Skills Development Coordinator for Young People
- Part time
- £25,000 pro-rata
- Bridgend Farmhouse, 41 Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4TE
- Closing 13th September 2022
- Advertised from 1st September 2022
- 17.5hour/week
Role
Bridgend Farmhouse is an award-winning community benefit society with charitable status based in South East Edinburgh. Our mission is learning, working, and growing together to develop a flourishing community and place. Following a successful campaign to gain community ownership of the land, the community project renovated and extended the 18th century farm steading and now runs a thriving community hub where people meet to carry out creative, physical, and purposeful activities and to share their skills and knowledge with others. We work to address social inequalities, reduce isolation and loneliness, strengthen community involvement, build local resilience, develop environmental education and stewardship, and support people to be active agents in their life. Our members are our 400+ Community Shareholders, and we are led by our Board of Trustees who are elected from our membership and are predominantly local people. We work with a sociocratic model of sub-groups and Volunteers’ Forum to inform and influence decisions at all levels of the organisation.
Overview of the post
This post has been created to support disadvantaged young people (aged 16 to 25) in our community of benefit to have better life chances. Our area of benefit can be seen here: bit.ly/37hxdgS. This is one half of a shared post, where the other Skills Development Coordinator at Bridgend Farmhouse is working to benefit socially isolated adults in the same area.
The Skills Development Coordinator for Young People will provide bespoke support to individuals from the target group to develop practical, social, emotional, literacy, and/or creative skills that enable them to play their part in a connected and inclusive community. The post holder will coordinate and develop learning, training, and volunteering opportunities with participants according to individual needs and goals. Participants will be supported to engage with and make the most of activities at Bridgend Farmhouse and appropriate opportunities elsewhere.
Main responsibilities
- Identify, recruit, and work with disadvantaged young people aged 16-25 from across the local community
- Develop and maintain working relationships with external partners, including referring agencies such as secondary schools and Skills Development Scotland, and develop appropriate referral and information sharing systems
- Support target groups to become involved in Bridgend Farmhouse activities by developing a welcoming and inclusive programme for volunteers and participants: design and deliver volunteers journey; support individuals to design structured volunteering opportunities; encourage peer-led group working, learning activities, and opportunities for skills exchange; recruit and supervise sessional workers in delivering skills development projects
- Meet regularly with participants, as individuals and as groups, to gather feedback on progress, provide guidance, and encourage ideas about future activities
- Support participants to gain accreditation and/or recognition of achievements and to access external resources that help develop their skills and personal development
- Develop and manage an administrative system for managing individuals’ participation. Develop and maintain an evidence base for tracking individuals’ progress.
- Manage and track projects' budget
- Gather regular evaluations, case studies, and feedback, and incorporate them into reports for funders
- Be familiar with and implement Bridgend Farmhouse policies and procedures, including safeguarding, equal opportunities, health and safety, our underlying values, and sociocratic decision making structures. Ensure the safety and wellbeing of volunteers and participants at all times
- Work with Bridgend Farmhouse volunteers to run a regular Volunteers’ Forum and participate in collective decision-making structures within the organisation
- Be prepared to work occasional evenings or weekends in response to organisational needs
Person Specification
Essential experience and skills
- Qualification in community education, community development, or extensive community development or skills development experience
- Recruiting, supervising, and working with volunteers
- Supervising and supporting sessional workers
- Experience of facilitating the delivery of nationally recognised qualifications, either directly or working in partnership with an external provider
- Experience of working with people in a peer-led setting or model
- Experience of working with young people in an informal education setting
- Building and sustaining strong working relationships with diverse stakeholders
- Conducting monitoring and evaluation
- Self-motivated and able to plan, prioritise, and administer their own work
- Confident user of Microsoft applications and social media platforms
Desirable experience and skills
- Experience of sociocratic or collective decision-making structures with volunteer/member-led groups
- Knowledge of and connections with our local area and communities
- Experience of project and budget management
- Experience of following data protection requirements
- Understanding of outcomes-based approaches
- Digital skills to create visual literature (leaflets, flyers, etc.) and digital evaluation
PROJECT: Skills Development Project
REPORTS TO: Board of Trustees and General Manager
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Volunteers, participants, and sessional workers
Disclosure (PVG) requirements: The appointment is subject to Bridgend Farmhouse being satisfied that the candidate meets the requirements of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
Application notes
Please submit your CV and a cover letter (including reasons why you should be considered for this position) by 12pm 13th September to: admin@bridgendfarmhouse.org.uk
Interviews will be held on 20th September, from 3:30pm, at Bridgend Farmhouse.
We expect the successful candidate to start in October
Community Worker - Digital Inclusion
- Part time
- £31,012 pro-rata
- On site: Gorbals
- Closing 19th January 2026
Are you passionate about bridging the digital divide in our communities?
If so, then please see details of the role below
At its heart, the main purpose of this role is to address both the cause and impact of digital inequality within the Gorbals by supporting individuals and communities to gain the skills, confidence and access required. This role will help bridge the digital divide by working collaboratively with third sector partners.
Crossroads Youth and Community Association’s work and values are built on the central belief that “everyone had the right to live gloriously: whatever in society prevents this, should be challenged and whatever in the individual helps should be nurtured”
This role will involve working across the community with young people, families and the wider community.
Ask & Act Education Manager
- Full time
- £36,128 – £40,686
- Hybrid: Fife, West Lothian, Perth ,or Edinburgh and WfH, with occasional travel, across sites.
- Closing 7th January 2026
Who We Are
We are Scotland’s leading youth homelessness charity. We believe that no young person should ever face homelessness. That’s why we deliver bold, youth-specific solutions, built around young people’s experiences and what evidence tells us works.
We support young people to avoid and move on from homelessness, helping them build the confidence, skills and stability they need to thrive in adulthood. We also influence policy and practice to create a Scotland where no young person is left behind.
We don’t follow the system, we change it, continually championing the voices and experiences of all young people.
Context
Rock Trust delivers the Upstream prevention project in schools and the post holder will work with the Upstream Team, pilot schools and education departments to create a toolkit for the implementation of Upstream. This will involve working with current pilot schools to document the changes required in school systems, the challenges and how to overcome them and an assessment of the resources required to deliver Upstream. The Ask & Act Education Manager will use this learning to create a toolkit and implementation plan to be used for national implementation.
This role is responsible for:
- Coordinating work with multiple local authority Education departments, senior leaders and cross-sector partners (Housing, Social Work, Health, third sector)
- Designing and documenting processes, guidance and training materials that enable schools to embed early identification of housing risk
- Capturing learning, gathering data and producing a national implementation framework
- Ensuring all activity aligns with statutory duties, local contexts and Rock Trust’s prevention approach
The Ask & Act Education Manager will need to be methodical, have strong report writing skills and interpersonal skills to co-ordinate the information gathering and documenting. They will be responsible for delivering the toolkit to a high standard, making a lasting contribution to Scotland’s homelessness prevention system.
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.
Development Workers Amplify
- Full time
- £32,204 – £37,327
- Remote: Home based in region with occasional travel to Edinburgh office
- Closing 5th January 2026
Youth Scotland, Scotland’s national charity for the support and delivery of community-based youth work, would love you to come and join our dynamic team.
We are looking for two new workers to help us deliver our brand new Amplify Project.
Amplify is a 3-year, Scotland-wide, large-scale Youth Participation programme funded by The National Lottery Community Fund (UK Fund). It builds on Youth Scotland’s experience of supporting youth voice and aims to increase young people’s involvement in decisions that affect their lives, communities and services. The project will support young people, youth workers and wider community stakeholders to embed youth voice into decision-making and community life.
If you have experience of youth and community work and a passion for supporting young people’s participation, leadership and youth voice, then this role is for you.
Location
Post 1: Ref: YS-DWAMP25W
West Region – This post will be home-based in Glasgow or one of the named West Region areas: East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire, Argyll & Bute, with regular travel across the West Region and occasional travel to Youth Scotland’s Office in Edinburgh.
Post 2: Ref: YS-DWAMP25NE
North East Region – This post will be home-based in one of the named North East Region areas: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee, Moray with regular travel across the North East Region and occasional travel to Youth Scotland’s Office in Edinburgh.
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