Regional Co-Ordinator

The postholder will be expected to operate in line with our values which are:
Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion. 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.

A vacancy has arisen in our Falkirk Service due to our current Regional Co‑ordinator retiring. The Regional Coordinator will contribute to OPFS’s vision of a Scotland where single parents and their children are valued, treated fairly, and have equal opportunities to thrive. Working as part of the wider management team and in collaboration with colleagues across the Senior Leadership Team, the postholder will provide leadership, coordination, and oversight of the Falkirk Service.

They will be responsible for ensuring the effective delivery, development, and continuous improvement of high‑quality support services that meet the needs of single parent families and contribute to positive outcomes for parents and children.

In addition to leading the Falkirk Service, the postholder will act as the OPFS Organisational Safeguarding officer in partnership with OPFS Designated Safeguarding Lead, providing oversight of safeguarding practice across the organisation. This includes supporting staff and volunteers on safeguarding matters, promoting a strong safeguarding culture and delivering safeguarding training, quality assurance and continuous improvement activities.

Responsible for the leadership, operational management, and development of the OPFS Falkirk Support for Families Service.

Leading and managing the Falkirk service to ensure single parents and their children receive high‑quality, accessible, trauma‑informed and person‑centred support that promotes wellbeing, reduces inequality, and upholds rights‑based practice. Providing operational leadership to ensure service delivery aligns with OPFS priorities, local need, funding requirements and relevant national policy relating to child poverty, employability, mental health and family wellbeing.

Holding responsibility for service performance, quality assurance, monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement, ensuring positive outcomes for single parent families.

Working collaboratively with OPFS colleagues nationally to ensure service delivery remains cohesive, responsive, high quality and informed by lived experience.

Managing, supervising and supporting staff and volunteers, promoting a positive, inclusive, and reflective team culture focused on wellbeing, accountability and professional development.

Leading on service planning, funding applications, reporting, partnership development and funded programme delivery in collaboration with the OPFS Business Development Team and external partners. Managing delegated budgets and overseeing service income and expenditure in liaison with the OPFS Finance Manager.

Building and maintaining effective partnerships with statutory, third sector, community and health organisations, while representing OPFS within local networks, strategic forums and multi‑agency partnerships.

Supporting service promotion, community engagement, and local awareness raising activity in collaboration with the OPFS Communications Team.

Ensuring effective safeguarding, confidentiality, data protection and risk management processes are embedded across all aspects of service delivery.

Acting as the OPFS organisational Safeguarding Officer, providing advice, guidance, and support to staff and volunteers on safeguarding matters involving children and vulnerable adults, ensuring appropriate action is taken in line with legislation, policy and best practice.

Promoting a strong safeguarding culture across OPFS through the delivery and…