Multi-Cultural Family Base (MCFB)
Early Years Project Worker
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Company Description
Multi-Cultural Family Base (MCFB) is a voluntary organization based in the Leith area of Edinburgh, providing services to ethnically diverse children, young people, and their families. Founded in 1998, MCFB offers tailored one-to-one casework and therapeutic group work to address systemic barriers and social isolation. The organization also supports professionals across sectors through training and education, promoting holistic understanding of diversity and inclusion. MCFB is committed to anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice, human rights, and equitable opportunities. Service users and stakeholders are actively involved in co-producing service planning and provision.
Role Description
The Project Worker Early Years volunteer role supports young children and their families through culturally sensitive and strengths-based engagement. Day-to-day tasks may include:
- Assisting with early years group activities
- Helping to plan and deliver play-based and developmental sessions
- Providing one-to-one support to parents and caregivers under supervision
- Contributing to casework and project documentation
- Gathering feedback from families
- Collaborating with colleagues to ensure services are inclusive and responsive to community needs
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- Outreach
- Resource preparation
- Coordination of training or information sessions related to early years development and family support
This is a volunteer, hybrid role based in Edinburgh, with a combination of on-site work in the Leith area and some tasks that can be completed from home.
Qualifications
- Strong Communication skills, including the ability to build trust with children, families, and professionals in a respectful and culturally sensitive manner.
- Analytical Skills to observe, record, and reflect on children’s needs, family circumstances, and project outcomes, and to contribute to improvements in service delivery.
- Project Management abilities to assist in planning, organizing, and coordinating early years activities, groups, and small-scale initiatives within agreed timelines.
- Training and facilitation skills to support or co-deliver workshops, information sessions, or group activities for families and practitioners.
- Research skills to gather and interpret information on early years practice, community needs, and relevant policy or guidance.
- Experience or interest in working with young children and families from diverse cultural backgrounds, with a commitment to anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and to follow safeguarding and confidentiality procedures.
- Relevant education or training in early years, social work, community education, psychology, or a related field is beneficial, as is prior volunteering or work in community or family support settings.
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