With Kids Community and Family Support Worker Vacancy

With Kids are currently recruiting for a part time Community and Family Support Worker to join them in Wester Hailes.

The post is for 17 and half hours per week with a salary of £26,500 pro-rata.


With Kids is a small but dynamic charity supporting vulnerable children and families. We have a base in Glasgow and Edinburgh and also work in a number of other local authority areas. We provide an early intervention service for children, aged 3 to 12, who have experienced significant trauma in their lives. We also offer social and practical support to their families.

We have been working in the Wester Hailes area of Edinburgh for the last 8 years supporting families and offering a wide variety of community development support. We have been successful in securing funding through the Aspiring Communities Fund with support from the European Social Fund to allow us to develop a Children’s Zone project across the whole of Wester Hailes and surrounding area. As a result we have a vacancy for an energetic community and family support worker to work closely with families in the area.

The person appointed will have a wide range of experience in community development and an understanding of the needs of vulnerable families.

The successful applicant must be a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.


Applicants should submit a detailed CV and a covering letter to : e.vanloo@withkids.org.uk. The letter should outline why the job is of interest to you and the attributes you have which will allow you to succeed in this post.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 22 July 2019. Interviews will take place between 30 July and 1 August 2019.

For more information on With Kids please visit their website. For further information on this project please contact e.vanloo@withkids.org.uk.

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