Post-School and Opportunities Lead
- Full time
- £28,000
- Home and Edinburgh Office, with availability to work mainly in Glasgow
- Closing 4th September 2023
- Advertised from 27th July 2023
- 32 hours a week over 4 days. Contract End 31st July 2024, with the possibility of extension dependent on funding.
Role
Intercultural Youth Scotland (IYS) is a grassroots, youth-led organisation supporting and advocating for young Black people and young People of Colour (PoC) in Scotland. We offer specialist support to Black and PoC young people and advocate across Scottish Government for their voices to be heard. IYS' services include a youth work and creative arts service; an education program delivering anti-racism education in secondary schools; a mental health program offering free support to young Black people and People of Colour; as well as the Restless Natives employability program.
Restless Natives offers holistic, specialist support to Black and PoC young people and school leavers to help them become work-ready, reach positive destinations, or move into further and higher education. Restless Natives also supports employers to ensure that they’re doing all they can to improve their workplaces for young Black people and young People of Colour.
We are looking for a supportive, engaging and well-organised person to support the young people we work with in the Central Belt – with a focus on Glasgow. The successful applicant will approach employability from an anti-racist perspective, understand the needs of the young people we support, and be able to work independently and lead relationships with employer and further education partners. The Post-School and Opportunities Lead spearheads the delivery of 1-1 support to, and developing and sharing training and work opportunities for, Black and PoC young people navigating the challenges of job-seeking, early careers and further education. They will work closely with the Restless Natives Glasgow Schools Lead in supporting young people, and with the Restless Natives Manager in developing and managing partner relationships. While the Restless Natives program in its current state has been running for three years, we are keen to take the program to new heights – we want to build a long-term, sustainable infrastructure to support Black and PoC young people in becoming work-ready and improving their lives.
We’re looking for someone with…
• Knowledge and understanding of race and oppressive power structures. (A knowledge of how these structures work in the labour market, and in relation to employability, university, apprenticeships and other school leaver destinations would be especially valuable.)
• The ability to work with young people 1-to-1 in a mentor/coach capacity.
• A creative approach to mentorship and professional support, to work with people who have thus far been underserved or ignored by other methods and structures.
• An understanding of the workings of Scottish universities, higher/further education institutions, and the labour market.
• A creative approach to partnership work in order to work with prospective employers to develop opportunities that have thus far not existed for Black and PoC young people.
• The ability to work collaboratively both within IYS and with partners including schools, employers, colleges, and other further education providers.
• A motivation to help Black and PoC School Leavers reach positive destinations or become work ready and help to contribute to a more positive experience for Black and PoC young people in Scottish society.
• A well-organised individual who will be able to fit quickly into a reporting and evaluation structure and work well in a frontline delivery team.
• The capacity to communicate complex ideas clearly and convincingly.
• Lived experience of racialisation; identifying as Black or a person of colour.
We value voluntary and paid experiences gained equally! We understand that people have experiences and skills that can’t be captured in formal job experience or qualifications – no matter what your experience level, if you think you’d be a good fit for the job then please apply. We want to see what you’ve got! (Training and professional development opportunities will be provided to the successful applicant.)
We particularly encourage dark-skinned people, migrants and people who experience multiple marginalities to apply! At IYS, we believe that we must be representative of the people with whom we work. Therefore, it is vital that our staff represent many of the multiple experiences of Black people and people of colour in Scotland. The young people with whom we work need to trust that our practitioners understand their experience as well as possible.
The successful applicant must be happy to undergo a PVG check, which our HR team will support with.
Application notes
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Application Closing Date: 9am 4th September 2023
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Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people from diverse backgrounds?
One Community Scotland is seeking a dedicated Youth Engagement Worker to join our team in Glasgow!
Key Responsibilities
- Support disadvantaged young people, primarily from black and minority ethnic backgrounds
- Facilitate one-on-one and group interventions based on guided assessments
- Create and implement sustainable diversionary plans and group work programs
- Build strong, trusting relationships with young people and their families
- Connect service users with community supports and specialist services
- Work in partnership with Police, Social Work, Health, and Education sectors
What We Offer
- Opportunity to make a real impact in young people's lives
- Collaborative team environment within the One Community Scotland programme
- Professional development opportunities and continuous learning
- Chance to work with diverse communities and partner organizations
- Contribute to the ongoing development of an innovative service model
Ideal Candidate - we're looking for someone who is:
- Passionate about youth work and community development
- Experienced in working with diverse communities
- Skilled in building relationships and facilitating interventions
- Committed to professional growth and program evaluation
- Able to maintain accurate records and respect confidentiality
- Join us in empowering young people to achieve positive outcomes and create lasting change in their communities.
Community and Engagement Team Member – Thinking Space
- Full time
- £28,800
- Hybrid: Scotland (hybrid role based between home and the identified partner locations predominately in Central Belt of Scotland)
- Closing 8th January 2026
Passionate about engaging with young people? Experienced in creating a safe environment and allowing young people to talk about what is important to them? This opportunity is for you!
Join the Why Not? Trust team as a Community and Engagement Team Member – Thinking Space. Due to further development, we are now offering a second full-time appointment.
Thinking Space is a unique initiative funded by The Henry Smith Foundation, designed to support care-experienced young people across Scotland. Underpinned by Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) principles, Thinking Space uses mapping techniques to help young people explore their past, understand how previous experiences and relationships influence their present circumstances, and consider the potential impact on their future.
This confidential and safe environment enables participants to develop positive coping strategies and build resilience. Following your induction and initial training, you will work directly with care-experienced young people in specific locations, offering them the opportunity to reflect on how past relationships may have shaped their sense of self, decision-making, and ability to form new connections. You will also support them in exploring learned coping mechanisms and adopting healthier alternatives.
As part of The Why Not? Team, you will have access to ongoing support and professional development opportunities to enhance your practice and impact. This role will be line managed by the Why Not Trust, Operational Lead. A UK driving license is required for this role. A secondment will be explored if requested.
Everyone's behaviour will be led by the principles of The Why Not Trust.
Why Not Principles
These principles are what underpin all we do; they show our values and shape our behaviours. They make it clear to all what they should expect from us and what we expect from them.
#1 Show respect - everyone is worthy of being treated with a high level of respect. Stigma and discrimination are not welcome, and we will strive to eliminate both.
#2 Be Kind – We cannot control other people’s behaviour, but we can control our own. We will treat people with kindness and use curiosity and listening to understand other perspectives.
#3 Be human – we are all human and no matter how well intended we are, we will all make mistakes, we will own these and learn from them. We will help each other learn by being honest with each other.
#4 Promote the positives – we will focus on strengths and support learning in every way we can. We will celebrate success and recognise achievements. We will recognise everyone is doing their best.
#5 Be ambitious – we will strive for success in all we do, recognise the change we want to make and go for it!
#6 Recruit allies – we will work with others to achieve our aims and support others to achieve theirs.
#7 Champion individual growth – we will support the development of individuals, promote opportunities, and develop leadership qualities.
#8 Keep it real – we will do our best to recognise when we or others are feeling challenged and offer support where we can. We will pull together; no-one is too important to help do what needs done. We will strive to avoid jargon and use inclusive language.
#9 Be storytellers – we will share our learning and tell our generic stories or share themes, where it supports learning. We will not share individual ‘case studies’ or require people to tell their story.
#10 Listen to learn – we will listen to people to learn, not to respond. We will allow others processing time and go at their pace.
Online Info Sessions to find out more about us and the role:
About Us:
Murray’s Initiative (formally known as Glasgow Council on Alcohol) is an independent Scottish charity that works to reduce alcohol and drug-related harm at both individual and community levels. Established in 1965, Murray’s Initiative adopts a long-term, trauma-informed and asset-based approach to changing the culture around substance use. Its services are built on a person-centred, harm-reduction model, supporting people whether their goal is to reduce consumption or achieve abstinence.
Murray’s Initiative offers free, confidential counselling services for people concerned about their own or someone else's drinking. Murray’s Initiative delivers a range of interventions including groupwork and employability support as well as a number of holistic and inclusive services, such as a women’s service for survivors of gender-based violence, young persons peer education service, LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing support and tailored wellbeing programmes.
Murray’s Initiative is also a recognised provider of professional development, offering a comprehensive training portfolio including education aimed at increasing awareness of alcohol use and promoting healthier lifestyles, COSCA Counselling Skills and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Murray’s Initiative deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire, helping people make meaningful, positive change in their lives.
The foundation of Murray’s Initiative is our supportive and inclusive culture for all who engage and work with us.
About the Role:
The Diploma in Integrative Counselling is 2-year course, credit rated at SCQF level 10 by the University of the West of Scotland, and validation from COSCA. Murray’s Initiative is one of the founding COSCA members and adheres to the COSCA ethical framework for good practice in counselling, psychotherapy and counselling skills. The course requires lead tutors who are accredited by COSCA to Diploma level or committed to work towards accreditation. Tutors should be experienced Counsellors who are accredited with an appropriate professional body, or working towards accreditation (e.g., COSCA/BACP/UKCP).
The Lead Course Tutor will have responsibility for two Diploma Courses, leading on one weekly class and one weekend class. The Lead Course Tutor will be expected to contribute to a Murray’s Initiative CPD calendar, writing and delivering on content agreed with the Head of Diploma and Training. The Lead Course Tutor will support the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of the Diploma in Integrative Counselling.
The Lead Tutor will report to the Head of Diploma and Training.
This post requires a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme membership - successful applicants will be required to join the PVG Scheme.
SVQ Assessor & Internal Verifier
- Full time
- £33,941
- Hybrid: Across Scotland, flexible work base
- Closing 15th January 2026
About Aberlour Children’s Charity
Aberlour is one of the largest Scottish children’s charities, celebrating 150 years helping to improve the lives of Scotland’s disadvantaged children and young people. At Aberlour we know that not all children are born with an equal chance so we work to support children, young people and families overcome poverty, disadvantage and discrimination.
Our staff teams are critical in delivering this support and therefore need exceptional training. Many of our services are registered with the Care Inspectorate and staff have to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council. This registration includes a requirement to meet a minimum level of qualification.
What we are looking for....
We are looking for a qualified assessor and internal verifier to support SVQ assessment across the organisation.
We are approved by the SQA to deliver SVQs in Social Services (Children & Young People). To enable assessment in this award you should have a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above along with your assessor and verifier awards.
Your experience should include working in a relevant care setting, assessment of at least 4 candidates through to completion of their SVQ’s and evidence of internal verification. You must be able to demonstrate that you have experience of planning, preparation, delivery and evaluation of learning activities in a social care setting.
The post is 37.5hrs per week and will require travel across Scotland. Your work base can be flexible, we are able to support a mix of office and home working as required.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity here.
At Aberlour we strive to make sure every child and young person has the love, support, and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here.
If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk. Applications are welcome from diverse ethnic minority and cultural communities, and under-represented faith and religious groups.
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