Bairns Hoose Rights, Advocacy and Trauma Recovery Worker - Ayrshire
Do you want to create a safer, brighter future for children in Scotland?
Children First, Scotland’s national children’s charity is seeking to appoint a Bairns Hoose Rights, Advocacy and Trauma Recovery Worker. By Joining our team, you will help us stand up for children, keep them safe and support them to recover from trauma and abuse.
The role
Bairns Hoose is based on the European Barnahus model. Barnahus is a child-friendly, multidisciplinary, and interagency model of justice, care and recovery for children who are victims and witnesses of all forms of violence. A place where all Police, Social Work, Health and Court services are based under one roof. Children receive a coordinated trauma responsive plan to support their journey through the care, protection, and justice system. The aim of the model is to; prevent re-traumatisation caused by delayed and disjointed investigation and court proceedings, to keep children safe, allow them access to fair justice and to help them recover.
Our Ayrshire Bairns Hoose is an innovative partnership between Children First, 3 Ayrshire Local Authorities (North, South and East Ayrshire), Police Scotland, SCRA, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, Scottish Courts, and Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
This post is based in Ayrshire. You will join an experienced and skilled team supporting children, young people, parents and families who have experienced trauma. The service provides a wide range of recovery focused support for children and families who have witnessed, been impacted by or experienced abuse – including physical and emotional abuse, domestic violence and sexual abuse.
Taking a child-centred approach, you will work to ensure the safety of children and young people by protecting and promoting their rights. Providing professional, high quality, trauma sensitive and responsive recovery focused support for the children, young people and their families. Ensuring that the therapeutic recovery support for children, young people and families within the Bairns Hoose team achieves the desired outcomes in relation to care, protection and justice, in particular preventing re -traumatisation supporting and facilitating recovery and upholding children’s rights.
What kind of person will make a great Bairns Hoose Rights, Advocacy and Trauma Recovery Worker for Children First?
• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families
• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind
• is committed to being part of transformational change alongside children and their families
What kind of Rights, Advocacy and Trauma Recovery Worker will you be?
Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who:
• is resilient, skilled and knowledgeable, who wants to transform children’s lives
• can connect well with young people and their families, help them to feel safe and build a relationship based on trust
• understands trauma and knows that with the right support children and young people can recover from complex trauma – there is always a way
• is able to build strong relationships and manage tricky conversations
• is able to work collaboratively with partners
• has a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• is able to make decisions
• can inspire colleagues and teams to be even better
• is an amazing ambassador for children and Children First
Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.
To apply for this fantastic opportunity, please click here.
If you wish to discuss this opportunity, please contact Leana Grant, Bairns Hoose Co -Ordinator at leana.grant@children1st.org.uk
Closing Date for applications: 6th October 2025
Interviews will be held: 20th October 2025