With the development of a new innovative project working with families affected by imprisonment, using their life experience and skills to support other family members who have had a relative in prison, Families Outside is now looking for creative and confident individuals to join us.

Who are we?

Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support families affected by imprisonment. We are dedicated to providing a range of practical, social and emotional support to children, young people and other family members with someone in prison. This support is relationship-based, prison-aware, and family-focused.

What do we want?

We are now recruiting for the three following posts:

• Support & Participation Coordinator (West) x 28 hours

• Support & Participation Coordinator (East) x 21 hours

• Support & Participation Coordinator (North) x 21 hours

Each Coordinator will be responsible for developing a wide-ranging support and participation programme, working alongside family members with a relative in prison. At a time of growth for our organisation this is an exciting opportunity to work in collaboration with a small team, with responsibility for delivering local, targeted support for wider family participation and engagement. The right candidate(s) will develop, facilitate and evaluate engagement with families, develop resources and materials, and support and manage volunteers.

With experience of working with children, young people and families in the community, the Support & Participation Coordinators will also have experience of planning and delivering group work, as well as the ability to work independently but also committed to working with and supporting others as part of a wider team.

We are looking for individuals who can work flexibly and can demonstrate a strong understanding and commitment to our organisational values. If this is something that is of interest, we want to hear from you.

What are the benefits of working with Families Outside?

In return for all of the above, we offer a wide range of staff benefits including hybrid working, travel expenses, access to a pension scheme, laptop and mobile phone and 25 days paid holiday plus 10 public holidays (pro rata).

Home-Start Renfrewshire & Inverclyde have an exciting opportunity for a Wellbeing Support Worker to join our growing service in Renfrewshire.

Home-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde promotes the welfare of families with at least one young child under 5, helping to build strong families and prevent family breakdown. The successful candidate will be based in Paisley. You will have similar experience in a work-related capacity together with excellent IT and communication skills.

Main responsibilities:

• Support families experiencing difficulties and challenges living in Renfrewshire.
• Provide home visiting and outreach support for families to help them achieve emotionally healthier, less isolated, more active lives within the local community.
• Work in partnership with parents and carers to empower and enable them to achieve positive outcomes for their children.
• Encourage parents to play and engage with their children and become involved with their child’s early learning and development.
• Provide information and support for parents on a whole range of issues, signposting to specialist advice when appropriate.
• Work in partnership with other professionals/organisations working with the family to ensure the best possible outcome for parents and their children.
• Attend relevant meetings and liaise with related agencies to the benefit of families.
• To be responsible for case note recording, report writing and maintaining records.
• Undertake designated responsibilities to safeguard and promote children’s welfare as per the safeguarding policy and procedure.

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.

We are now looking for a Regional Family Support Coordinator to join our team in the West of Scotland. In this position you will play a crucial role in supporting people with family members resident in HMPs Low Moss and Greenock.

Our Regional Family Support Coordinator will:

• Support families at home and in their community via 1:1 with family members, including children & young people, and/or group work

• Work closely with key professionals including prison staff and prison visitor centre staff to provide advice, information, and guidance on a range of issues

• Raise awareness with key professionals and local and national stakeholders about the impact of imprisonment and our work to improve outcomes for families

• Contribute to local and regional multi-agency development work including the family strategy groups at HMP Low Moss and HMP Greenock.

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 understands the impact of imprisonment upon families

• Skilled and knowledgeable in working with the challenging issues that impact people in prison

• A confident and effective contributor to working in partnership with others to meet families’ needs

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including hybrid working, travel expenses, access to a pension scheme, laptop and mobile phone and 25 days paid holiday plus 10 public holidays (pro rata).

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.

We are looking for a creative, confident, and experienced individual to join us at Families Outside to work on a new initiative, working directly with the families we support, to develop a wide-ranging support and participation programme.

Who are we?

Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support families affected by imprisonment. We are dedicated to providing a range of practical, social and emotional support to children, young people and other family members with someone in prison. This support is relationship-based, prison-aware, and family-focused.

What do we want?

We are now recruiting for a new post within Families Outside at a time of growth for our organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to work in collaboration with a small team, with responsibility for developing a national programme for peer support, wider family participation, and volunteering. The post will have line management responsibility for a small team of Support & Participation Coordinators based in the West, North, and East of Scotland.

With a solid background in leadership including experience of personal development and objective setting, the Support & Participation Manager will also have experience of developing and managing volunteer services, embedding policy and practice and recording and producing evaluation reports. They will need to have excellent communication skills and the ability to set priorities for their own work and for the work of others.

However, this is a newly created position and isn’t limited in remit. Your role will be varied, and you’ll build relationships across a network of partners and volunteers, allowing you to use your initiative to support key activities and stakeholders.

What are the benefits of working with Families Outside?

If this post is of interest to you, in return we offer a wide range of staff benefits including hybrid working, travel expenses, access to a pension scheme, laptop and mobile phone and 25 days paid holiday plus 10 public holidays (pro rata).

If you are interested in this post, we want to hear from you.