Family Worker


Company:	Scotland Yard Adventure Centre (The Yard)
Salary:	from £15.10 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Edinburgh, EH3 5EH
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Sept 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

Family Worker, Edinburgh

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families.

Join us to help improve the lives of disabled children, young people and their families and carers by becoming our new Family Worker in Edinburgh.

Position: Family Worker

Location: Eyre Place Lane, Edinburgh

Salary: £29,052 per annum (£15.10 per hour)

Hours: 37 hours per week (including alternating Friday/Saturday)

Benefits: 32 days holiday per annum (pro rata - including public holidays), training & development opportunities, company pension, life assurance, critical illness cover, health care cash back plan, employee assistance programme

About the role:

As Family Worker you will be providing information, emotional and practical support to families with children with a wide range of additional support needs, empowering them to understand and access the support available to them from external services.

The Family Worker role is essential in ensuring that families get the right help when they need it most.

About you:

This job is for you if you have:

• experience of working with children and young people with a range of disabilities and additional support needs

• excellent relationship building skills

• knowledge of children’s rights, trauma informed and inclusive practices

• an understanding of child and adult protection practices

• excellent organisational skills and administrative abilities

If you would like to work in a supportive and understanding work environment, ensuring that families feel valued and part of an inclusive community, we would love to have you on board.

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