Development Worker: Lone Parent Positive Workplace Programme, Glasgow / Edinburgh

Last updated: 17/07/2025

Post: Development Worker (fixed term until 31 st July 2026 with possibility of extension funding).

Hours: 30 hours per week.

Location: Based at OPFS Edinburgh or Glasgow Office with travel in and around Central Belt as required.

Reports to:Head of Service: Support for Families.

Closing date: 7th August at 5pm.

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.

The Development Worker will support single parents to access, sustain, and progress in employment by delivering tailored support and working with employers to create inclusive, family-friendly workplaces.

This role contributes to the national project's goals and OPFS's mission to reduce poverty and barriers for single parent families.

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

Direct Support to Single Parents

• Provide 1:1 guidance to help single parents enter, remain in, and progress in work.
• Support with job search, applications, interviews, and balancing work-life responsibilities.
• Connect parents to childcare, financial advice, mental health, and other relevant services.

Employer Engagement & Workplace Advocacy

• Work with employers to develop inclusive policies and practices that support single parents.
• Promote flexible working, guaranteed interviews, and inclusive recruitment practices.
• Build partnerships with employers to increase opportunities for single parent employment.

Training & Development

• Design and deliver skills workshops for single parents (e.g., CVs, interviews, time management).
• Develop and co-ordinate paid traineeships with aligned organisations.
• Track participant progress and outcomes (e.g., employment, skills, satisfaction).
• Gather and analyse feedback from single parents and employer partners.
• Produce regular reports demonstrating programme impact and KPIs.
• Work with OPFS Comms to promote the programme through social media and community events.
• Collaborate with local partners to increase visibility and access for single parents.
• Carrying out any other relevant duties related to the above.

Personal specifications

Terms and conditions

Closing date for applications is 7thAugust at 5pm. Interviews will be held week beginning 11thAugust 2025.

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.

To ensure a fair and effective selection process, we require all applicants to follow the guidance below when submitting their application.
Your cover letter is a critical part of your application. It must:

• Directly demonstrate how you meet the essential experience listed in the job description.
• Provide clear, specific examples of how your experience, skills, behaviours, knowledge and values meet those criteria.
• Demonstrate your understanding of our sector, this role and its requirements, not just your general career history.
• Tailor your cover letter to this specific role - generic or perfunctory cover letters will not be accepted.