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Board of Directors
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 19th September 2025
- Advertised from 21st August 2025
Role
We are currently seeking to enhance our Board of Directors through the recruitment of suitable volunteers. A commitment to young people and youth work is essential and experience in GDPR, management of voluntary organisations or strategic development would be advantageous.
The Board of Directors meet bimonthly at our office in Dumbryden Drive; meetings are held in the evening. There is no remuneration for Directors, however, all reasonable expenses are reimbursed.
This role is subject to PVG Membership.
Application notes
A Directors role and Privacy Notice can be found here: Directors Role and Privacy Notice
To apply please send a covering letter and C.V to info@youthagency.co.uk
Should you require any further information please contact the Youth Agency on 0131 442 4015 or info@youthagency.co.uk
Closing date: Friday 19 September at 5pm
Are you interested in supporting a small local charity? Are you passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of young people?
If so, apply now to join our Board of Trustee's!
About Us
The Junction is an award-winning charity that supports and improves young people’s health and well-being.
We work with young people aged 12 – 21 in North East Edinburgh. Our vision is that all young people thrive, with access to the right support and resources that meet their health and wellbeing needs.
About The Role
The Board of Trustees are responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of The Junction, supporting our aims, objectives and goals.
We currently hold 2-hour Board meetings four times per year, which you can join in-person or online. You will also have the opportunity to attend subgroups, informal meetings and team events.
About You
We are looking for committed individuals to join our Board of Trustees. This is an incredible opportunity to make a difference to The Junction, to young people and to build your own skills.
We’d like to enhance our board to better reflect the diverse individuals and communities we work alongside, so we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation and are interested in applications from people who are Black, Asian or from minority ethnic communities.
Some examples of the experience or expertise you may bring include:
- Experience of accountancy or the financial sector
- Experience of working in the charitable sector including experience of youth work, working with young people, families and communities
- Experience of IT / website development
- Experience of HR or experience of managing and leading others
- Experience of policy development of the law or legal advice.
You may bring different skills and strengths - most important is your willingness to ask questions, the ability to share and uphold our organisational values (inclusive, non-judgemental and collaborative) and having the time commitment for the role.
We also value applications from people who live the community in Leith/North East Edinburgh and/ or have lived or living experience of poverty, substance-use or poor mental health.
Are you interested in supporting a small local charity? Are you passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of young people?
If so, apply now to join our Treasurer!
About Us
The Junction is an award-winning charity that supports and improves young people’s health and well-being.
We work with young people aged 12 – 21 in North East Edinburgh. Our vision is that all young people thrive, with access to the right support and resources that meet their health and wellbeing needs.
About The Role
The Treasurer will assist and advise the Board of Directors on issues related to finance. The position works in partnership with members of the staff team who deal with much of the day-to-day financial business, predominantly the Director and Finance Officer. All Trustees collectively play their part in financial monitoring and decision making at The Junction.
Within the role you will contribute to Finance Sub-Groups (meeting roughly 4 times per year in advance of a Full Board Meeting). You will also share Finance Papers at full Board Meetings which take place 4 times per year. You can join in-person or online.
About You
We are looking for committed individuals to join our Board of Trustees. This is an incredible opportunity to make a difference to The Junction, to young people and to build your own skills.
A key requirement for the position is that you have experience of managing finances for a board, for committee, or for an organisation. Applications from qualified accountants and those with experience within the finance sector would be very welcomed but this experience is not essential to the role.
Ability to ask questions, share and uphold our organisational values (inclusive, non-judgemental and collaborative) and having the time commitment for the role is also key to the role.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation and we are interested in applications from people who are Black, Asian or from minority ethnic communities.
We also interested in applications from people who live the community in Leith/North East Edinburgh and/ or have lived or living experience of poverty, substance-use or poor mental health.
We are seeking a visionary and values-driven leader who can build on our strong foundations and lead Young Scot into its next chapter. The successful candidate will bring strategic insight, collaborative spirit, and a deep commitment to equity and inclusion. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people and have the leadership experience to match, we would be delighted to hear from you.
For comprehensive details, including information about Young Scot, the person specification, key responsibilities and the competency framework, please refer to the CEO Candidate Recruitment Pack.
Location: Hybrid – Home and Caledonian Exchange, Edinburgh
Salary: £76,632 – £82,086
Contract: Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week – look at our website for flexible working options that you might request)
Reporting to: Chair of the Young Scot Board and Sub-Committees
Team: Senior Leadership Team
Pension: We offer a generous pension package to all staff from their first day with Young Scot, and we offer an auto enrolment pension scheme with People’s Pension. Staff contribute 5% of their salary and we contribute 10% of your salary. All staff are covered by a life assurance scheme that pays four times their basic salary in the event of death in service.
Holidays: Our holiday entitlement is 25 days a year, plus 10 public holiday days. We close the office over Christmas and New Year, giving staff an extra three days as a thank you for their hard work throughout the year. We also give an extra day holiday for every five years of service and an hour of time off in lieu for birthdays.
Care Connections Support Worker
- Part time
- £25,789 – £28,064 pro-rata
- On site: West Dunbartonshire
- Closing 4th November 2025
Y sort it Care Connections programme aims to support care experienced young people aged between 10-16 years, within West Dunbartonshire.
The role of the Care Connections Support Worker will be to provide support appropriate to care experienced young people’s learning needs, raising attainment by providing a supportive pathway throughout the young person’s school life and beyond.
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.
Care Connection Support Workers will be the #Keeping The Promise leads, work with young people currently accessing Y Sort It services who are care experienced. 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 have a knowledge of the Scottish education system, including Curriculum for Excellence, SQA qualifications, and approaches to supporting Additional Support Needs (ASN) within school settings. Experience of working within educational environments and collaborating with school staff to support learning plans and transitions is essential.
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 Care Connections programme including overnight stays.
Main Role & Key Duties:
- Develop and deliver quality support services for care experienced young people through a variety of approaches including group activities, 1-2-1 targeted support and training opportunities
- Provide support for young people on a one to one basis and support them in making informed choices around issues relating to their learning and as a young person.
- Undertake need assessments and care planning techniques which include focussing on personal outcomes important to Care Experienced Young People and their families.
- Advocate on behalf of young people on a range of issues responding to individual needs.
- Develop and deliver issue-based group work, learning opportunities and training for around a range of key issues according to need.
- Liaise with partner agency staff for the purposes of seamless referral of care experienced young people as appropriate
- Ensure support for each individual is reviewed ensuring ongoing provision of information and contact so changes in need are identified and the most appropriate support offered
- Identify where group support, including youth clubs, workshops, training and learning, will address individual needs, and plan and deliver such support, working as appropriate with colleagues and volunteers to maximise outcomes for care experienced young people.
- Carry out development work and delivery of further information and support based projects for care experienced young people throughout West Dunbartonshire as identified by Y sort it according to the needs of young people.
- Work with schools (inc primary, secondary,) to identify and support; this may include developing, planning and delivering assemblies, attending school events to raise awareness of #Keeping the Promise with pupils and teaching staff, to help raise awareness in schools; encouraging schools to share good practices and experiences.
- Collaborate with school staff including teachers, guidance staff, and educational support teams to contribute to Individualised Educational Plans (IEPs), transitions, and attainment tracking.
- Deliver a range of workshops and school/college drop ins and training; this may include sibling and carers workshops, peer mentor training as well as specific training identified.
- In collaboration with colleagues, develop and maintain a schedule of awareness and or promotion initiatives for care experience young people and #KeepingThePromise
- Work with colleagues and wider Y sort it teams to identify areas of unmet need, develop ideas and contribute to plans and funding options to address need.
- Keep up to date with changes in legislation and local services which may affect the lives of care experienced young people and/or impact our service
- Ensure expenditure is maintained within budgetary constraints
- Support outreach and awareness raising work, for example in Care Day, Kinship Care Week, #Keeping the Promise events or consultation.
Administration:
- Organise and manage your workload in an effective and efficient manner.
- Provide quality feedback, both written and oral, on your work as required by your line manager.
- Keep orderly and confidential records of all work completed and ongoing for individuals
- Keep up to date records of your work as directed by your line manager.
- Produce information, data and analysis for quarterly and annual reports
- Collect data and monitor and evaluate activities to ensure outcomes are achieved and documented for young people
- Ensure availability diaries and timesheets for your own work, are submitted weekly by the appropriate deadlines.
- Training and Development
- Engage in team meetings, focus groups and monitoring and evaluation meetings for efficient running of the organisation and its services.
Skills & Abilities:
- Ability to empathise with, and relate to, young people.
- Ability to engage young people & families
- Good teamwork approach
- Commitment to self-development and learning
- Excellent administrative & IT skills including Microsoft office
- Supportive and enabling approach
- Ability to demonstrate initiative
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to be responsive and flexible.
- You must demonstrate recent knowledge and experience of the Promise, Curriculum for Excellence, GIRFEC (Getting it Right for Every Child), UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child), and how these relate to supporting care experienced young people in school settings.
- You will have an awareness/experience of primary prevention approaches, developing learning opportunities and providing support either 1-2-1 or groups settings.
- Must hold a UK Driving License.
About us:
“Y sort it is a young person led service, providing opportunities that responds to the support needs of local young people and inspires them to reach their full potential- we will #Connect # Support #Inspire WD Young people”.
Y sort it Youth project is aimed at young people aged between 8-18 years old that reside within West Dunbartonshire. We are unique in the fact that Y sort is governed by a Youth Management Board, with all members registered as company directors. This ensures that Y sort it continues to be FOR young people BY young people of West Dunbartonshire.
Young people of West Dunbartonshire will reach their full potential through learning and have the capacity to make informed choices and play a key role in decisions that affect their lives.
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