Community and Family Support Worker
| Posting date: | 06 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £25,492 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | £25,492.40FTE (£11,023.74 pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 February 2026 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Barnardo's |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 22425 |
Summary
We are looking to appoint a project worker to join our team supporting children, young people and families in South East Scotland. We have key themes of provision across the locality such as Intensive Family Support, Early Intervention (Whole Family Support), Education Support, Family Support for those Affected by Imprisonment, CSE Awareness Raising and Support, Neurodiversity Support. The post holder could be asked to undertake work in any of the delivery areas detailed above depending on need across the locality but the role will focus on work within our service at HMP Edinburgh Visitor Centre
At HMP Edinburgh Visitor Centre we offer practical and emotional support to all family members and visitors and to those who do not go into prison to visit their loved one. We aim to promote a positive visiting experience for anyone visiting a resident in HMP Edinburgh, to provide or signpost to independent and impartical advice, information and support which meets their needs and to voice the needs of families affected by imprisonment.
We aim to provide a safe, relaxing and non-judgemental environment where anyone who has a friend or relatrive in prison can prepare for visiting, get information about prison processes, access a range of individual supports and get help to access other specialist agencies who can support their unique personal circumstances.
The post holder will play a key role in all of these tasks and is likely to have a good understanding of the impact of imprisonment on friends and family, experience of multi agency partnership working and experience using trauma informed approaches to support service users.
The post is for 15 hours per week and the post holder will be part of a rota that includes evenings and weekends
At HMP Edinburgh Visitor Centre we offer practical and emotional support to all family members and visitors and to those who do not go into prison to visit their loved one. We aim to promote a positive visiting experience for anyone visiting a resident in HMP Edinburgh, to provide or signpost to independent and impartical advice, information and support which meets their needs and to voice the needs of families affected by imprisonment.
We aim to provide a safe, relaxing and non-judgemental environment where anyone who has a friend or relatrive in prison can prepare for visiting, get information about prison processes, access a range of individual supports and get help to access other specialist agencies who can support their unique personal circumstances.
The post holder will play a key role in all of these tasks and is likely to have a good understanding of the impact of imprisonment on friends and family, experience of multi agency partnership working and experience using trauma informed approaches to support service users.
The post is for 15 hours per week and the post holder will be part of a rota that includes evenings and weekends
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