Are you enthusiastic about making a difference in young people’s lives?

Helm’s long-term vision is a Scotland where all young people dare to dream and can make those dreams a reality. Our more immediate mission is to ensure that young people in Scotland have access to the education and training that supports them to learn. Our strategy for achieving this focuses on three key activities, which we believe, will make education, training and employment accessible and achievable for all:

• Give Young People a Voice

• Remove Barriers to Learning and Employment

• Develop Education, Training and Employment Services

Our education and employment services are core to what we do at Helm. We provide young people with the support, qualifications and experience required to build the skills and knowledge to secure and maintain employment. We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to support young people to increase their knowledge and skills in numeracy and move on to a sustainable progression.

Key responsibilities in the role include:

• Key Worker to your own caseload of young people, working effectively to build their knowledge and skills in numeracy and support and progress them to a sustainable progression.

• Ensure set targets and outcomes are met relating to your caseload and contractual requirements in programme delivery.

• Assess young people’s skills and identify their needs and support required in order to produce an individual training plan, which is agreed and understood by them.

• Plan and organise a range of individual or group activities (in-house/outside) to best support the needs of young people.

• Resource, prepare and deliver training, obtaining feedback from young people to assess programme effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.

What do we give you in return? We provide you with a competitive salary, 35 days annual leave, health benefits, a pension plan, a generous range of benefits and job satisfaction with a real opportunity to make a difference every day.

We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all young people and use a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

After being with us for over five years, our current Dundee and Perth & Kinross Regional Manager is relocating to England in November 2023 to be closer to family. As a passionate, experienced professional in the identification, creation and management of a wide range of great partner relationships, you will ensure the Career Ready programme in Dundee City and Perth & Kinross continues to thrive across 8 schools in Dundee and 9 in Perth & Kinross.

This is a wonderful role that requires a broad range of skills, so you will be well organised, confident and able to positively influence a wide range of people, approaching opportunities that are well researched and outcomes with an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s also a great chance to develop personally.

Leading our work involves growing, developing and maintaining the brilliant employer and education partnerships that deliver the Career Ready programme, which includes the Local Advisory Board, the Local Authorities (key sponsors), schools (we have a Career Ready coordinator in each school), the Developing the Young Workforce Regional Group, and the many employer organisations and their people who volunteer as mentors, provide quality paid internships and deliver engaging masterclasses.

By assimilating what, why, when and the how of our work, you will be able to:

Lead and develop our Career Ready partnerships in Dundee and Perth & Kinross, optimising the programme experience for all stakeholders and securing ongoing or new employer support for the growing number of students each year (c.64 in Dundee and 50 in Perth & Kinross) who participate in the 18-month long Career Ready programme annually.

Lead programme delivery, stakeholder engagement and business development by working closely with the Career Ready Dundee and Perth & Kinross Local Advisory Board; Leanna Sinclair, Partnerships Development; Janine McFarland, Head of Programme & Operations; and the Career Ready Regional Manager and Scotland Operations team on a continuous improvement agenda that is focused on quality, impact and sustainability underpinned by attention to detail with efficient and effective processes.

• £34,000 – £37,500 DOE (pro rata)
• A working from home allowance of £300 (pro rata) pa is provided
• 33 days holiday (pro rata) plus 2 additional days in the summer. In addition, Career Ready is closed between Christmas and New Year and the time off is not taken from annual leave entitlement
• 6% of salary contribution to a private pension subject to an employee contribution of 3%
• Access to our Reward Gateway Portal and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to discounted BUPA private healthcare membership, personal accident insurance and a Cafeteria Benefits system that allows staff to buy holidays
• Interest-free season ticket or bicycle purchase loans
• Business expenses including mileage allowance for car usage

If you are passionate about using your communications skills and experience to make a real difference to the lives of hungry children all over the world, we would love to hear from you!

At Mary’s Meals, we offer more than just a career; we offer the exciting opportunity to join a movement which reaches an incredible 2.4 million children in 18 countries every school day.

Your communications talents can help us feed the next hungry children waiting for Mary’s Meals, giving them the energy to learn and hope of a better future.

Our nutritious school meals are already transforming so many young lives, but we recognise with 67 million children of primary age out of school around the world, there is so much more we can do.

We are looking for someone who can raise awareness of our work by delivering high quality media coverage and creating content aligned to Mary’s Meals’ values.

Key duties:

• Working with the head of media and content to implement the media and content strategy and contribute to wider strategy.
• Developing and implementing campaigns in the UK in close collaboration with the global communications team.
• Managing and developing a proactive media relations programme to create well targeted opportunities to raise awareness of Mary’s Meals across all UK media.
• Overseeing the production of news releases and media statements in conjunction with other members of the communications team.
• Arranging media interviews (including briefings and training) for key UK staff to promote the work of Mary’s Meals.
• Identifying and supporting media partnerships or appeal opportunities and managing relationships with partners, celebrities and other external stakeholders.
• Working flexibly and responding effectively to media enquiries or unplanned situations.
• Monitoring media coverage and the news agenda and using this insight to recommend ways to improve the overall effectiveness of our media engagement.
• Managing the production of compelling storytelling content for use across all channels, including website, email marketing, direct mail and publications.
• Supporting the production of multi-channel communications and fundraising materials which reinforce Mary’s Meals values, brand and key messages for use by supporters in the UK.
• Leading our internal communications with staff, trustees and volunteers – ensuring content is timely and engaging

The Kings Church, Motherwell, are looking to appoint a dynamic Young Persons and Children’s Worker to support and further develop our Youth and Children’s Ministry. They should be a passionate follower of Jesus who wants to make a real difference in the lives of young people in our church and local community.

The Kings Church is an independent, charismatic church, which was first established in the Lanarkshire area over 35 years ago. Over this time, we have grown into a multi-racial, multi-generational church that encourages people from all backgrounds to come together to love God and to love people. We are a family of believers who try our best to follow the teachings of Jesus and it is our hope that the successful applicant would quickly feel like a part of the family. Our young people and children play a central role in the life of the church and the appointee should share our passion for creating a safe and nurturing environment, where our young people can develop a meaningful relationship with Jesus and lasting friendships with their peers.

The Young Persons and Children’s Worker will be part of the Operations Team within The Kings Church, and they will be supported by a mentor from within the Church family. They will work closely with the current team of volunteers across both the Youth and Children’s work.

This post is for a person with an active Christian faith, strong communication skills, experience of youth work and a passion to see young people live for Jesus.

Please see the attached Job Description for more information regarding the key responsibilities of the role.