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.

One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) is the national charity for single parent families and this programme is about changing what is possible.

This role will be instrumental in the development, operational management and delivery of a national child maintenance support programme, ensuring effective coordination across partner organisations, delivery of specialist support to families, practitioner capacity-building, and development of national learning.

The Project officers will deliver front line services and advice relating to the project , while working closely with the Senior Child Maintenance Officer based at Fife Gingerbread who leads practice development and practitioner training.

In this role, you’ll:

• Provide high‑quality administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the Safeguarders Panel Team.
• Act as the first point of contact for the service, responding to enquiries by phone and email.
• Support diary management, reporting, file maintenance and coordination across the team.
• Work closely with Contract Co‑ordinators and the leadership team to help us meet the needs of children, Safeguarders and partners across Scotland.
• Contribute to an organised, responsive and child‑centred service that upholds the rights of children and young people.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience in office administration or a relevant qualification.
• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
• A proactive, solution‑focused approach.
• Confidence managing competing priorities and working to tight deadlines.
• Great communication skills and a friendly, professional manner.
• A commitment to putting children first and supporting a service that protects their rights.

What we offer:

• A workplace with values of with love, with purpose and with strength
• 40 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
• Pension scheme and wellbeing support
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Access to Westfield Health, giving colleagues and their families confidential counselling support, wellbeing resources, and access to health and lifestyle benefits to support physical and mental wellbeing.
• Blue Light Card discount
• A Fair Work accredited workplace

Our Values

Living our values, you will help create a workplace where our people can thrive, ensuring we deliver the best possible support to children and families.

With love, we put children first.

With purpose, we transform lives together.

With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.

In this role, you’ll:

• Support the development of a corporate pipeline through prospect research.
• Support the delivery of cultivation events, proposals and pitches to secure new partnerships.
• Build strong, values-led relationships with corporate partners.
• Work with colleagues across services to identify opportunities and gather impact stories.
• Contribute to partnership activity that supports income growth and engagement.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience in income generation or working in a target-driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write concise and engaging fundraising copy and promotional materials.
• The ability to build meaningful relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A proactive, collaborative approach and commitment to our values.

What we offer:

• A workplace with values of with love, with purpose and with strength
• 40 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
• Pension scheme and wellbeing support
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Access to Westfield Health, giving colleagues and their families confidential counselling support, wellbeing resources, and access to health and lifestyle benefits to support physical and mental wellbeing.
• Blue Light card discount
• A Fair Work accredited workplace

Our Values

Living our values, you will help create a workplace where our people can thrive, ensuring we deliver the best possible support to children and families.

With love, we put children first.

With purpose, we transform lives together.

With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.

Are you an experienced Money or Welfare rights advisor – we want to hear from you! …

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our Financial Wellbeing Team as part of our Money, debt, benefits and Energy advice delivery, supporting our additional services across the charity.

Our Financial Wellbeing service works alongside families to address the challenges and risks which may have led to vulnerability, promote connection to their local communities, and improve financial stability and resilience. Our aim is to support communities to become more resilient and a place where children feel safe, valued, understood and supported.

The Financial Wellbeing Advisor will work across East regions offering support, community connection, and expert benefit, energy and debt advice. This will enable families to resolve debt and money problems, become more financially resilient and break the cycle of poverty.

A priority for the financial wellbeing advisor will be to increase the capacity of our current service to provide Type I and II Financial wellbeing in one of the most deprived areas in Scotland.

You will work as part of our National Financial wellbeing team offering remote advice to families across Scotland by telephone or webchat. You will support families within their homes, deliver workshops within the community and in schools, and offer drop-in sessions within the community.

If you have experience of delivering money, and debt advice, understand the impact trauma and adversity can have on children and families, and believe that you can apply this to your practice, we want to hear from you.

This is a full time, 35 hours post funded until the 31 March 2029 with the intention to explore funding options beyond this date. Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of families, including evenings and weekends as required.