Family Connections Lead Worker

Family Journeys are delighted to be able to offer the opportunity for a new Lead Worker in their Family Connections Team based in the Edinburgh Centre (Gorgie). Family Journeys support families after separation providing “child contact”, mediation and family support to hundreds of families experiencing conflict and family breakdown. This role will manage a complex case load of families accessing child contact . The role can be offered on a 7- or 14-hour contract (0.4 FTE) covering our busiest days of Saturday and/or Sunday including some flexible admin hours that can be worked from home at any time.

If you are passionate about working with vulnerable adults, children and young people, have experience in maybe family support, teaching, social work, criminal justice or family law, would love a role that works predominantly weekends only and would like to find out more, please email selina@familyjourneys.scot with your CV

Salary Band Grade 6 SCP 46

£32,454 - £35,263 FTE

Flexible start date

Full training and paid induction provided

Deadline: 5pm Tuesday 11th August 2026

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