- Advertised from 13th April 2026
Role
Are you an experienced leader with a passion for improving outcomes for Scotland’s youngest children and their families? Early Years Scotland is seeking a dynamic and committed Service Manager to lead and grow our early intervention and prevention services, champion high quality practice, and contribute to sector wide professional learning.
Working closely with the senior leadership team, you will provide leadership to staff delivering community based early years and family support programmes, ensuring safe, trauma responsive and high quality practice. You will manage performance, risk and compliance, oversee budgets, and support strategic planning.
A key part of the role will include designing, delivering and quality assuring professional learning for EYS members, partners (including ELC settings) and internal teams. You will use digital platforms to create, host and evaluate engaging learning content aligned with national frameworks.
Early Years Scotland is a registered charity and Scotland’s leading national specialist organisation dedicated to supporting our youngest children, from pre-birth to age five. With over 50 years of experience as a Third Sector organisation, we take immense pride in our long-standing commitment to those who work for and on behalf of Scotland’s youngest children.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead, coach and develop staff teams, providing professional supervision and supporting a culture of reflective practice
- Design and deliver high-quality professional learning, facilitation and CPD to a range of audiences including practitioners, leaders and partner organisations
- Manage projects and services, ensuring risk, compliance and safe delivery for children and families
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of programmes using data and evidence
- Build and maintain effective relationships with partner agencies, local authorities and national and regulatory bodies
- Create and develop learning resources and content (digital and face-to-face)
- Contribute to strategic and operational planning and quality management
- Provide written reports and represent the organisation locally and nationally
What we are looking for:
- Proven experience of line managing, coaching and developing staff teams
- Experience managing projects and services, including risk and compliance
- Strong track record of working collaboratively with partner agencies
- Experience supporting families experiencing adversity, including trauma-informed approaches
- Experience monitoring and evaluating programme impact using data and evidence
- Up to date knowledge of ELC policy, legislation and frameworks (e.g. SSSC Codes, The Promise, Realising the Ambition, GIRFEC, National Standard for Funded Providers)
- Knowledge of child development and how children learn
What Early Years Scotland will offer:
- Competitive salary and generous annual leave
- Family-friendly policies that support work-life balance
- 5% employer pension contribution after 3 months
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Ongoing professional learning and development opportunities
- A supportive, collaborative team culture where your contribution is valued
- Hybrid working options following successful probation.
Application notes
If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference for Scotland’s youngest children and their families, we’d love to hear from you! Please return a completed application form torecruitment@earlyyearsscotland.orgby18 April 2026.
Full details of this post and the application pack can be found atJob Vacancies | Early Years Scotland.
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Family Support Service- HMP Dumfries
- Part time
- £26,199 pro-rata
- On site: HMP Dumfries
- Closing 24th April 2026
Join Early Years Scotland (EYS) new Family Support Service (FSS) at HMP Dumfries!
Are you a passionate, confident, and supportive individual looking to make a real difference? We are seeking a Family Support Worker to lead sessions at our new EYS FSS at HMP Dumfries.
Why This Role Matters:
Families affected by imprisonment face numerous emotional, financial, and practical challenges. They often struggle to find the support and information they need. Our EYS FSS is dedicated to transforming the visit experience for children, families, and friends by creating a welcoming and positive environment. We aim to reduce stress, build confidence, and provide comprehensive support to those whose lives are impacted by imprisonment.
Your Impact:
As a Family Support Worker, you will play a crucial role in achieving positive outcomes for families and children.
Your responsibilities will include:
Enhancing the visiting experience: Make visits to loved ones in prison more positive and less stressful.
Providing essential support: Offer independent and impartial advice, information, and support tailored to families' needs.
Advocating for families: Champion the needs of families within the prison system.
What You'll Do:
Connect positively with visitors, offering one-to-one support and valuable information.
Collaborate with community-based services to develop and enhance the service.
Work closely with Scottish Prison Service (SPS) staff to ensure a supportive and positive environment.
Receive ongoing support from the EYS Head of Prisons and Safeguarding.
Why Apply?
This is your chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of families affected by imprisonment. If you are motivated, confident, and ready to support others, we want to hear from you!
Post Details
- 17.5 hours per week over 52 weeks per annum
- Thursday – 1.30pm – 4.30pm
- Friday – 1.30pm – 4.30pm
- Saturday – 9 – 1pm
- Sunday – 9 – 1pm
- Admin work – 3 ½ hrs working from home
- £13,099 pro-rata per annum (£26,199 FTE); £14.39 per hour (Point 24 on scale 24-26)
- 25 days Annual Leave in the first year rising to 30 days thereafter
- 12 public holidays per annum
- PVG Scheme membership will be required
Salary, allowances and entitlements are pro-rata to hours worked.
There are a range of staff benefits including 5% pension contribution, access to Employee Assistance Programme, professional learning opportunities, family friendly and wellbeing policies and others.
This post is funded by the Scottish Government until 31 March 2027 (subject to continued funding).
Youth Justice Voices Project Manager
- Full time
- up to £40,000
- Hybrid: Home-based although must be able to work from our participation space/office in Glasgow and regular travel across Scotland
- Closing 28th April 2026
Join Us at Staf – Be Part of our work with young people moving on from the care and justice system.
Staf are delighted to be recruiting for a new role to support the expansion of Youth Justice Voices our national participation project for care and justice experienced young people.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right applicant to support a prestigious, creative and dynamic youth-led project which is influencing real change in the care and justice systems in Scotland. If you are passionate about driving change and developing meaningful participation opportunities and relationships with young people, then we want to hear from you.
Background:
Established in 1998, Staf (Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum) is a membership organisation for all those working with young people leaving care. Staf is a national organisation which represents all 32 Local authorities in Scotland
At Staf (Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum), we believe that young people’s voices should shape the systems that affect their lives. That’s why we developed Youth Justice Voices to ensure that young people with experience of the care and justice system are heard, valued, and influential in driving change.
The Role
We are looking for passionate, skilled, and values-driven individual who will ensure the effective delivery and continuous development of a high-quality national participation project, enabling young people with lived experience of the care and justice systems to influence policy, practice and service design.
The role requires a balance of project management, staff supervision, stakeholder engagement, learning development and direct work with young people, ensuring that participation activity is safe, ethical, impactful and aligned with Staf’s values and strategic priorities.
This role presents an opportunity to lead a nationally significant project that supports young people with lived experience to influence meaningful change within youth justice systems in Scotland.
The postholder will play a key role in ensuring that participation is embedded, impactful and contributes to improved outcomes for young people.
Responsible for: Youth Justice Development Worker / Participation Assistants.
Why This Matters
At staf we create meaningful opportunities for young people to share their experiences, influence policy, and shape practice across Scotland. Our work supports participation that is authentic, trauma-informed, and rooted in relationships.
This is your chance to be part of something that makes a real difference.
If you
- Are committed to children’s rights, participation, and social justice
- Have experience working with young people, particularly those facing adversity
- Have experience of superivising a team
- Can work flexibly and creatively in a dynamic environment
- Value reflection, learning, and trauma-informed practice
- Shaer our values : We listen, we care, we love
Then we would love to hear from you.
What You’ll Get
- The opportunity to influence real change for young people in the care and justice system
- A supportive, reflective, and values-led team culture
- Opportunities for learning, development, and progression
- Flexible working and a strong commitment to staff wellbeing
If you are passionate about amplifying young people’s voices and want to be part of a team that is shaping the future of youth justice in Scotland, we would love to hear from you.
The NSPCC’s purpose is to prevent child abuse and neglect of children across the UK and Channel Islands. We have been fighting for childhood for the last 140 years and our organisational strategy for 2021 2031 is enabling the NSPCC to achieve greater change for children and inspiring others to join us in the fight for childhood.
Our services help children who’ve been abused, protect children at risk and find the best ways to prevent child abuse from ever happening. We work directly with children and families through our national and regional hubs across the UK and Channel Islands. We also give support to thousands of adults and young people in need through the Helpline and Childline. We work with schools , professionals and volunteers and Channel Islands delivering and offering a range of programmes training to help keep children safe NSPCC across the UK and high quality.
Our Local Services, support children and families across the UK and Channel Islands through a blend of direct delivery, therapeutic support, and collaborative partnerships. We help parents and carers provide safe, nurturing environments; offer children and young people therapeutic services to help them recover from abuse; and equip professionals with the insight needed to make the best decisions for children. By working alongside schools, communities, and partner agencies, we share learning, model system change, and strengthen the conditions that prevent abuse, protect the most vulnerable, and build communities where children can thrive.
Job purpose
The Team Manager will lead a team of operational staff within a regional/national hub ensuring the highest quality of delivery and expert evidence based services to children and families in line with the defined model of service and evaluation requirements. They will provide line management and reflective supervision to ensure practice standards are maintained at all times and with the Assistant Director promote the work of the hub both in the locality and the wider area of influence.
Top job! Regional Programme Manager
- Full time
- £50,228
- Hybrid: Edinburgh/Glasgow
- Closing 28th April 2026
Verture is seeking a Regional Programme Manager to support Regional Adaptation Partnerships across the Highlands, Clyde, South-East Scotland, and Tayside. You will work closely with local stakeholders to address the impacts of climate change, build resilience, develop shared adaptation visions, and deliver practical solutions.
If you’re passionate about bridging national policy with local actions and crafting tailored climate strategies for Scotland’s varied regions, we invite you to join our team of changemakers and help create a climate-resilient Scotland that benefits everyone.
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