Key Worker, Moving Forward

Job description

Are you looking for a role where every day is different, and you work in a role that makes a real differenceto people’s lives?

If so, this role may be the perfect opportunity for you!

About the service

The Moving Forward Service, delivered by Cyrenians, supports young people aged 15–19 in Edinburgh who are not ineducation, employment, or training (NEET). It provides early-stage employability support through arelationship-based, outreach approach. The service works both with young people - mainly in East Edinburgh- andtheir families across the city to address barriers and help them move towards positive outcomes.

About the role

This is a role combining Family Support Worker (3 days) and Young Person Keyworker (2days).

• With young people: provide one-to-one, strengths-based support to help them identify goals,build confidence, and progress into education, training, or employment. This includes action planning, attendingappointments, and working with partner agencies.
• With families: offer tailored,person-centred support on issues such as financial hardship, wellbeing, and access to services, including homevisits and signposting.

The role involves lone working, outreach, multi-agency collaboration, safeguarding responsibilities, and maintainingaccurate records. It also includes contributing to service delivery, monitoring, and ongoing development.

About you

You should be motivated, resilient, and organised individual committed to supporting disadvantaged young people andfamilies. You have experience working with young people and/or families facing complex challenges, andunderstand issues linked to deprivation.

You can work independently and as part of a team, communicate effectively, manage your workload, and build strongrelationships. Experience in employability pathways, welfare support, or outreach work is beneficial but notessential.

How we’ll support you

You’ll be working independently but with a supportive line manager. You will also have access to wider Cyrenianssupport, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.

About us

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness by taking a Public Health Approach to HomelessnessPrevention. We take a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering all our services.

You can find out more about our impact and our values online.

Job location: Edinburgh

Hours and pay: 37 hours per week (job share considered). Job share opportunity for either 2 days a week as a Young Person Keyworker or 3 days a week Family Support Worker.

Posted 22 days ago