Salary: Circa £35,500 per annum
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
Contract/Hours: Permanent, full time (working 37 hours a week)

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help
Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you’ll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.
Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It’s the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children’s lives.
About the service
This Scottish Government funded programme will deliver inclusive voluntary throughcare services across Scotland for men, women and young people serving a short-term sentence or following a period on remand. A collaborative and relationship-based partnership model underpins delivery to support to achieve positive outcomes for people and wider communities. Improving reintegration and wellbeing ultimately improves lives and reduces re-offending. We are recruiting for a values-driven Service Coordinator help lead this important work.

HOW YOU’LL HELP TO CREATE BRIGHTER FUTURES

• Supporting the start up and ongoing development of this new service
• Directly line-managing Action for Children staff in various locations across Scotland
• Lead a multi-agency pod of staff who will work with men, women and young people across the North Strathclyde area
• Being responsible for referrals and allocations into the service
• Linking in with local community justice organisations
• Supporting, inspiring and nurturing staff to deliver high quality services
• Ensuring contractual obligations are fulfilled
  Let’s talk about you

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:

• An understanding of the justice sector
• HNC / SVQ III / Degree in Social Work / Social Care or other relevant field
• Experience of managing a team
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with others at all levels
• This role requires flexibility and a commitment to working out with normal business hours to meet the needs of the service which can include evenings and weekends.

GOOD TO KNOW

Contact: Emma Goodwin on 019123 361725 or email us at quoting reference 10820.
Please note: Interviews are planned to be held on Monday, 10th March 2025.
Application Process

DIVERSITY, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION

At Action for Children, we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.
We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
For Children Service roles only: Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.
Don’t meet every single requirement?
If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we’d love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

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Job Description
See below for further information about working with us:
Action for Children Employee Benefits
AfC Commitment Statement
Management Competency Framework

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
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