With Kids

We are looking for motivated people from all backgrounds who share our values and are excited about how our services can change lives. Our Trustees are responsible for the governance of our charity, making sure that everything runs smoothly and that we are making the biggest difference we possibly can.

With Kids is a Scotland-wide children’s mental health charity and provides an early intervention therapeutic service working with primary and nursery aged children who have experienced trauma, and their families. This includes individual therapeutic support for children, helping them build the personal skills and resilience to cope, alongside practical and emotional support to their parents/carers with a view to building networks of support.

We specialise in the provision of Play Therapy, employing Play, Art and Speech and Language Therapists and Community and Family Support Workers. Much of our work is based in schools or around a particular community. We run a Masters course in Play Therapy in collaboration with Queen Margaret University and we deliver a variety of highly regarded CPD trainings for other professions.

You need passion for our cause, a commitment to sharing your ideas and experiences, and the time to attend and prepare for Board meetings. We need people to bring diverse experiences, to think creatively, challenge the status quo, and have a strategic mindset. You will be welcomed into a supportive team who are ambitious and collaborative.

We currently have opportunities for people with experience in the following areas:

• Marketing and communications
• Education
• Community Learning and Development
• Facilities management

We are also keen to hear from people who have experience in:

• Mental health provision
• Children & family services
• Local government
• Community Wealth Building and development
• Social enterprise

Benefits of becoming a Trustee:

• The opportunity to enhance your existing skills and knowledge relating to the development of a key organisation supporting children’s mental health in Scotland.
• The ability to enhance your network and broaden your experience of the third sector.
• The knowledge that you are playing a vital role in the running and progression of With Kids and Play Therapy across Scotland.

Trustees meet in person at our Glasgow office every eight weeks from 12 noon to 2pm on a Friday, with a break over the summer months (usually around 6 meetings per year). All Board roles are voluntary.

With Kids are committed to conscious inclusion that contributes to creating a sense of belonging and shared purpose. We welcome applications from everyone who feels passionate about our vision and mission.

If you think you have the skills, experience and personal qualities to support With Kids in delivering our strategy, we would be delighted to hear from you.

With Kids is an early intervention children’s mental health charity working in Glasgow, Edinburgh and West Lothian. We provide individual, emotional, social and practical support to vulnerable children and their families and deliver Play Therapy throughout the communities we serve.

We are seeking to appoint a Community and Family Support Worker, starting as soon as possible.

This post has been funded by The Henry Smith Charity and will be carried out in the community in partnership with a number of local primary schools and 3rd sector partners.

The post-holder will work predominantly with families from the Wester Hailes area, leading the development of community and family support networks for parents/carers and children, including the recruitment and support of volunteers. The post-holder will support a caseload of parents/carers who are identified as requiring specific 1:1 support, as well as run a range and variety of parent and family groups and help engage and develop a supportive network of families in this community.

Previous experience of community work and excellent communication skills are essential.

This position is funded by the Henry Smith Foundation and is fixed term to the end of October 2024, but every effort will be made to secure extended or alternative funding at that time. The post can be offered as a full time one of 35 hours per week or part time at 28 hours per week.

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer, or their nominee

With Kids

With Kids is a unique children’s mental health charity operating across the central belt at the forefront of the provision of Play Therapy in Scotland. We offer specialist support to children under 12 who are struggling to manage their emotions, participate at school or make friends due to trauma/adverse experiences. We work with families of children receiving Play Therapy, and families in the wider community, to provide tailored support; counselling, parenting strategies, material support and community activities, such as arts and crafts activities, after school club and cinema nights.

Our priorities are to contribute to addressing cycles of poverty by improving the mental health of children, their families and the wider community.

“I have to give a five-star rating to With Kids. They support me and my family as individuals and as a group. This is the best way of working”

“I love working here and feeling part of a team, an organisation with such as positive approach, shared values, strengths and connections, care and focus on child welfare. With Kids do things properly and are always looking to improve”.

The role

This new role brings an exciting opportunity for a highly organised and motivated individual with extensive fundraising experience to shape the future of With Kids.

You can expect a supportive management team, who take joint responsibility, while you take on the management of all strands of income generation and fundraising. Through this work you will be helping to shape the future of With Kids and enabling our staff to provide children and families with a high-quality service.

Are you able to hit the ground running with applications to trusts and foundations, while developing other income generation activities and relationships to build income from corporate bodies, individuals, and communities?

The post-holder has the scope to build our relationships with corporate bodies and increase income from individual and community fundraising activities. The role may also lead on, and provide support to, the Business Development Manager and CEO in tendering opportunities.

Ideally you will be a skilled communicator and have the ability to use digital tools and lead on managing online campaigns for income generation.

It’s not expected that the post holder will necessarily have experience in all of these areas, so there is scope to influence the content of our fundraising strategy and develop new skills.

With Kids is an early intervention children’s mental health charity working in Glasgow, Edinburgh and West Lothian. We provide individual, emotional, social and practical support to vulnerable children and their families and deliver Play Therapy throughout the communities we serve.

We are seeking to appoint a Community and Family Support Worker, starting as soon as possible.

This post has been funded by The Henry Smith Charity and will be carried out in the community in partnership with a number of local primary schools and 3rd sector partners.

The post-holder will work predominantly with families from the Wester Hailes area, leading the development of community and family support networks for parents/carers and children, including the recruitment and support of volunteers. The post-holder will support a caseload of parents/carers who are identified as requiring specific 1:1 support, as well as run a range and variety of parent and family groups and help engage and develop a supportive network of families in this community.

Previous experience of community work and excellent communication skills are essential.

This position is funded by the Henry Smith Foundation and is fixed term for 20 months from appointment, but every effort will be made to secure extended or alternative funding at that time.

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer, or their nominee

With Kids provides an early intervention therapeutic service working with children under 12, who have experienced significant trauma in their lives. Our work includes individual therapeutic support for children, helping them build the personal skills and resilience to cope with future challenges and achieve their potential in adult life. Our work with parents/carers and families includes a range of one-to-one supports, group and community wide activities tailored to suit demand and needs.

We employ almost 50 staff, many of whom are Play, Art, Child and Speech and Language Therapists and Community Development and Family Support Workers. Much of our work is based in schools or around a particular community, and we predominantly work in Edinburgh, West Lothian and Glasgow in some of the highest areas of deprivation.

The role

We are really pleased to advertise this post, bringing an exciting opportunity for a highly organised and motivated individual with extensive office management, business and financial administration experience.

The post-holder will report to the Business and Development Manager and provide support with financial processes, budget setting and monitoring and office management functions, particularly around facilities management and health and safety.

You should ideally have experience in working in a busy office environment and possess excellent communication and organisational skills; you will also have a real commitment to excellent service delivery.

We are looking for someone who is be able to apply tact and diplomacy at all times. You will need to be able to work to tight deadlines whilst ensuring consistency and accuracy and be required to prioritise workloads using you own initiative as well as under supervision.

You will possess a positive, enthusiastic and energetic approach, along with an acceptance to working flexibly, being open and contributing to change. We are also looking for someone who is self-motivated with a strong work ethic that enjoys working as part of a team.

With Kids will require to carry out a criminal record check on the successful post-holder.

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer, or their nominee

With Kids provides an early intervention therapeutic service working with children aged 3 to 12, who have experienced significant trauma in their lives and families across the central belt of Scotland.

Our work with children includes individual therapeutic support for children, helping them build the personal skills and resilience to cope with future challenges and achieve their potential in adult life.

Our work with parents/carers and families includes a range of one to one supports, group activities and supports and community wide activities tailored to suit demand and needs.

We employ Play, Art and Speech and Language Therapists and Community Development and Family Support Workers. Much of our work is based in schools or around a particular community, and we predominantly work in Edinburgh, West Lothian and Glasgow in some of the highest areas of deprivation.

We have been working in the Wester Hailes area of Edinburgh for the last 10 years supporting families and offering a wide variety of community development support, and have also developed our Play Therapy service to a number of schools across the city.

This is an exciting opportunity for The Service Support and Development Coordinator to represent With Kids within Edinburgh and West Lothian. The post holder will to continue to embed the organisation in local and city wide networks, increasing awareness of With Kids and its services, and to create opportunities for the development of our work to reach increased numbers of children and families in need of therapeutic support. The post holder will also oversee our Edinburgh projects ensuring that targets are being met and budgets held to.

The post-holder would be expected to start as soon as possible.

With Kids is an early intervention mental health charity working in Glasgow, Edinburgh and West Lothian. We provide individual, social and practical support to vulnerable children and their families and deliver Play Therapy throughout the communities we serve.

We are seeking to appoint a Community and Family Support Worker, starting in January 2022.

The post-holder will lead the development of community and family support networks for children and parents/carers including the recruitment and support of volunteers.

Working in partnership with Braidburn School, a special educational needs school in Edinburgh, the post-holder will support a caseload of parents/carers who are identified as requiring specific 1:1 support, and help engage and develop a supportive network of families in this community.

Previous experience of community work and excellent communication skills are essential.

This position is from the first week in January 2022 and is term time and fixed term until week beginning 27th June 2022, relating to current funding. However, every effort will be made to secure extended or alternative funding at that time.

With Kids provides an early intervention therapeutic service working with vulnerable children and families across the central belt of Scotland. This includes individual therapeutic support for children, helping them build the personal skills and resilience to cope, alongside practical and emotional support to their parents/carers with a view to building networks of support.

We employ Play, Art and Speech and Language Therapists and Community and Family Support Workers. Much of our work is based in schools/nurseries or around a particular community, and we predominantly work in Edinburgh, West Lothian and Glasgow in some of the highest areas of deprivation.

This particular role is part of the Community Mental Health Partnership which has been formed to provide essential support to improve the mental health and wellbeing of 5-24 year old children and young people (26yrs old if they’re care experienced). The South West Edinburgh partnership is made up of four organisations – Space & Broomhouse Hub, Big Hearts Community Trust, SAMH and With Kids.

The role will entail the supporting children who are experiencing emotional distress, and providing one to one intensive parent support. As well as offering these supports to children & parents, building and maintaining relationships with school staff, social work and other agencies is a crucial part of this role.

The post-holder must be suitably qualified and have the ability to provide advice to parents, carers, as well as to provide advice and support to colleagues.

This position is fixed term until 10th of October 2024.

With Kids is an early intervention children’s mental health charity working in Glasgow, Edinburgh and West Lothian. We provide individual, emotional, social and practical support to vulnerable children and their families and deliver Play Therapy throughout the communities we serve.

We are seeking to appoint a Community and Family Support Worker, starting as soon as possible.

This post has been funded by The Henry Smith Charity and will be carried out in partnership with a number of local primary schools and 3rd sector partners.

The post-holder will work predominantly with families from the Wester Hailes area, leading the development of community and family support networks for parents/carers and children, including the recruitment and support of volunteers. The post-holder will support a caseload of parents/carers who are identified as requiring specific 1:1 support, as well as run a range and variety of parent and family groups and help engage and develop a supportive network of families in this community.

Previous experience of community work and excellent communication skills are essential.

This position is fixed term until end April 2024, relating to current funding, but every effort will be made to secure extended or alternative funding at that time.

This post is being re-advertised, and previous applicants will not be considered.