Perinatal & Infant Mental Health Support Worker

Midlothian Sure Start is a dynamic, award winning third sector organisation. It offers a quality support service to families with children up to age 12 across Midlothian. Midlothian Sure Start has been in existence since 2001 and employs over 70 members of staff providing a service in Family Learning centres and in the community. Our ethos is to provide a holistic, confidential community based service where families are at the heart of what we do.

We are looking for people who are as passionate about the services we provide as we are and in return we are keen to support professional development with excellent training and development opportunities, enhanced sick pay (following completion of probation), enhanced annual leave entitlement (we close completely for a well-earned break over Christmas and New Year) and we support our staff with an Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Discounted Childcare, Health Cash Plan and Discounted Shopping.

We are currently recruiting a Perinatal & Infant Mental Health Support Worker to support with the delivery of A Good Start and other perinatal and infant activities such as Dads2B, Baby Steps and Open Kindergarten, working in the community within Midlothian, specifically Penicuik and Millerhill.

Support with the delivery of A Good Start and other perinatal and infant activities such as Dads2B, Baby Steps and Open Kindergarten, working in the community within Midlothian, specifically Penicuik and Millerhill.

Experience of supporting families, delivering family learning/adult learning groups or equivalent is essential. Applicants must have access to their own transport to deliver services and transport equipment across Midlothian.

• Enhanced sick pay (following completion of probation)
• Enhanced annual leave entitlement (we close completely for a well-earned break over Christmas and New Year)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension Scheme
• Discounted Childcare
• Health Cash Plan
• Discounted Shopping