Home-Start UK is the leading family charity with trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children in communities across the UK. We are an umbrella organisation of circa 50 staff that works closely with our network of 184 local Home-Starts – all independent, registered charities.

We are currently looking for three Network Engagement Officers to join our team and support in building relationships, insight gathering and deepening our understanding of the Home-Start Network around the UK.

The ideal candidate(s) will have excellent people skills, be good at building relationships, able to take initiative, plan projects and proactively look for ways to promote the work being done within the cohort of Home-Starts they engage with.

These roles will lead in facilitating and supporting relationship building between a group of approximately 45 local Home-Start sites, in order to assist in our understanding of their needs, shining a light on best practice in both practice and governance, and how we provide support where difficulties exist.

As part of a small team, you will also work across the organisation to bring your insight into our other functions including fundraising, communications and policy, and quality and development to contribute towards wider projects. You will likely bring experience from any of these areas from previous roles you have held.

Each Network Engagement Officer will cover a different region to include Northern Ireland, Scotland or Southern England/Wales as part of a UK wide engagement team. The role is home based but will require regular travel around these areas, so a local base or local knowledge, while not essential, is welcomed.

We are looking to recruit an innovative individual from a health and/or social care background who can promote and support excellence within our Independent Living Team at Sight Scotland Veterans.

You will work with the Independent Living Workers to lead a programme of improvement, education and development which will help to strengthen and improve our service delivery to veterans with sight loss.

As a motivated, enthusiastic educator and skilled communicator, you will have prior experience of supporting Teams and individual practitioners to provide high standards of evidence based practice. You will be part of a high performing team which will lead the charity to continued success in meeting the aspirations of those who we support. Your role will involve supporting and educating the teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality outcomes.

If you have experience in health and/or social care, have an understanding of sight loss, practice education and feel you have the skills to grow and develop new teams, then we would love to hear from you.

This role will be carried out under our blended homeworking policy, you will work from home and from either Head Office in Edinburgh or the Hawkhead Centre in Paisley. However, remote working will be considered for those located out with these areas.

The post is subject to PVG Scheme Record/Update.

We are looking for an experienced, organised and dynamic person to join our Independent Living Team as the Senior Rehabilitation Officer covering three regional teams across Scotland.

The Independent Living Team supports those who have served in the Armed Forces and now have sight loss which has an impact on their daily life and independence. You will report to the Rehabilitation Practice Lead and will carry a small caseload. In addition you will provide expertise, supervision and advice to the rehabilitation officers/trainees.

You must be an experienced rehabilitation officer who is willing to take on new management challenges and has the expertise to mentor and supervise junior rehabilitation officers/trainees.

You must be a strong team player and be able to work on own initiative. This post may require some travel throughout Scotland, but will mainly be home based or from either Head Office in Edinburgh or the Hawkhead Centre in Paisley. However, remote working will be considered for those located out with these areas.

The post is subject to PVG Scheme Record/Update.

The Role

We are looking for a Regional Family Support Coordinator to join our team in the North of Scotland as maternity cover. In this position you will play a crucial role in supporting people with family members resident in HMP Grampian, and with involvement in our partnership with local statutory and voluntary agencies.

Our Regional Family Support Coordinator will:

• Support families at home and in their community via 1:1, family, 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 Grampian.

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 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

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.

Staff Benefits

• 25 flexible leave days plus 10 public holidays

• Hybrid working (negotiable)

• 4% matched contribution workplace pension scheme

• Laptop and mobile phone for all staff