- Advertised from 3rd June 2022
- Full-time, Permanent, 35 hours per week.
Role
Inspired to make a positive impact on young people’s lives?
Do you have the skills to engage, inspire and progress young people aged 16-24 towards a positive destination? –
if the answer to these questions is yes…
Then read on – we may just be the perfect fit!
This is a new role within an innovative and exciting organisation who INSPIRE young people across Scotland to realise their potential and we are looking for someone who shares our passion and commitment to achieve this through delivery of a variety of vocational and employability themed programmes.
This is a full time (35hrs per week) role, and the successful applicant will have experience in delivering and designing employability training and supporting individuals into a positive destination.
Context and Purpose
RUTS is committed to providing vocational training and other support of the highest quality to young people using innovative solutions - This role will be accountable for the planning, delivery, and achievement of RUTS programmes.
You will be responsible for securing employment, education and training opportunities for participants and supporting them to progress. You will deliver group employability and personal development workshops and qualifications, establish, and maintain partnerships with referral agencies and develop links with the colleges and employers to secure suitable opportunities for our young people.
There is scope to further develop this post creatively with young people.
This is not an exhaustive list, and you will be required to contribute to the development of this exciting role.
The Individual
Will be enthusiastic and committed to working with young people, supporting them to identify and remove barriers and helping them to successfully move into positive destinations and achieve better outcomes. You will have vast experience in the employability sector.
Values based -
- Innovative – Encouraging and nurturing ideas.
- Networks – Connecting and building relationships
- Seamless – Providing effective service delivery through joined up services
- Participative – Collaborating in the design and implementation of services
- Inclusive – Encouraging diversity, welcoming individuals from all communities
- Responsive – Anticipating change and adapting our services to meet needs
- Empowering – Enabling people to reach their potential
We have a friendly and professional ethos, with a strong commitment to quality and innovation, both in terms of the services and products we provide and the way we work together.
For an informal chat or if you have any questions around any aspect of the role please get in touch with Asher on 0131 663 5736
Person Specification
Essential tasks:
- Accountable for the design and delivery of a range of employability and vocational programmes and qualifications
- Responsible for the development of activities which support young people to develop work-based skills, life skills and enhance communication
- Overall accountability for participants progression into employment, education, or training
- Overall accountability for identifying work experience opportunities and supporting participants within work experience, employment, education, or training by providing aftercare
- Work with young people to identify barriers to positive destinations and empower them to achieve
- Support young people who may have had a poor experience of education and consequently have difficulties with literacy, self-esteem, and communication.
- Accountable for updating the staff team of opportunities available to young people who wish to pursue a career in a related field.
- Responsible to develop and maintain employer relationships to facilitate work experience and/or employment opportunities
- Expand networks with other training and education providers
- Accountable for keeping written records of the work undertaken for the purposes of evaluation.
- Accountable for the delivery of a complete employability service including job searching strategies, interview techniques, job applications etc.. and delivering group and personal development workshops
- Accountable for meeting delivery team targets in relation to recruitment, retention, and outcomes.
- Accountable for ensuring there is evidence to support progression outcomes and achievement
- Manage own time and support the delivery of objectives and targets ensuring the development of professional practice and updating personal knowledge of local and national employability initiatives.
- Continuously demonstrate and develop better understanding of ethical issues in relation to working with young people. (eg. Confidentiality, Child Protection and equal opportunities, etc.)
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and its overall objectives.
Required skills and experience essential:
- Supervision of staff
- Able to demonstrate coaching/mentoring experience and persuasion/influencing skills through previous work or social activities
- Experience or knowledge of local and national employability initiatives
- Experience of working in a performance target driven environment
- Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills and the ability to manage your own time effectively
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, Teams and Zoom
Desirable:
- Experience of SQA/SCQF qualifications structure or development
- Any relevant vocational and/or training qualification e.g. CIAG, Assessor/Verifier
Flexibility
- Occasional out of hours working required
- Commitment to Continued Personal Development (through both in-house, external, and self-guided learning/training)
Special job requirements
- E Current car driving licence
- E Membership of PVG scheme (upon appointment)
- D Clean driving licence
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the organisation and its overall objectives
Application notes
To apply please send an up-to-date CV and cover letter detailing why you believe you fit the requirements of the role to recruitment@ruts.org.uk
Progressions Coordinator - North Scotland
- Full time
- Circa £24,875
- On site: Highlands - Inner Moray Firth (with office based in Inverness)
- Closing 11th January 2026
Are you ready for a new, exciting opportunity to further develop your career in the charity sector? Join our dynamic team at Street League and make a real difference in the lives of young people across the UK! We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Progressions Coordinator.
Here at Street League, sport is at the heart of what we do and is what makes us successful. We support young people holistically, recognising the inextricable links between wellbeing, health, and employment.
The Role:
The Progressions Coordinator works in partnership with their delivery partner (Youth & Community Coach) in delivering and administering Street League’s core programmes in their specific local areas.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Street League’s launch in North Scotland working within the Highlands Inner Moray Firth region. The Progressions Coordinator works in partnership with their delivery partner (Youth & Community Coach) to deliver and administer Street League’s core programmes, supporting young people to move into employment, education, or training.
As part of the launch team, you will play a key role in establishing Street League’s presence in the Highlands — developing strong relationships with local partners, employers, and referral agencies to ensure effective programme delivery and sustained outcomes for young people. You will help shape the success of this new area by providing high-quality support and progression pathways that transform the lives of young people through the power of Sport and Education.
You will be responsible for:
1. Securing employment, education and training opportunities for Street League participants and supporting them to progress. You will do this by locally securing and sharing job/training opportunities for young people.
2. The delivery of Street League’s Academy, in which you will deliver group employability and personal development workshops and qualifications.
3. Establishing and maintaining partnerships with referral agencies and develop further partnerships with employers or colleges in order to secure suitable opportunities for our participants.
4. Monitoring and reporting are essential to this role.
Don't miss this chance to be a part of our mission and help change the game for young people in the UK.
Operations Manager - North Scotland
- Full time
- Circa £40,016 – £42,719
- On site: Highlands - Inner Moray Firth (with office based in Inverness)
- Closing 11th January 2026
Are you ready for a new, exciting opportunity to further develop your career in the charity sector? Join our dynamic team at Street League and make a real difference in the lives of young people across the UK! We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Operations Manager.
Here at Street League, sport is at the heart of what we do and is what makes us successful. We support young people holistically, recognising the inextricable links between wellbeing, health, and employment.
The Role:
Overall responsibility for our North Scotland Operations, you will oversee the implementation, management, and strategic development of Street League’s programmes across the Highland Inner Moray Firth region — based in Inverness — as part of an exciting new regional launch. In this role, you will not only establish and strengthen our presence locally but also drive the longer-term ambition of expanding and growing Street League’s impact across North Scotland, shaping the future of our regional operations.
You will play a key role in establishing and growing Street League’s presence in the Highlands, building strong partnerships with local authorities, schools, employers, and community organisations to maximise impact.
You will be responsible for delivering agreed operational and income generation targets, ensuring effective financial management, and maintaining the highest standards of delivery. Reporting to the Head of Operations (HOO), the Operations Manager will be a key member of the Operations Management Team within Street League and will contribute to and lead on the implementation of strategies that shape future operational delivery, growth, and community engagement across Scotland.
Don't miss this chance to be a part of our mission and help change the game for young people in the UK.
Youth and Community Coach - North Scotland
- Full time
- £24,875
- On site: Highlands - Inner Moray Firth (with office based in Inverness)
- Closing 11th January 2026
Are you ready for a new, exciting opportunity to further develop your career in the charity sector? Join our dynamic team at Street League and make a real difference in the lives of young people across the UK! We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Youth and Community Coach.
Here at Street League, sport is at the heart of what we do and is what makes us successful. We support young people holistically, recognising the inextricable links between wellbeing, health, and employment.
The Role:
The Youth and Community Coach forms part of the Street League Delivery Team and works in partnership with the Progressions Coordinator in delivering and administering Street League’s programmes in their specific local area.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Street League’s launch in North Scotland working within the Highlands - Inner Moray Firth region. As a Youth and Community Coach, you’ll recruit and engage young people, deliver engaging sport and personal development sessions and support young people to gain the confidence and skills they need to transition into employment, education and training
You’ll work closely with the Progressions Coordinator to bring Street League’s programmes to life in the Highlands, build relationships with local schools, community organisations, and partners, and help establish our presence in this exciting new area.
You will be responsible for:
1. Engaging young people in local communities and online, as well as establishing and maintaining community partnerships.
2. Recruiting and registering young people onto Street League activity.
3. Delivery of community-based street sports, and the Street League Academy Programme.
4. Creative sports and team building activities aligned to Street League’s practice framework and qualifications.
5. Data entry and compliance for all Street League activity.
Don't miss this chance to be a part of our mission and help change the game for young people in the UK.
Background
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is a charity which exists to celebrate and share the power of writers, their ideas, and the words they craft to illuminate, challenge, and inspire.
Since 1983, we have welcomed millions of visitors into conversations with the world’s greatest and most exciting emerging writers, thinkers, artists, and performers. Iconic figures such as Margaret Atwood, Alain de Botton, Oliver Burkeman, Noam Chomsky, Seamus Heaney, Kazuo Ishiguro, Toni Morrison, Arundhati Roy, Salman Rushdie, and Benjamin Zephaniah have appeared on our stages over the years, alongside a wide range of debut and early career authors.
Across the hundreds of events in our Adults, Young Adults, Schools, and Children’s programmes, the Book Festival offers audiences aged from 0 to 100 an active opportunity to engage with new and different perspectives on the world, create lasting memories through storytelling, fill their minds with fascinating knowledge, and discover the creative secrets of writers and artists.
We strive to be a safe and supported environment for people to have difficult discussions and lively debates in an atmosphere of curiosity and consideration, where different opinions can be respectfully shared. We are proud to platform voices and stories which are often overlooked, and are committed to breaking down barriers to access for those who may not initially consider themselves as a Book Festival audience.
Beyond August, the Book Festival is a year-round force for literary engagement. Working with partners in the local community – including schools, libraries, prisons, hospitals, and other community hubs – we foster a lifelong love of reading, embrace the life-changing potential of creativity, and develop engaged, informed audiences of all backgrounds and ages.
2025 was a bumper year for the Festival, with significant growth in site visits, ticket sales, and new audience members, all of which we aim to build upon in 2026, particularly through delivery of a new website and ticketing system, as well as grassroots audience development initiatives, and data-informed marketing campaigns.
The team
The Book Festival has a permanent staff of 25 throughout the year, expanding over the spring and summer to a peak of around 150 staff during the Festival. All staff members play a role in the ongoing development of the organisation through several full team planning and debrief meetings during the year.
The Development team is made up of 7 roles: Development Director, Sponsorships & Partnerships Manager, Sponsorship & Partnerships Officer, Development Manager (Trusts & Foundations), Development Manager (Individual Giving), Events & Digital Marketing Officer, and Development Assistant.
The role
Purpose of Role
To provide essential administrative and supporter care support across the Development Team, ensuring efficient use of the CRM system, excellent service for donors, members and supporters. This role is central to maintaining accurate data, delivering outstanding supporter care, and supporting income generation across the whole Development Team.
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