Regional Co-Ordinator
- Part time
- £38,323 – £42,214 pro-rata
- On site: Maddison, Falkirk
- Closing 5th July 2026
- Advertised from 15th June 2026
- 30 hours per week, with the potential for the post to increase to full-time hours (35)
Role
The postholder will be expected to operate in line with our values which are:
Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion.
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.
A vacancy has arisen in our Falkirk Service due to our current Regional Co-ordinator retiring. The Regional Coordinator will contribute to OPFS’s vision of a Scotland where single parents and their children are valued, treated fairly, and have equal opportunities to thrive. Working as part of the wider management team and in collaboration with colleagues across the Senior Leadership Team, the postholder will provide leadership, coordination, and oversight of the Falkirk Service. They will be responsible for ensuring the effective delivery, development, and continuous improvement of high-quality support services that meet the needs of single parent families and contribute to positive outcomes for parents and children.
In addition to leading the Falkirk Service, the postholder will act as the OPFS Organisational Safeguarding officer in partnership with OPFS Designated Safeguarding Lead providing oversight of safeguarding practice across the organisation. This includes supporting staff and volunteers on safeguarding matters, promoting a strong safeguarding culture and delivering safeguarding training, quality assurance and continuous improvement activities.
Responsible for the leadership, operational management, and development of the OPFS Falkirk Support for Families Service.
Service Leadership and Delivery
- Leading and managing the Falkirk service to ensure single parents and their children receive high quality, accessible, trauma-informed and person-centred support that promotes wellbeing, reduces inequality, and upholds rights-based practice.
- Providing operational leadership to ensure service delivery aligns with OPFS priorities, local need, funding requirements and relevant national policy relating to child poverty, employability, mental health and family wellbeing.
- Holding responsibility for service performance, quality assurance, monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement, ensuring positive outcomes for single parent families.
- Working collaboratively with OPFS colleagues nationally to ensure service delivery remains cohesive, responsive, high quality and informed by lived experience.
Staff Management and Development
- Managing, supervising and supporting staff and volunteers, promoting a positive, inclusive, and reflective team culture focused on wellbeing, accountability and professional development.
Funding, Planning and Financial Management
- Leading on service planning, funding applications, reporting, partnership development and funded programme delivery in collaboration with the OPFS Business Development Team and external partners.
- Managing delegated budgets and overseeing service income and expenditure in liaison with the OPFS Finance Manager.
Partnership Working and Representation
- Building and maintaining effective partnerships with statutory, third sector, community and health organisations, while representing OPFS within local networks, strategic forums and multi-agency partnerships.
- Supporting service promotion, community engagement, and local awareness raising activity in collaboration with the OPFS Communications Team.
Governance, Safeguarding and Risk Management
- Ensuring effective safeguarding, confidentiality, data protection and risk management processes are embedded across all aspects of service delivery.
- Acting as the OPFS organisational Safeguarding Officer, providing advice, guidance, and support to staff and volunteers on safeguarding matters involving children and vulnerable adults, ensuring appropriate action is taken in line with legislation, policy, and best practice.
- Promoting a strong safeguarding culture across OPFS through the delivery and oversight of safeguarding training, quality assurance and continuous improvement activities, ensuring safeguarding responsibilities are embedded across all areas of service delivery.
Premises and Health & Safety
- Holding responsibility for the health, safety, security and day-to-day management of the Falkirk premises. Including maintenance, facilities management, contractor liaison, compliance, fire safety, risk assessments and business continuity procedures.
- Supporting the development of safe, welcoming and inclusive environments that recognise the diverse needs of single parent families accessing the service.
Organisational Contribution
- Contributing to regional and national OPFS developments and promoting the organisation’s values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration, and Compassion across all areas of work.
- Undertaking any other duties appropriate to the role as requested by the Directorate or Board.
Application notes
For further information, please visit our website.
Closing date: Sunday 5th July 2026
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Child and Family Worker – Bridges Partnership, Glasgow
- Part time
- £29,068 – £32,437 pro-rata
- On site: Glasgow
- Closing 28th June 2026
About Bridges Partnership - Glasgow
The Bridges Partnership is jointly provided by Aberlour Glasgow Family Support Service and Shelter Scotland to provide support to mothers and their children living in Glasgow City who are or have been affected by domestic abuse.
What we are looking for....
We are looking for a Child and Family Worker to join our team, working 26.5 hours per week. As this post includes an unsocial hours allowance, you are required to be flexible with your approach and available to work weekends, evenings and public holidays to meet the needs of the families you would support.
As a Child and Family Worker within our Bridges Partnership project you will;
- Undertake risk assessment and work to develop safety plans
- Advocate in statutory meetings, court settings and with other agencies on behalf of women and children who have or are experiencing domestic abuse.
- Using the safe and together model, you will develop reports to be used in courts in relation to civil and criminal proceedings.
- Work in partnership with the parents, either on a 1:1 basis or in groups to enhance their parenting skills and build their confidence
- Work with children and parents in a therapeutic and trauma-based approach to help them reach their full potential.
- Provide housing information and assistance
- Inform women and children of their rights
- Signposting and helping each mother to access additional services as needed.
You will have relevant experience and a sound knowledge of domestic abuse and the impact on the children and adult survivor and relevant theory in attachment and parenting. You should be able to demonstrate an understanding and commitment to women and children’s rights. You will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above. It is desired that you are IDDA trained or are willing to work towards this.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity click here.
We also follow Data Protection Guidelines - Here is our privacy policy.
All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support services that enable them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to poverty and the barriers facing many single parents and their children.
The Employability Support Worker will be responsible to the Regional Coordinator/Employment Lead and will work as a member of OPFS Employability Service, to provide employability services for single parents in Angus/Dundee to support them to secure employment, education or training.
Specific Duties
- 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.
- Identify barriers to employment, education or training and work with single parents to address those barriers.
- Build links with organisations and groups across Angus, to identify eligible single parents interested in progressing towards suitable employment, education or training.
- Support single parents into suitable employment, to provide a continuum of consistent support on OPFS clients employability pathway journey into suitable and sustainable employment.
- Co-ordinate and deliver a range of employability activities to enable single parents facing additional barriers to employment to develop participants core knowledge and skills, helping to increase their access to available employment, training and education opportunities.
- 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.
- Provide job ready single parents with the help participants need with job searching, interviews, securing and sustaining suitable employment.
- Provide single parents living with continued support on entering employment, to help parents sustain their jobs.
- 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 single parents to services that will address their needs.
- Liaise with OPFS Financial team to offer better off calculations and access to debt support.
- Ensure effective recording, monitoring and evaluation procedures are implemented.
- Other Relevant duties: Carrying out any other relevant duties related to the above.
Assistant Service Manager
- Full time
- £37,951
- On site: Glasgow Early Intervention Service
- Closing 21st June 2026
About Aberlour Glasgow Early Intervention Service…
Our Aberlour Glasgow Early Intervention Service will work in partnership with children and young people (aged 12 years and under) and their families to develop relationship-based, strengths-focused whole family support.
What we are looking for....
We are looking for someone who is passionate about ensuring our young people live their best lives and have opportunities to develop and grow. Whilst not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role. We are looking for someone who will contribute to the leadership, management, and development of the service for children, young people and their families in line with agreed objectives and assist with service review and evaluation. Working 37.5 hours per week, these hours will be worked flexibly Monday - Sunday, 8am - 10pm, to suit the needs of our families.
Ideally you will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 8 or above, together with relevant experience of working directly with children or young people and their families.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity click here.
We also follow Data Protection Guidelines - Here is our privacy policy.
Regional Family Support Coordinator – Edinburgh & Lothians
- Part time
- £29,467 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 16th June 2026
An exciting opportunity has become available to join Families Outside as our Regional Family Support Coordinator. If you are passionate about making a difference for families impacted by imprisonment and working to tackle and reduce stigma, we want to hear from you. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Regional Family Support Coordinator (RFSC) to support and promote the work of Families Outside in Edinburgh & the Lothians.
Role Summary:
• Hours: 28 hours per week
• Contract: 2-year fixed term contract (renewal subject to funding)
• Starting salary: Families Outside Scale Points 29-34 and updated annually subject to appraisal and where funds allow. Starting salary £29,467 pro rata (0.8FTE)
• Probation period: A probationary period of 6 months will apply.
• Location: Based in Edinburgh, with some work in the Lothians
Staff Benefits:
• 25 flexible leave days plus 10 public holidays (pro rata)
• 4% matched contribution workplace pension scheme
• Hybrid & flexible working
• Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Laptop and mobile phone for all staff
The Role:
At Families Outside, we're the only national charity in Scotland working solely to support families affected by imprisonment.
Joining the East of Scotland regional team, within our national Family Support Team, the Regional Family Support Coordinator will support people living in the Edinburgh and Lothians area who have a family member in prison. They will:
• Support families at home and in their community via 1:1, family, and/or peer support
• Work closely with key professionals including prison staff and prison visitors centre staff to provide advice, information, and guidance on a range of issues
• Raise awareness with key professionals within the local community about the impact of imprisonment and our work to improve outcomes for families
• Work closely with HMP Edinburgh, contributing to meetings and events that support the rights of children and families affected by imprisonment
About You:
We are looking for an individual who is:
• Experienced in working with, and alongside families in a creative and flexible way
• Rights-focused in their work and all they do
• Trauma-informed and is willing to understand the impact of imprisonment upon families
• Skilled and knowledgeable in working with people to overcome challenges they face in their day-to-day life
• A confident and effective contributor to working in partnership with others to meet families’ needs.
If you are an experienced professional with social work, community work, family support, or other appropriate experience and are passionate about making a difference for families impacted by imprisonment, then we want to hear from you.
About Us
Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support families affected by imprisonment. Imprisonment can often have a huge impact on the things that matter most to families: money and secure housing, safe and connected relationships at home and in the community, and the emotional health and wellbeing of families. Families Outside is dedicated to providing a range of practical, social, and emotional support to people with someone in prison that are relationship-based, prison-aware, and family-focused.
Help us make sure no family faces the impact of imprisonment alone.
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