Do you have a passion for improving the lives of young people in Scotland?

basketballscotland are recruiting a Social Impact Officer for their CashBack Communities of Basketball Programme, taking a youth-work approach to positively impact the lives of young people.

The Role

Work alongside an experienced basketball coach to change the lives of a group of 11-16 year olds. The aim is to have a positive impact by building confidence, enhancing physical and mental well-being and improving the learning and employability potential of those previously identified as most at risk of progressing into anti-social behaviour or crime.

Duties

• Work with a group of 11-16 year old pupils. This will include: one to one mentoring with young people; working collaboratively with partners in and outside of the school; supporting young people to obtain accredited and non-accredited qualifications; developing wider community opportunities.
• Utilising your youth work skill set, establish, support and deliver personalised support plans to the young people who may be most at risk of progressing to anti-social behaviour or crime, in order to increase their employability and employment options.
• Support young people to attend basketball sessions within their community, outside of regular school hours.
• Deliver activities to young people (in and out of school) which are centred around mental health and mindfulness to help them contribute positively to their communities.
• Develop and build strong community relationships with external stakeholders i.e.
• sportscotland, schools, Active Schools, SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health), SSF (Scottish Sport Futures) and FARE Scotland.