Employability Support Worker, Dundee

Last updated: 11/06/2026

Key info

Post: Employability Support Worker (fixed term until 31st March 2027 with continuation of post dependant on funding)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Grade Point 13-17, £26,640 – £32,560

Location: City Dundee wide, based at Families House, Grampian Gardens, Dundee

Reports to: OPFS Dundee Regional Coordinator / Employment Lead

Qualification Required: HNC, SVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 21th June 2026.

Overview:

All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support services that enable them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to poverty and the barriers facing many single parents and their children.

Main Duties:

The Employability Support Worker will be responsible to the Regional Coordinator/Employment Lead and will work as a member of OPFS Employability Service, to provide
employability services for single parents in Angus/Dundee to support them to secure employment, education or training.

Equal opportunities and family friendly employment

OPFS aims to be an equal opportunity and family friendly employer. OPFS has Investors In People Gold status and is a Living Wage and Living Hours employer.

Polices and guidance

Job description

This is a broad picture of the post at the time of preparation. It is not an exhaustive list of all possible duties, and it is recognised that jobs change and evolve over time.

Further information

The closing date for applications is midnight, Sunday 28th June 2026. Interviews: week commencing: 13th July 2026

If you need to make an application in an alternative format on the basis of a disability or long-term health condition please email jobs@opfs.org.uk for guidance.

To ensure a fair and effective selection process, we require all applicants to follow the guidance below when submitting their application.

Your cover letter is a critical part of your application. It must:

• Directly demonstrate how you meet the essential experience listed in the job description.
• Provide clear, specific examples of how your experience, skills, behaviours, knowledge and values meet those criteria.
• Demonstrate your understanding of our sector, this role and its requirements, not just your general career history.
• Tailor your cover letter to this specific role – generic or perfunctory cover letters will not be accepted.

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