- Advertised from 16th June 2021
- £11 per hour - 6 hours per week
Role
The Youth Workers will be based in any of North United Communities Ltd (NUC) operational points, namely Ruchill, Milton and Wyndford and in any other areas of work encompassed by NUC, including street work operations.
Position reports to: Youth Work Co-ordinator/Organisation Manager
Job Purpose:
Along with the other workers, the Youth Workers will plan, deliver and evaluate groups and activities for young people. They will have an understanding of the needs and issues affecting young people, and be able to meet these through creating community-based inputs and opportunities.
The purpose of the groups being to build the confidence and self- esteem of young people, giving them a chance to find a range of interests through diversionary activities and group interaction. These will also directly address the issues of risk taking behaviours, employability, health & safety, hygiene, internet safety, drugs and alcohol education, peer pressures, self-esteem issues, gang involvement and any other pertinent topics regarding young people and their peers.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- The Group work Assistant will work closely with the other workers in North United Communities, and will work as part of a team.
- To undertake individual work with young people who require this level of support.
- To deliver educational sessions, arts & crafts activities, drama, music, sports, cooking, healthy eating, school holiday trips and other relevant activities.
- To ensure the sessions have the right resources and correct set-up procedures.
- To have an awareness and recognition of child protection concerns, and have the ability to deal with this professionally.
- To make contact and develop supportive relationships with parents of the young people in the groups, and parents of other young people who may be particularly at risk because of alcohol, drugs, or any other issues relating to young people.
- To initiate and participate in detached street work where provided sessions are not being attended, or proposed sessions are to be advertised and promoted. All staff should be working to encompass young people into the youth work programmes, including seeking out direct contact with young people.
- To keep a record of the work and also provide written reports and the end of each session, with a view to constructing a report at the end of the funding terms, which may be at various times throughout the year.
- To report any issues or potential issues with service users, property, staff, or sessions immediately.
- To be competent in operating email, texts, and Microsoft Office software programmes (e.g Word & excel) that will enable communications between co-workers and line managers, and to effectively write up required reports.
- To become familiar with the company’s policies and procedures.
- To turn up for work at the stated starting time of the shift, and to leave at the stated finish time of the shift.
- To maintain appropriate confidentiality.
- To undertake staff development and training as required.
- To have any and all expenditures sanctioned before purchase. To scan and email receipts to info@nucommunities.org. To keep any original receipts of expenditure and return these to the admin worker - and to sign a staff funds transfer form to allow funds to be transferred to your bank. NUC are not obligated to refund any expenditure that does not have a corresponding receipt
- To undertake any other duties as required.
Application notes
Please complete and return the Application Form to info@nucommunities.org
Closing date: 2nd July 2021
YMCA Climate Action Development Worker (Part-time)
- Part time
- £28,401 pro-rata
- On site: Cupar
- Closing 19th December 2025
YMCA-YWCA Cupar is a local charity in North East Fife working with its communities to offer a broad range of opportunities and experiences to build confidence, encourage learning, and to enhance individuals lives and well-being.
The YMCA-YWCA offers a full weekly programme of activities – youth work, adult learning, family learning and has its own youth café facility. It works closely with locally partners to deliver activity sessions and workshops, and there’s community based one-to-one support and counselling sessions available too.
The YMCA-YWCA is a member of the YMCA international young people’s movement, which has adopted its Vision 2030. This Vision is underpinned by the key pillars of Community Wellbeing, Just Work, Meaningful Work and Sustainable Planet.
This post focuses on the development of local initiatives under the ‘Sustainable Planet’ theme. The post holder will be part of a Scotland wide project, where 8 local YMCAs will employ staff to deliver community-based climate action initiatives with children, young people, adults and families. The project is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and commences in early 2026.
As the Development Worker, you will be employed by the YMCA-YWCA Cupar and based at their headquarters at Marathon House, Bonnygate, Cupar. This is a part-time post of 20 hours per week, with flexible working hours during daytime, evenings and some weekends. The post will end 30th June 2028.
You will work within a small team of staff and volunteers. Whilst there will be a real community focus for this post, you will have opportunities to develop young people and community led activities at the YMCA-YWCA and at its outreach project, at Cupar Youth Café at Castlehill.
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.
Young Carers Support Worker
- Full time
- £25,789 – £28,064
- On site: West Dunbartonshire
- Closing 11th January 2026
We are looking for a dedicated and motivated individuals to join our team. Y sort it Young Carers Service supports young carers aged between 8-18 years across West Dunbartonshire.
This exciting post offers a unique opportunity to work with Young Carers within school, home & community based settings. The role of the Young Carer Support Worker will be to support young carers in making informed choices around issues that are important to them, through one to one, group work sessions & respite.
You will be offering and completing Young Carers Statements (Assessments), developing support plans, providing advice and information, training and group work to support young carers with their caring role.
Young carers are supported through a range of measures to alleviate the caring role and your role will be to work closely with schools, partner agencies and family members to ensure they are able to be a young person first and foremost.
You will be active at providing support and encouragement, helping them to overcome challenges and /or barriers working towards goals to improve their learning, skills and personal development. Offering guidance, rights based information, creating learning opportunities. You will be developing support plans, providing advice and information, training and peer support. Your role will be to work closely with schools, partner agencies and family members.
The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work will involve working, evenings, school holidays and weekends. The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work may change to respond to the demands of the work of the Young Carers Service including overnight stays for respite.
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Senior Youth Development Worker (Female)
- Full time
- £29,000
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 26th December 2025
Introduction to MYDG
Muirhouse Youth Development Group was established in 1997 and has been working with young people from Muirhouse and the surrounding areas ever since. Over the past 30 years, we have built strong, trusted relationships with young people, their families, the local community, and with the high school in which we are based. We deliver a full week of activities for young people, including evening youth clubs and in-school support. MYDG works with young people aged 8–18, and we support their development through opportunities such as our Young Volunteers Programme.
Purpose of the Job
Our Youth Development Workers play a direct role in engaging and supporting young people: delivering issue-based sessions, creating safe and inclusive spaces, and ensuring that young people’s voices are heard and prioritised in decision-making—both within the organisation and in the wider community.
We are looking for someone with a good understanding of the experiences and challenges young people face in the local area, and with experience in delivering impactful group work programmes.
Role Requirements
This role requires the postholder to deliver high-quality, safe, fun, and empowering youth work activities and support services. You will be part of a small, collaborative team working to achieve key outcomes for young people, as required by our funders. The postholder should have the confidence and ability to develop, deliver, and promote a relevant and engaging youth work programme for young people of varying ages.
Key responsibilities include
- Designing and delivering youth work sessions across a range of topics
- Recording, monitoring, and evaluating your work effectively
- Building and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and partner organisations
- Upholding and promoting the values of MYDG
Contributing to our online presence through social media and digital platforms
Young Women’s Work – Occupational Requirement
We are currently seeking to recruit a female Youth Development Worker to support our young women’s work, both within mixed settings and targeted group sessions.
This post is open to female applicants only, as the role involves working closely with young women on gender-specific issues. This requirement is considered to be an Occupational Requirement, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
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