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 a worker to join our youth work and training team and help us develop and deliver engaging training programmes which will be used to inspire and upskill young people and youth workers across Scotland.

If you have experience of youth and community work, a passion for making learning fun and engaging, an interest in e-learning and digital and a desire to share your skills with others, then this role is for you.

We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated individual who will play a key role in developing and delivering a program of support services and activities for Care Experienced children and young people across West Dunbartonshire. This exciting post offers a unique opportunity to develop, deliver and evaluate services, learning opportunities and mentoring activities, which supports care experienced children & young people to reach their full potential.

The main aim of the role is to ensure Y sort it plays an integral role in supporting Care Experienced children & young people with their school, family and community life. We aim to build on the aspirations care experienced young people via The Promise, along with our local partners within West Dunbartonshire Promise Keepers, an established group of stakeholders. You will be directly managed by Y sort it Head of Services & Development. The postholder will be responsible for the management of the Y sort it Care Experienced Staff & Volunteer Team. Purpose and Objectives The postholder will provide critical support to Y sort it, schools, and communities to drive West Dunbartonshire’s Integrated Children’s Services Plan for care experience children and young people. You will lead and co-ordinate the team and activities required to do so. With support from West Dunbartonshire Education, Promise Scotland / Corra Foundation and Inspiring Scotland / Intandem - West Dunbartonshire is one of eleven local authorities in Scotland to adopt the approach of Intandem Mentoring model About intandem - intandem and a carryout a Test of Change initiative with the aim to develop a Supportive School Structure (Right to Education) for Care Experienced children and young people across West Dunbartonshire. The post holder will have a primary focus on developing & evaluating the impact of learning opportunities, to raise the attainment of care experienced young people and support our established Intandem Volunteer Mentoring program, by focusing on children and young people aged 8 to 14 who are subject to a compulsory supervision order (or at-risk of becoming so), living at home or in kinship arrangements (ages 8-16 years). You will be responsible for leading, supporting and managing a team of staff and volunteers, and must demonstrable recent knowledge and experience of the Promise, GIRFEC (Getting it Right for Every Child), UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child). Experience of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, writing funding bids, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a Leadership & Management Team. 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.

Intandem provides mentoring for children and young people who are aged 8 – 14 years who are looked after at home or Kinships Care. Intandem recognises a young person’s need to have at least one long term relationship with a positive adult role-model.

As Mentoring Support Worker you will provide direct 1:1 support to young people while they wait to be matched with a volunteer mentor — offering consistent weekly sessions that build trust, promote wellbeing, and introduce young people to the mentoring experience through fun, community-based activities.

You will assist the intandem Mentor Co-ordinator, with recruitment, training & support of mentors. You will play a key role in changing young people’s lives for the better. Mentors play a vital role in helping young people become independent, develop goals and find ways to achieve them.

Intandem, Scotland’s mentoring programme for young people brings together care experienced young people with a mentor to build a consistent and trusting relationship and improve their chances in life. The focus in every mentoring relationship will be on developing the child / young person, recognising and building their strengths, and providing support and encouragement to deal with difficult and challenging situations in their lives.

The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work will involve working, evenings, school holidays and weekends.

A valid driving licence is essential for this role.