One Parent Families Scotland
Benefits, Debt and Money Advisor, Glasgow - 35hrs Last updated: 08/05/2025 Key info Post: Benefits, Debt and Money Advisor . Hours: 35 hours per week however part time hours will be considered. Location: Glasgow wide, based at OPFS Glasgow. Office based with travel in and around Glasgow as required. Reports to: OPFS Glasgow Regional Coordinator. All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support that enables them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work. Roles and responsibilities: The Benefits, Debt and Money Advisor will contribute to the organisation's vision of a Scotland in which single parents and their children are valued and treated equally and fairly, by supporting the delivery of various components which contribute to the Glasgow service, including high quality welfare benefits, money and debt advice. The Benefits, Debt and Money Advisor supporting the delivering of the National Debt Service and local Welfare Benefits Service. The role will focus on offering practical support in areas such as budgeting, debt management, access to benefits, and financial literacy. The Advisor will work closely with clients to help them navigate financial challenges and connect them to the services and resources they need to improve their financial situation. Equal Opportunities and Family Friendly Employment OPFS aims to be an equal opportunity and family friendly employer. OPFS has Investors In People Gold status. This is a broad picture of the post at the time of preparation. It is not an exhaustive list of all possible duties, and it is recognised that jobs change and evolve over time. Key tasks and responsibilities Client Support: Provide one-on-one support to individuals facing financial difficulties, helping them with budgeting, debt management, and navigating financial systems. Money Advice & Guidance: Offer accurate and accessible advice on money management, including budgeting, reducing debt, accessing financial products, and managing household expenses. Benefits Advice: Provide information and advice on all aspects of welfare benefits that single parents may be entitled to and provide assistance to apply for entitlements. Debt Management: Support clients in managing and resolving debts by providing advice and negotiating with creditors and exploring debt repayment options, such as repayment plans and making referrals for statutory debt solutions (DAS and Bankruptcy) Financial Education: Support the delivery group workshops or one-to-one sessions to improve financial literacy, helping clients understand key financial concepts like savings, credit scores, and long-term financial planning. Referrals and Advocacy: Refer clients to other relevant internal and external support services, such as housing, employment, family support and wellbeing services, to ensure they receive comprehensive support. Advocate for clients when necessary to access additional resources. Collaboration: Work in partnership with other voluntary and statutory agencies to provide a holistic approach to financial inclusion, ensuring clients are connected with appropriate services. Record Keeping and Reporting Maintain accurate and confidential records of client interactions, progress, and outcomes, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations Monitoring and Evaluation: Assist in the implementation of effective recording, monitoring and evaluation process to assess progress and outcomes. Other Relevant duties: Carrying out any other relevant duties related to the above. Personal specifications Experience in casework and case management within a busy environment. Recent experience in welfare benefits and debt management. Strong understanding of financial inclusion and its importance to vulnerable groups. Ability to communicate effectively with clients. Knowledge of relevant financial and welfare systems. Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information. Excellent organisational and time management skills. Commitment to the values and mission of OPFS. Experience in supporting the delivery of group work sessions or a willingness to learn Knowledge of Scottish National Standards for Advice and Information Familiarity with the Advice Pro case management system A valid driving licence and access to a car, as the role requires travel in and around Glasgow, including to areas not widely served by public transport Practical Skills Ability to plan, record and support evaluate the evaluation process through recording and written reports. Good organisational skills. Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual. Competent use of standard IT packages in word processing, spreadsheets, use of databases, and Microsoft Office 365. Knowledge of issues affecting single parents in Scotland. Commitment to professional development. Personal Qualities & Attributes Flexible to meet the needs of the service. To be approachable, friendly and a good communicator. The ability to prioritise workload. Terms and conditions Confirmation of Appointment: Fixed term contract to 31 st March 2026 with the possibility of extension (dependent on funding). Confirmation of appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a 3-month probationary period, two references and a PVG check. Hours of work: 3 5 hours per week, however part time hours will be considered and worked flexibly to meet the needs of the service. Holidays: Annual leave entitlement is 25 days and 12 Public holidays (pro rata). Pension: You will be auto enrolled in our pension scheme with a 3% contribution from you and 7% contribution from OPFS. Training and support and supervision: You will receive induction training and frequent support in the first three months. Thereafter you will receive monthly individual support and supervision and annual appraisals. Regular team meetings will be held, and staff have access to internal and external training. Further information Applications should be completed and sent by Thursday 22nd May 2025 at 5pm. The successful applicant will start in post upon completion of full enhanced PVG check and reference checks. If you need to make an application in an alternative format on the basis of a disability or long-term health condition please email for guidance.
Benefits, Debt and Money Advisor, Glasgow - 35hrs Last updated: 08/05/2025 Key info Post: Benefits, Debt and Money Advisor . Hours: 35 hours per week however part time hours will be considered. Location: Glasgow wide, based at OPFS Glasgow. Office based with travel in and around Glasgow as required. Reports to: OPFS Glasgow Regional Coordinator. All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support that enables them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work. Roles and responsibilities: The Benefits, Debt and Money Advisor will contribute to the organisation's vision of a Scotland in which single parents and their children are valued and treated equally and fairly, by supporting the delivery of various components which contribute to the Glasgow service, including high quality welfare benefits, money and debt advice. The Benefits, Debt and Money Advisor supporting the delivering of the National Debt Service and local Welfare Benefits Service. The role will focus on offering practical support in areas such as budgeting, debt management, access to benefits, and financial literacy. The Advisor will work closely with clients to help them navigate financial challenges and connect them to the services and resources they need to improve their financial situation. Equal Opportunities and Family Friendly Employment OPFS aims to be an equal opportunity and family friendly employer. OPFS has Investors In People Gold status. This is a broad picture of the post at the time of preparation. It is not an exhaustive list of all possible duties, and it is recognised that jobs change and evolve over time. Key tasks and responsibilities Client Support: Provide one-on-one support to individuals facing financial difficulties, helping them with budgeting, debt management, and navigating financial systems. Money Advice & Guidance: Offer accurate and accessible advice on money management, including budgeting, reducing debt, accessing financial products, and managing household expenses. Benefits Advice: Provide information and advice on all aspects of welfare benefits that single parents may be entitled to and provide assistance to apply for entitlements. Debt Management: Support clients in managing and resolving debts by providing advice and negotiating with creditors and exploring debt repayment options, such as repayment plans and making referrals for statutory debt solutions (DAS and Bankruptcy) Financial Education: Support the delivery group workshops or one-to-one sessions to improve financial literacy, helping clients understand key financial concepts like savings, credit scores, and long-term financial planning. Referrals and Advocacy: Refer clients to other relevant internal and external support services, such as housing, employment, family support and wellbeing services, to ensure they receive comprehensive support. Advocate for clients when necessary to access additional resources. Collaboration: Work in partnership with other voluntary and statutory agencies to provide a holistic approach to financial inclusion, ensuring clients are connected with appropriate services. Record Keeping and Reporting Maintain accurate and confidential records of client interactions, progress, and outcomes, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations Monitoring and Evaluation: Assist in the implementation of effective recording, monitoring and evaluation process to assess progress and outcomes. Other Relevant duties: Carrying out any other relevant duties related to the above. Personal specifications Experience in casework and case management within a busy environment. Recent experience in welfare benefits and debt management. Strong understanding of financial inclusion and its importance to vulnerable groups. Ability to communicate effectively with clients. Knowledge of relevant financial and welfare systems. Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information. Excellent organisational and time management skills. Commitment to the values and mission of OPFS. Experience in supporting the delivery of group work sessions or a willingness to learn Knowledge of Scottish National Standards for Advice and Information Familiarity with the Advice Pro case management system A valid driving licence and access to a car, as the role requires travel in and around Glasgow, including to areas not widely served by public transport Practical Skills Ability to plan, record and support evaluate the evaluation process through recording and written reports. Good organisational skills. Ability to work as part of a team and as an individual. Competent use of standard IT packages in word processing, spreadsheets, use of databases, and Microsoft Office 365. Knowledge of issues affecting single parents in Scotland. Commitment to professional development. Personal Qualities & Attributes Flexible to meet the needs of the service. To be approachable, friendly and a good communicator. The ability to prioritise workload. Terms and conditions Confirmation of Appointment: Fixed term contract to 31 st March 2026 with the possibility of extension (dependent on funding). Confirmation of appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a 3-month probationary period, two references and a PVG check. Hours of work: 3 5 hours per week, however part time hours will be considered and worked flexibly to meet the needs of the service. Holidays: Annual leave entitlement is 25 days and 12 Public holidays (pro rata). Pension: You will be auto enrolled in our pension scheme with a 3% contribution from you and 7% contribution from OPFS. Training and support and supervision: You will receive induction training and frequent support in the first three months. Thereafter you will receive monthly individual support and supervision and annual appraisals. Regular team meetings will be held, and staff have access to internal and external training. Further information Applications should be completed and sent by Thursday 22nd May 2025 at 5pm. The successful applicant will start in post upon completion of full enhanced PVG check and reference checks. If you need to make an application in an alternative format on the basis of a disability or long-term health condition please email for guidance.
One Parent Families Scotland
Last updated: 09/07/2025 Key info Post: Volunteer Trustee/Director (Multiple roles available) Location: Remote - Occasional Meetings In-Person Salary: Unremunerated, Reasonable Travel Costs will be Reimbursed We are looking for dynamic and committed candidates to join our Trustee board - in this role you will be a steward of the organisation, act as a critical and challenging friend to the senior leadership team, and be our ambassadors in the community. Our vision is of a Scotland where single parent families are celebrated in all their diversity, are treated fairly and live free from discrimination and poverty. Our mission is to amplify the voices of single parent families in their unique role as sole carers and providers and together challenge stigma, poverty and inequality to achieve change. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work. OPFS is at an exciting time in its growth, with the recent completion of our bold new strategy and the upcoming appointment of a number of senior roles within the organisation. With a long and rich 80-year history of supporting lone-parent families in Scotland, and we hope that you may wish to be a part of that story going forward. What your responsibilities would be Trustees are ultimately responsible for the organisation legally, and oversee operations and strategy by scrutinising reports from the Senior Leadership Team. We have four board meetings a year, you may also be asked to join one of our committees which meet four times a year, and we have an annual staff conference which we ask Trustees to attend. You may also be asked to contribute your skills and experience on an ad-hoc basis, flexibly around your schedule. As a Trustee and Director of the organisation you will be required to comply with Charity and Company law, including confirming that you haven't been disqualified from acting in this role. Successful candidates will receive a comprehensive induction pack and support to grow into the role, previous governance experience is welcome but not necessary. Roles and responsibilities To attend Directors' meetings and AGMs or, if unable to do so, to submit apologies. Meetings are currently held four times a year on Thursday afternoons (usually in Edinburgh). Travel expenses are paid and childcare costs or a crèche arranged. An annual schedule of meetings is available. To decide the policy of OPFS on major social policy issues. To decide the strategic direction of the organisation and to assist the Chief Executive in securing the necessary resources. To ensure that clear forward business plans and budgets are established for all OPFS work and to monitor performance in relation to the annual plan of work and in relation to annual budgets for income and expenditure. Local and national services report annually to the Board and the Chief Executive provides an overview for each meeting and briefing on relevant strategic developments. Possibly to be involved in relevant sub-groups. Currently OPFS has a Finance and a Personnel sub-group. These meet quarterly at times convenient to the members. The Finance sub-group normally meets on a weekday afternoon a week before Board meetings. The Personnel sub-group immediately before Board meetings. To keep OPFS informed of relevant developments, either by other related organisations or of issues relevant to lone parents, or in funding bodies or potential funders. To represent OPFS to other agencies and to the public as appropriate. Who we're looking for We are recruiting multiple trustees, looking for a wide range of skills, knowledge and backgrounds, but we would particularly welcome candidates with experience of: Marketing & Trading Income Local & National Government Poverty & Inequality/Financial Inclusion Digital If you would like to have an informal chat about becoming one of our Trustees please contact our Chief Executive Satwat Rehman at . How to apply If you wish to be considered for this role please send an email to entitled 'Trustee Application' with a CV and cover letter explaining your interest in the role and your relevant experience. The closing date for this role is midnight on 17/08/2025.
Last updated: 09/07/2025 Key info Post: Volunteer Trustee/Director (Multiple roles available) Location: Remote - Occasional Meetings In-Person Salary: Unremunerated, Reasonable Travel Costs will be Reimbursed We are looking for dynamic and committed candidates to join our Trustee board - in this role you will be a steward of the organisation, act as a critical and challenging friend to the senior leadership team, and be our ambassadors in the community. Our vision is of a Scotland where single parent families are celebrated in all their diversity, are treated fairly and live free from discrimination and poverty. Our mission is to amplify the voices of single parent families in their unique role as sole carers and providers and together challenge stigma, poverty and inequality to achieve change. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work. OPFS is at an exciting time in its growth, with the recent completion of our bold new strategy and the upcoming appointment of a number of senior roles within the organisation. With a long and rich 80-year history of supporting lone-parent families in Scotland, and we hope that you may wish to be a part of that story going forward. What your responsibilities would be Trustees are ultimately responsible for the organisation legally, and oversee operations and strategy by scrutinising reports from the Senior Leadership Team. We have four board meetings a year, you may also be asked to join one of our committees which meet four times a year, and we have an annual staff conference which we ask Trustees to attend. You may also be asked to contribute your skills and experience on an ad-hoc basis, flexibly around your schedule. As a Trustee and Director of the organisation you will be required to comply with Charity and Company law, including confirming that you haven't been disqualified from acting in this role. Successful candidates will receive a comprehensive induction pack and support to grow into the role, previous governance experience is welcome but not necessary. Roles and responsibilities To attend Directors' meetings and AGMs or, if unable to do so, to submit apologies. Meetings are currently held four times a year on Thursday afternoons (usually in Edinburgh). Travel expenses are paid and childcare costs or a crèche arranged. An annual schedule of meetings is available. To decide the policy of OPFS on major social policy issues. To decide the strategic direction of the organisation and to assist the Chief Executive in securing the necessary resources. To ensure that clear forward business plans and budgets are established for all OPFS work and to monitor performance in relation to the annual plan of work and in relation to annual budgets for income and expenditure. Local and national services report annually to the Board and the Chief Executive provides an overview for each meeting and briefing on relevant strategic developments. Possibly to be involved in relevant sub-groups. Currently OPFS has a Finance and a Personnel sub-group. These meet quarterly at times convenient to the members. The Finance sub-group normally meets on a weekday afternoon a week before Board meetings. The Personnel sub-group immediately before Board meetings. To keep OPFS informed of relevant developments, either by other related organisations or of issues relevant to lone parents, or in funding bodies or potential funders. To represent OPFS to other agencies and to the public as appropriate. Who we're looking for We are recruiting multiple trustees, looking for a wide range of skills, knowledge and backgrounds, but we would particularly welcome candidates with experience of: Marketing & Trading Income Local & National Government Poverty & Inequality/Financial Inclusion Digital If you would like to have an informal chat about becoming one of our Trustees please contact our Chief Executive Satwat Rehman at . How to apply If you wish to be considered for this role please send an email to entitled 'Trustee Application' with a CV and cover letter explaining your interest in the role and your relevant experience. The closing date for this role is midnight on 17/08/2025.