Advertised from 28 July 2025

Role

Founded with a commitment to social justice and inclusion in 1998, the Multi-Cultural Family Base (MCFB) is a leading organisation in Edinburgh dedicated to supporting diverse communities and enhancing the well-being of infants, children and families from all cultural backgrounds. MCFB provides essential community-based services, such as therapeutic group work, direct work, advocacy, and support to minoritised groups.  

The Safe Haven project offers targeted support to people who have been displaced seeking asylum and refugee children, young people and their families, affected by trauma in their home country and in their journey to the UK. Our service aims to promote positive mental health, support children, young people and families to access resources, navigate systems and help families rebuild their lives, in order to develop a sense of stability, safety and trust. Our referred families include new migrants, those who are seeking asylum, refugees and survivors of human trafficking. 

We are now seeking a qualified, skilled and motivated individual to join our team!

JOB PURPOSE 

• To develop and deliver high-quality direct services to vulnerable refugee children and families referred to the project. 

• To deliver these services in partnership with families and other agency partners (CEC Refugee and Migration team, schools, other voluntary agencies). 

• To assist with developing the project and maintaining best practice in work with refugee families.   

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• To provide a range of practical and emotional supports to children and families identified as being vulnerable 

• To work with children and families in their homes as well as in the community or at MCFB 

• To work with children, young people and their families to assess needs To provide one-to-one and group work support as appropriate to children, young people and adults.  

• To ensure that the needs and progress of all service users are evaluated and recorded 

• To provide progress reports on the work 

• To maintain accurate and up-to-date records in accordance with MCFB’s Confidentiality and Recording Policy and other relevant policies  

• To undertake initial assessments of service user’s well-being and to regularly review support in order to measure the impact of the provision 

• To maintain communication with service users and to promote their involvement in the project 

• To work at all times in a respectful, collaborative and open way with service users 

• To liaise with statutory and voluntary agencies who provide services, including schools, health services, police and social work services  

• To liaise with other agencies providing services to refugee communities 

• To signpost service users to other agencies where appropriate 

• To raise any potential child protection concerns with the Safeguarding Lead or appropriate Duty Senior. 

• To promote the work of MCFB and disseminate information about available services  

• Any other relevant duties which may be necessary 

Please read the attached Job Pack for more information.

Application notes

A Job Pack is available on our website or download below.

Closing date: 12:00pm - 22nd August 2025

Interviews: 29 August 2025

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