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!
We are 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. The successful candidate will be responsible for securing employment, education and
training opportunities for participants and supporting them to progress into positive destinations. They will
lead on and 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.
Accountability
This role will be accountable for the planning, delivery, and achievement of RUTS employability programmes including
managing the day-to-day operation of the employability department. This role will be accountable for ensuring
contract compliance is achieved to a high standard, and that RUTS meets its delivery and outcome targets. This
role will also be responsible for the line management of RUTS employability youth worker(s).
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 -
The individual will share RUTS values:
- 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.
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 move towards achieving and sustaining a positive outcome
- 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.
Person Specification
Required skills and experience:
Essential:
- 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
- Any relevant
vocational and/or training qualification e.g. CIAG, Assessor/Verifier – Or willing to work towards
this
- Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills and the ability to manage your own time
effectively
- Proficient IT literacy (use of Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, Teams and
Zoom)
- Flexible can-do attitude
- Commitment to Continued Personal Development (through both
in-house, external, and self-guided learning/training)
- Current full UK car driving
licence
- Membership of PVG scheme (upon appointment)
Desirable:
- Experience of line management of staff
- Experience or understanding of SQA/SCQF qualifications structure
or development
- Occasional out of hours working
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
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
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