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Crisis

Director of Operations (Edinburgh, Newcastle, Merseyside)

  • Crisis
  • Full time
  • £74,572
  • Hybrid: Based in either Crisis Skylight Edinburgh, Newcastle or Merseyside at least three days per week. There is an expectation of regular travel across all sites and travel to our London head office approximately once every six weeks
  • Closing 5th June 2026

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We have embarked on our 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a pivotal senior leadership role at a critical moment for Crisis. We are looking for a Director of Operations on a 12-month fixed term contract or secondment, someone who thrives in periods of transformation and can lead a geographically dispersed senior team. If you are energised by complexity, motivated by mission, and ready to make a real difference during a period of change, we want to hear from you.

With a bold new strategic direction placing Client Services at the heart of ending homelessness, Crisis is implementing a place-based approach to system change, becoming a housing provider, and scaling the impact of our nine Skylights and Christmas offer. This role sits at the centre of that change. You will provide strong, values-led leadership across our Skylights in Edinburgh, Newcastle and Merseyside, senior support to the Lead Clinical Psychologist as well the entirety of Client Services across Great Britain. You will be bold in driving continuous improvement, collaborative in your approach to partnerships, impactful in your use of data and insight, and equitable in your leadership.

About you

  • Significant senior leadership experience in a relevant sector, such as homelessness, adult social care, health, education, or employment, with a strong track record of inspiring and empowering people and teams through change.
  • Excellent networking, partnership-building and influencing skills, adaptable to a range of audiences from frontline staff to senior politicians and funders
  • A proven track record in operational leadership: implementing quality standards, compliance assurance, governance, and driving continuous service improvement
  • Strong analytical skills and confidence using data to generate insight that improves service effectiveness, alongside experience managing significant and complex budgets
  • A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and an understanding of psychologically informed, trauma-informed approaches when working with people who have experienced complex adversity
  • A genuine commitment to Crisis’ purpose and values, and a passion for ending homelessness — we particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness

Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.

Working at Crisis

Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.

Our staff, members, volunteers and supporters are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

  • A competitive salary. Please note our salaries are fixed to counter inequity and we do not negotiate at offer stage.
  • Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.
  • Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
  • 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
  • Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly
  • And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

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The National Trust For Scotland

Native Woodland Partnership Officer

  • The National Trust For Scotland
  • Full time
  • £45,502
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 21st June 2026

JOB PURPOSE

The National Trust for Scotland is Scotland’s largest membership organisation and Scotland’s largest charity land manager. We manage many of Scotland’s most significant woodlands, from the extensive Caledonian pinewoods of Mar Lodge to rainforest hazelwood’s in the Hebrides and endemic Whitebeam woodlands on Arran.

As a founding member of both the Alliance for Scotland’s Rainforest and Caledonian Pinewood Partnership and as a key delivery partners with the Scottish Government for landscape scale ecological restoration of native woodland in Scotland, we are recruiting a post to help drive this exciting work.

You will lead the Trusts outreach for native woodland restoration across Scotland, developing several large scale projects. You will build partnerships with private landowners, communities of place and communities of interest, including other eNGOs and conservation organisations. You will have the backing and support of our nature, fundraising, planning, community engagement, estates and media teams.

The focus of your work will be developing two Alliance for Scotland’s Rainforest landscape scale projects in West Lochalsh and on Arran and provide initial contact and support to pinewood managers who look after threatened remnants, to bring their sites into recovery.

We are looking for strong communication & diplomacy skills, which can be influential at a network scale. Someone who can build trust and influence in land management situations, across a diverse range of partners with different interests and objectives. Someone who can develop partnership project plans, acting as the bridge between our internal expertise, existing and new partners. In particular you will develop delivery project content to a “shovel ready” stage, so your fundraising colleagues can draft applications.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Making initial contact, maintaining and/or developing ongoing communication and liaison with external landowners, stakeholders and associated organisations.
  • Understanding external landowner’s and communities’ values, objectives and constraints and communicating the Trusts, with a view to building trust, understanding and cooperation in relation to collaborative, nature positive land management.
  • Develop collegiate partnership operations and memoranda of understanding with both internal and external stakeholder input and support.
  • Liase with internal NTS expertise across multiple disciplines, to inform your delivery of external communications and advice to stakeholders.
  • Develop collaborative landscape scale funding bids across multiple estates and landholdings, including both NTS land and externally owned land, in association with the Trusts fundraising team.
  • Supporting applications for government grants including Scottish Forestry Grant Scheme, Agri Environment Climate Scheme, Nature Restoration Fund etc.
  • Coordinate delivery of landscape scale nature restoration projects across multiple estates and landholdings, including both NTS land and externally owned land, including budget management.
  • Procure and manage contracts associated with landscape scale nature restoration projects, monitor delivery of grant conditions and complete grant claims & reports.
  • Organise partnership meetings and events to strengthen networks and collaboration within the partnership.
  • Write reports for partners and funders showing progress against agreed objectives and funding obligations.
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Into Work

Employment Advisers: Disabled Adults (All in Edinburgh)

  • Into Work
  • Full time or Part time
  • £26,921 – £28,356
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 8th June 2026

Organisational Profile:

For 30+ years, Into Work has supported the aim of a world where disabled people, neurodivergent people and those with long-term health conditions have equal access to fair work and opportunity to sustain and develop in work. Since 1998 we have provided a 1:1 person-centred service, following the 5-stage model of Supported Employment. Lived experience of disability is at the heart of our service design and delivery. For more information, please visit intowork.org.uk

Background / Context:

Having been operational in Edinburgh and Lothian for many years, Into Work has a long-standing record of successful partnership working and project delivery for disabled people. Due to expansion, we are now looking for suitably experienced and motivated people to join our growing staff team for our Disabled Adult service in Edinburgh.

For some people, the idea of being in work or even engaging with employability services, can seem unachievable and quite an unrealistic prospect. To enhance our user experience and encourage engagement, we offer additional in-house wraparound support, including Income Maximisation and Wellbeing input. We really help disabled people take those first vital steps towards making sustainable employment a reality.

Disabled Adults Service - Role Summary:

  • Involves working with a caseload of clients on a 1:1 basis, using the 5-stage model of supported employment.
  • Collaborating with Income Maximisation and Wellbeing colleagues to provide wraparound support and ensure a positive employment journey for clients.
  • Developing working relationships with local organisations to establish appropriate referrals and linking in with employers to promote opportunities.

About you – who we are looking for:

  • Our staff come from range of sectors and career backgrounds and go on to become successful employment advisers.
  • For this role we require someone who aligns with Into Work’s values and the social model of disability, who is looking for the opportunity to make a difference to the employment prospects of disabled people, neurodivergent people and those with long-term health conditions.
  • You will need to organise and manage your own workload and be flexible in your approach to work, supporting Into Work across different projects and teams.

What is in it for you?

  • Working for a small specialist charity supporting disabled people brings substantial fulfilment, job satisfaction and daily variety.
  • You can expect autonomy and the opportunity to be creative, both in your client work and in helping contribute to the development of our services. You can also expect a supportive and progressive working environment which reflects our values of openness, flexibility, perseverance, and collaboration.
  • You will receive regular support and supervision, annual appraisal, relevant training, and personal development opportunities.
  • We hold a GOLD Investor in People award and are committed to the continuous improvement and development of our employees.
  • We are a Living Wage accredited employer, a Disability Confident Leader and have received the Employer of the Year award from the Scottish Union of Supported Employment Apt, sponsored by Diversity Scotland.

You will also benefit from:

  • A generous starting annual leave entitlement of 34 days, increasing to 37 days with length of service (pro-rated for part time employees).
  • Employer pension contribution of 7.5%.
  • Access to death in service scheme.
  • Flexitime.
  • Enhanced company sick pay.
  • Paid carers leave.
  • Free and confidential employee assistance programme and services.
  • Access to cycle to work and tech scheme discount.
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Circle

Upside Community Worker

  • Circle
  • Part time
  • £29,362 – £34,032 pro-rata
  • Hybrid: Tayside
  • Closing 4th June 2026

Circle is a registered charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. We work with families facing multiple disadvantages because of structural inequality, poverty, drug and alcohol use, imprisonment, physical or mental health, trauma, abuse and loss. We believe that every child, no matter their background or circumstances, should have the support they need to live a happy and healthy life.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working, an employee assistance programme and generous annual leave.

We are looking to recruit a values-driven Community Worker to join our Circle delivery team in Tayside as part of a Scottish Government–funded programme providing inclusive voluntary throughcare services across Scotland. The service supports men, women and young people leaving short-term custody or remand, helping improve reintegration, wellbeing and community safety.

The successful candidate will provide person-centred practical support to people returning to their communities. Working with Throughcare Prison Workers and partner organisations, they will help coordinate pre-release planning, support smooth transitions, and connect individuals with local, specialist and community-based services.

The postholder will build trusting relationships, take a compassionate and non-judgemental approach, and work proactively with partners to achieve the best outcomes. They must also be flexible in supporting both local and wider service delivery as needs change.

This is an opportunity to help deliver a high-profile national programme that makes a real difference to people’s lives. You will work in a dynamic local team with partner organisations, mainly remotely, with travel across the area as needed.

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Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust

General Manager

  • Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust
  • Part time
  • £36,000 pro-rata
  • Hybrid: Edinburgh
  • Closing 22nd June 2026

Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust (FCCT) is a dynamic local charity and social enterprise working to make Fountainbridge a better place to live, work, do business and visit. We deliver projects that promote inclusion, sustainability, and community wellbeing.

Our work includes community boating activities, greenspace development, volunteering programmes, wellbeing walking groups, the Edinburgh Canal Festival, and a growing programme of community events. We are also preparing to open a new Canalside Community Space and to build a new sustainable trip boat for 2026—an exciting period of growth that this role will help bring us to life.

We are now looking for a motivated and skilled General Manager to lead our small, dedicated and experienced team and help shape the next stage of FCCT’s growth.

About the Role

As FCCT’s most senior staff member, you will provide strategic leadership while staying closely connected to day-to-day operations. This is a hands-on and varied role, ideal for someone who enjoys combining big-picture thinking with practical community-focused delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

Leadership & Strategy

  • Provide inspiring and inclusive leadership for staff and volunteers
  • Work with the Board to deliver strategic and operational plans
  • Oversee impact measurement and reporting, including the Annual Report

Governance

  • Act as the key link between the Board and staff
  • Support strong governance, including acting as Company Secretary

Finance & Fundraising

  • Lead financial planning, budgeting, and reporting
  • Drive fundraising, major grant applications, and income generation
  • Build strong relationships with funders and partners

Operations & People

  • Support and line-manage staff and volunteers
  • Oversee social enterprise activities, community programmes, and events
  • Lead delivery of flagship initiatives such as the Edinburgh Canal Festival
  • Contribute to FCCT’s public profile and digital presence
  • Participate in the on-call rota as Designated Person Ashore for boat operations

External Relations

  • Act as the public face of FCCT
  • Build partnerships with local groups, businesses, and stakeholders
  • Champion the value of blue and green spaces and community wellbeing

About You

Essential:

  • Strong leadership and management experience in a charity, social enterprise, or community setting
  • Proven project management and fundraising skills
  • Confident with financial information and decision-making
  • Excellent people management skills
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
  • Able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery
  • Committed to inclusivity, sustainability, and community empowerment

Desirable:

  • Experience in community development, volunteering, environmental or heritage projects
  • Income generation or social enterprise experience
  • Understanding of impact measurement
  • Experience supporting volunteers and inclusive participation

What We Offer

  • A varied and meaningful leadership role in a friendly, purpose-driven charity
  • Flexible working from day one
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Pro rata holiday allowance including bank holidays
  • Christmas shutdown period
  • 5% employer pension contribution
  • An annual canal boat trip
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Coastal Communities Network

Coastal Communities Network Coordinator

  • Coastal Communities Network
  • Full time
  • £36,000
  • Hybrid/Remote: Home working or option to work within a local workspace, to be agreed with the successful candidate – with occasional travel within Scotland.
  • Closing 17th June 2026

This is a unique opportunity to support the effective coordination of CCN, and support CCN’s members to shape the development of the newly independent organisation. With the role previously being hosted by Fauna and Flora, from August 2026 onwards the Coordinator will be the first direct employee of CCN.

With the direction and mentorship of the board of trustees, and ongoing mentoring support from Fauna & Flora, this role suits an individual who is excited by the prospect of working independently, with a passion to facilitate the member groups’ visions for nature across Scotland’s coasts and seas.

The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate communications across a large and disparate group. You will have good knowledge of the Scottish marine environment and current marine and coastal issues, and a strong commitment to the rights of communities in marine conservation. You will be able to seek out and harness the views and contributions of others, and to work sensitively and constructively with a range of stakeholders.

About CCN:

The Coastal Communities Network (or CCN) launched in 2017 with support from NGO Fauna & Flora, as a platform to bring together community organisations dedicated to safeguarding Scotland's coastal and marine environments. CCN has since grown from its eight founding members into a diverse network of over 35 Scottish community-led groups, ranging from informal volunteer-run groups to larger, charitable organisations, all united by a shared sense of accountability to their community and commitment to marine and coastal protection and restoration. CCN and its members have been a driving force behind remarkable achievements for the nature of Scotland's coastal areas. Together, members work on a wide range of marine and coastal topics, including marine management, community-led restoration, marine litter and pollution and industrial impact.

CCN’s mission is to connect and strengthen community-led efforts to protect, restore, and sustainably use coastal & marine resources for the benefit of nature, people, and climate. Our aims are to support local action to protect and restore marine and coastal biodiversity; build capacity for community participation and leadership in marine management, and advocate for a community voice in decision-making for the marine environment.

2025 marked a pivotal point for CCN as, following a collective decision by members, it became an independent Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). This exciting development sees us now transitioning into employing our own staff and developing our strategy, as we continue to support an increasing interest from communities.

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Carers of West Lothian

Support Advisor (Memory Information Support Team)

  • Carers of West Lothian
  • Part time
  • £30,468 pro-rata
  • Hybrid: Livingston, home and other locations in West Lothian.
  • Closing 12th June 2026

CoWL are recruiting a Support Advisor to join our Memory Information Support Team (MIST). This role provides direct, person-centred support to unpaid carers, families and the people they support with memory difficulties or dementia.

The post holder will work one-to-one and in groups, offering guidance and practical help to navigate challenges and access support. The Support Advisor will also contribute to wider CoWL work, responding flexibly to the needs of carers and disabled adults, helping individuals access opportunities that enhance wellbeing, independence and resilience.

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One Parent Families Scotland

Project Officer – Child Maintenance

  • One Parent Families Scotland
  • Full time
  • £31,080 – £32,560
  • Hybrid: Glasgow & ER, Dundee & Angus, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire & Edinburgh.
  • Closing 8th June 2026

All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support that enables them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work.

One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) is the national charity for single parent families and this programme is about changing what is possible.

This role will be instrumental in the development, operational management and delivery of a national child maintenance support programme, ensuring effective coordination across partner organisations, delivery of specialist support to families, practitioner capacity-building, and development of national learning.

The Project officers will deliver front line services and advice relating to the project , while working closely with the Senior Child Maintenance Officer based at Fife Gingerbread who leads practice development and practitioner training.

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Spartans Community Foundation

Youth Worker

  • Spartans Community Foundation
  • Full time
  • £26,227
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 5th June 2026

Spartans Community Foundation is a charity and social enterprise in North Edinburgh, focusing on community engagement and participation and delivering social impact through the power of people and sport.

You can find out more about the organisation at spartanscf.com

Spartans Community Foundation is a charity and social enterprise in North Edinburgh. We aspire to be a valued organisation that helps to improve the quality of people’s lives in a meaningful way, with love, compassion and dignity at the heart of our approach. We change lives through the power of sport and people.

We are “here for good”.

The Spartans Community Foundation operates from a £1.4 million purpose-built Education & Youth Work space, creating exciting opportunities to expand our impact and support even more children and young people across North Edinburgh.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced individual to join our vibrant and dedicated youth work team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a broad range of skills, knowledge, and practical experience who is passionate about supporting and empowering young people. The successful candidate will bring energy, creativity, and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality youth work, while working collaboratively within a supportive and dynamic team environment. We are looking for someone who can build positive relationships, engage effectively with young people from diverse backgrounds, and contribute meaningfully to the continued growth and development of our services and programmes.

Job Purpose:

Deliver and develop a high-quality face to face youth work service aimed at meeting the needs of children & young people through informal activity-based sessions within youth clubs and primary schools.

The successful candidates will work with children and young people aged 7 -16 years from across our North Edinburgh community.

Key Responsibilities

  • To develop relationships with young people based on mutual trust & respect (Building the Bridge of Trust).
  • To deliver direct face to face work with young people in existing & new youth work provision.
  • To encourage the involvement of young people in the planning and evaluation of programmes.
  • To assist with service development by contributing to planning, delivery, and monitoring.
  • To develop reflective practice and attend supervision as required.
  • To assist in the development of programmes that promote equal opportunities and inclusive environments.
  • To deliver a range of fun, engaging activities suitable for various age ranges.
  • To use a wide range of resources to effectively engage with all young people.
  • To ensure health and safety is always maintained to the required standards.
  • To carry out any other duties as required, including the possibility of residential trips, holiday programmes as required.
  • To deliver youth work sessions both 1-1 and small groups within a local primary school. (Shadowing/training available re this)
  • To engage in partnership working to deliver collaborative youth work.

Skills Required

  • Experience of working with & developing trusting relationships with children & young people aged 7-25 years old.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with young people and the ability to motivate and engage them positively.
  • Experience of working with & developing trusting relationships with hard-to-reach young people.
  • Experience of delivering & developing youth work in a variety of settings.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on your own initiative with minimum supervision.
  • Knowledge of issues facing young people within our community.
  • Understanding of child protection issues and willing to undergo further training.
  • An understanding of the needs of socially excluded young people.
  • A high level of professionalism in the workplace, including maintaining confidentiality at all times.
  • Reliability & good time keeping.

Key Competencies:

  • Productivity - Plans work carefully, makes effective use of time available, reprioritising as necessary, consistently delivers work of high quality on time, makes timely decisions, and approaches tasks in a systematic manner.
  • Adaptability - Is open to latest ideas and suggestions, suggests new and innovative ways of working, show a positive approach to change, demonstrates a flexible approach when dealing with other, and keeps calm when faced with unexpected problems.
  • Taking Action - Demonstrates a keen sense of ownership for work, shows resilience when working under pressure, consistently strives to meet targets, rises to meet tough challenges, and attempts to solve problems before seeking help (adopting a can-do mindset).
  • Delivering Customer Impact - Understands customer needs, responds quickly to changing customer needs and/or anticipates customer needs, identifies ways to improve customer service, takes responsibility for sorting out customer problems, and keeps customers informed of developments.
  • Working with Others (internal & external) - Collaborates effectively with others, develops positive relationships with others, actively takes part in team activities, is supportive of colleagues, builds trust, and treats everyone as an individual (honours uniqueness).
  • Communicates with a Presence - Is always present with others, manages personal FOE factor, listens to understand others and checks for understanding around their MAP of the world, communicates key and relevant information to others, talks with enthusiasm and confidence, and adapts communication style depending on who they are talking to.
  • Contributes with Authenticity - Tries to conduct work in an ethical and fair way, acts with integrity, willing to be vulnerable and fail, to take calculated risks, speaks openly and honestly about problems and challenges, and aspires to be a positive role-model – adopts a ‘big heart, small head’ approach.
  • Always Learning - Spots and takes opportunities to develop own skills and knowledge, evaluates the impact of actions and initiatives (e.g., composes win/learn/change reviews), takes time to self-reflect on own behaviours and effectiveness, applies new knowledge and skills to be more effective and shares own learning with colleagues.

Working Requirements

  • 37.5 hours per week
  • Staff development and training events as required.
  • Working pattern is Monday – Friday which will include evening work.

Responsible to:Senior Youth Worker

Liaises with: All Foundation employees, customers, partners and volunteers

Benefits

  • Living Wage Employer
  • Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
  • Staff uniform (Macron Kit Allowance)
  • On-site parking
  • Company pension scheme
  • 30 days annual leave plus, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day as public holidays.
  • Training and Development opportunities.
  • Free access for employees’ children to Football Development Department holiday and football programmes.
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Spartans Community Foundation

School Based Youth Worker

  • Spartans Community Foundation
  • Part time
  • £26,227 pro-rata
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 5th June 2026

Spartans Community Foundation is a charity and social enterprise in North Edinburgh. We aspire to be a valued organisation that helps to improve the quality of people’s lives in a meaningful way, with love, compassion and dignity at the heart of our approach. We change lives through the power of sport and people.

We are “here for good”.

You can find our more at spartanscf.com

The Spartans Community Foundation operates from a £1.4 million purpose-built Education & Youth Work space, creating exciting opportunities to expand our impact and support even more children and young people across North Edinburgh.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced, and motivated individual with a strong range of youth work skills and experience to join our vibrant and dedicated Senior Alternative School and Youth Work team where the successful candidate will support young people within a mainstream primary school environment.

Key Objective:

Deliver and develop a high-quality face-to-face youth work service aimed at meeting the needs of children and young people through informal activity-based youth work sessions in an alternative education setting.

Responsibilities

  • Develop relationships with young people based on mutual trust and respect.
  • Deliver direct face-to-face work with young people in existing and new youth work provision.
  • Encourage the involvement of young people in the planning and evaluation of programmes.
  • Assist with service development by effectively contributing to planning, delivery, and monitoring and evaluation requirements.
  • Develop reflective practice and attend supervision as required.
  • Assist in the development of programmes that promote equal opportunities and inclusive environments.
  • Deliver a range of fun, engaging activities suitable for various age ranges in a school based setting and alternative education setting.
  • Use a wide range of resources to effectively engage with all young people.
  • Ensure health and safety is always maintained to the required standards.
  • Carry out any other duties as required, including the possibility of residential trips and holiday programmes as required.

Skills Required

  • Experience of working with and developing trusting relationships with children and young people aged 7-16 years old.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with young people and the ability to motivate and engage them positively.
  • Experience of working with and developing trusting relationships with hard-to-reach young people.
  • Experience of delivering and developing youth work in a variety of settings.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on your own initiative with minimum supervision.
  • Knowledge of issues facing young people within our community.
  • Understanding of child protection and safeguarding and willingness to undergo further training.
  • An understanding of the needs of socially excluded young people.
  • A high level of professionalism in the workplace, including maintaining confidentiality at all times
  • Reliability and good timekeeping.

Key Competencies:

  • Productivity – Plans work carefully, makes effective use of available time, reprioritises as necessary, consistently delivers high-quality work on time, makes timely decisions, and approaches tasks systematically
  • Adaptability – Is open to new ideas and suggestions, suggests new and innovative ways of working, shows a positive approach to change, demonstrates a flexible approach when dealing with others, and remains calm when faced with unexpected problems
  • Taking Action – Demonstrates a keen sense of ownership for work, shows resilience when working under pressure, strives to meet targets, rises to tough challenges, and attempts to solve problems before seeking help (adopting a can-do mindset)
  • Delivering Customer Impact – Understands customer needs, responds quickly to changing customer needs and/or anticipates customer needs, identifies ways to improve customer service, takes responsibility for sorting out customer problems, and keeps customers informed of developments
  • Working with Others (internal & external) – Collaborates effectively with others, develops positive relationships, actively takes part in team activities, is supportive of colleagues, builds trust, and treats everyone as an individual
  • Communicates with a Presence – Is always present with others, listens to understand, checks for understanding, communicates key information effectively, talks with enthusiasm and confidence, and adapts communication depending on the audience
  • Contributes with Authenticity – Conducts work in an ethical and fair way, acts with integrity, is willing to be vulnerable and fail, takes calculated risks, speaks openly and honestly, and aspires to be a positive role model (adopts a 'big heart, small head' approach)
  • Always Learning – Spots and takes opportunities to develop own skills and knowledge, evaluates the impact of actions and initiatives, takes time to self-reflect on behaviours and effectiveness, applies new knowledge and skills to be more effective, and shares learning with colleagues

Responsible to:Education Manager & Senior Youth Worker

Liaises with: All Foundation employees, partners, volunteers and with children and young people aged 7-16 years from across our North Edinburgh community.

Benefits

  • Real Living Wage employer
  • Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
  • First aid training
  • Staff uniform (Macron kit allowance)
  • On-site parking
  • Company pension scheme
  • 30 days annual leave including Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. (Pro rata)
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Free access for employees’ children to Football Development Department holiday and football programmes.
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Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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