeholders

What You Bring

We’re looking for someone with:

• Experience of supporting families from a diverse range of backgrounds

• An understanding of child development and how to support parents with babies

• Experience of working collaboratively to deliver the best outcomes for families

Why Join Home-Start Edinburgh?

At Home-Start Edinburgh, we believe:

• Early childhood matters. Healthy development – from conception to infancy and beyond - provides the foundation for future learning, behaviour and health. It is the launchpad for a child to become a happy and well-functioning adult.

• Empowerment and enjoyment are key. Families thrive when parents feel confident, have nurturing relationships with their children, and the whole family can experience the joy of life together.

• Needs-based and responsive support.We listen to families and provide flexible support based on their needs and challenges. No two families are the same and we work to address individual needs and support families as long as they need us.

• We believe in the power of relationships. Our volunteers support nurturing relationships in the families they support, and we work in partnership with others who share our values and our vision.

You’ll be part of a small, mission-driven team with the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution. We’re proud of the impact we make together and we want someone who shares our belief that childhood can’t wait.

Job Purpose:

To co-ordinate and develop the services of Fool On and support the Board to realise their ambitions for the organisation.

Main Duties:

Develop and maintain quality administrative and financial systems and procedures for the effective operation of Fool On, under the direction of the Board.

Keep accurate records of all financial transactions and ensure related documentation is kept.

Promote & develop Fool On’s Services.

Every childhood is worth fighting for - This belief drives everything we do. Our Direct Services team in Scotland go above and beyond to transform the lives of babies, children, and families.

We're excited to announce a new opportunity within Scotland's National Hub. We're looking for a qualified Social Worker who is passionate about preventing abuse and neglect and who wants to use their skills to influence and empower those whom we work alongside. You'll find opportunities to grow, challenges to rise to, and a shared purpose that brings out your best. Most importantly, you'll find your own way to make a difference.

Our focus is on early childhood development and supporting children growing up in families facing adversity. Working in partnership with local people, groups, and agencies, we aim to co-create and test new approaches which are rooted in relationships with babies, children and families. Our work is grounded in inclusivity, accessibility, and a commitment to sustainable change through local ownership and capacity building.

What are our Four Guiding Principles in Scotland?

• Harness local insight to drive innovation and create solutions which reflect real needs and deliver long-lasting impact.
• Collaborative partnerships
• Sustainability and innovation
• Continuous learning and evidence-based practice

Are you someone who?

• Brings creativity and innovation to your practice
• Has a strong understanding of early childhood development and adversity and keeps up to date with legislation, research, and best practice
• Can plan and deliver support with and alongside individuals, families, and groups whilst being confident in identifying risk and responding appropriately
• Has experience supporting babies, children, and families during challenging times
• Evaluates the impact of your work and adapts accordingly
• Embodies the values and behaviours of the NSPCC

What will you be doing?

• Plan, deliver and evaluate direct services (on an individual or group work basis) for babies, children, their families, carers and adults maintaining professional practice standards as outlined in legislation, guidance, equal opportunity practices and consistent with NSPCC standards and procedures.
• Work with community groups in consultation, co-production to develop resources and assets that meet the needs of their local communities and maximise the quality and effectiveness of the NSPCC National Scotland Hub.
• Hold case accountability for a number of cases some of which may be complex, ensuring all safeguarding practice and case recording conforms to NSPCC practice standards and guidance. Provide professional advice to internal and external enquiries.
• Liaise and work positively with key stakeholders to maintain excellent working relationships, deliver effective services and attend a range of internal and external meetings. It is important to also be able to respectfully challenge where necessary to promote the best interest of children.
• Promote the participation of babies, children, young people and their families in the planning, decision making and evaluation of the NSPCC National Scotland Hub work.
• Actively prepare for and participate in supervision, team meetings, briefings and training events and contribute to the development of learning materials or other resources.
• Take responsibility for developing and improving your own professional knowledge and skills.
• Work with fundraising staff to promote the work of the team and the organisation to various audiences including supporters, fundraisers and volunteers.

Why join the NSPCC?

Join us and become part of a team that cares deeply about the work we do and the people we support. But we know it's a competitive world, and it's important to feel valued in your role and receive more practical, tangible benefits. We offer salaries that are at least comparable with the top charities in the UK, as well as these benefits.

• Generous annual leave - 29 days per annum plus bank holidays for full-time employees (pro-rata for part-time). 32 days per annum after five years' continuous service.
• Employee discounts - Our discounts portal gives you online access to over 3,000 discounts and offers.
• The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - an independent, free, personal support service providing support and advice to support your health and wellbeing.
• Pension & Life Insurance Scheme

Still have questions about the role? For an informal chat about the role, please contact Jennifer Dixon (Team Manager) at Jennifer.Dixon@nspcc.org.uk

If you are interested in applying for this role, we encourage you to apply early. To help us manage the process we may close the vacancy before the advertised closing date should we receive a strong response to the role.

Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime

Who We Are

Victim Support Scotland (VSS) provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim and witness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free, confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs.

Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland. We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference. Our mission at Victim Support Scotland is to ensure that those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them recover from their experiences. We aim to do this by adhering to our own organisational values:

• Victims Are at the Heart of Everything We Do
• We Care
• We Work with Intent
• We Are Ambitious
• We Persevere

Everything we do is driven by our dedication to supporting and empowering victims and witnesses, so they have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure, and informed. We are an effective organisation that makes a lasting difference to the people we support, and these values are reflected in the behaviours expected of all staff and volunteers.

VSS is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all of our service users and has a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG scheme checks in place to ensure this commitment is met.

What is the role?

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Support Coordinator (Armed Forces). 35hpw 1-Year Fixed-Term contract. Working hours to be agreed between the following days and hours: Monday - Friday between 8am - 8pm & Saturdays 10am - 4pm.

Salary band: £27,598 - £36,445. Salary on appointment will normally be at the lower salary point, with progression subject to review - in line with VSS progression arrangements. A higher salary placing will only be considered in exceptional circumstances subject to experience demonstrated.

Primary location: Kirkcaldy. You will be expected to work throughout Central Scotland & Fife locality.

You will be reporting directly to a Locality Manager, and you will be responsible for ensuring, within your Service(s), that VSS’s local service development and delivery plan is being implemented within your geographical area(s). Service delivery is provided by a team of skilled and knowledgeable volunteers and you will be responsible for planning their deployment to ensure that the service delivered meets the desired outcomes of victims and witnesses of crime and our service users. You will also be responsible for all aspects of volunteer engagement with VSS at your services, including recruitment, induction, learning and development, ongoing performance management and support. Contributing to business planning and co-ordination ensuring that continuous learning takes place to monitor that the outcomes of service users are being met is also part of the role.

You will bring experience from a similar role and a commitment to your own professional development. As a confident and supportive leader, you will know how to motivate others, build trust, and drive performance. You’re comfortable working with data gathering, analysing, and presenting insights that help shape decisions. You believe in fairness and inclusion with the confidence to challenge discrimination, bias, or stereotyping when you see it. Alongside this, you have a solid understanding of the voluntary and charity sector, and willingness to be flexible in working hours and able to travel as required.

You will have a specific focus on supporting people from Armed Forces communities who are affected by domestic abuse. This will include providing tailored, one-to-one support when required, helping individuals to feel safe, heard, informed and empowered, in partnership with Scottish Women’s Aid.

Due to the geography of the area it is essential you have a full clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle.

If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, we want to hear from you!

Further details of this role are available in the job description – Support Coordinator (Armed Forces)

Please note - This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check.

What we offer

• Holiday:When you work for Victim Support Scotland, your wellbeing is important to us. We offer an enhanced annual leave package of 39 days (pro-rata) holiday. 42 days (pro-rata) from Grade 6 and above.
• Pension: Save for the further and join the Standard Life Pension. Your future self will thank you. Our generous employer contribution will help you plan for the future.
• Support: Sometimes we all need support and a listening ear. Our free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme can support your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. We also offer enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to a credit union.
• Discounts:You will have access to our free health cash plan which includes cover for you and your family across a range of benefits, which include, dental cover, access to a virtual GP, counselling, legal support and discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail and much more.
• Flexibility and development: We are proud of our flexible and inclusive work policies, which help you balance work and life. Supporting employee development is important to us, we offer comprehensive learning and development opportunities.