Project Worker - Youth Befriending
- Part time
- £27,048 – £30,581 pro-rata
- Hybrid: A mixture of remote working across Edinburgh, home working and office working from The Broomhouse Hub EH11 3RH
- Closing 25th May 2026
- Advertised from 8th May 2026
- 18 hours per week, split over 3 days, to include a Tuesday due to team meeting and occasional evening and weekend hours*
- Pension: 5% Employers contribution Annual Leave: 32 days annual leave, increasing to 37 days in year two of employment. This includes some set public holidays and closure over Christmas and New Year Access to award winning Employee Assistance
Role
About Space
Do you want to work for an organisation that truly cares about its staff?
Would you like to use your skills to make a difference in people’s lives?
If the answer is ‘yes’, Space is the place for you!
Space is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South West Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching city wide.
WE BELIEVE THAT CONNECTIONS BUILD COMMUNITIES
Space delivers 22 projects, with around 110 staff and volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others.
As a dynamic organisation no two days are the same, with a wealth of learning and development opportunities for our staff and volunteers.
We are an accredited Living Wage employer and proud to share our Carer Positive accreditation, as part of our commitment to the growing number of people in the workforce who need flexibility due to their caring role.
Space is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are.
For more information about Space and all our projects can be found on our website – spacescot.org
Space and all our projects can be found on our website – spacescot.org
The Role
Space is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Project Worker to join our expanding Youth Befriending Team.
Our befriending service is proud to hold an excellence award from Befriending Networks UK and was awarded the King’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2024.
The Project Worker will join our existing team of three staff and a manager who coordinate our volunteer based befriending service.
We match volunteer Befrienders with young people aged 5-16 years, living across Edinburgh, who have been affected by current or historical parental substance use or harms caused through gambling. The relationship between a befriender and the young person last for a minimum of 12 months.
Befrienders meet with their matched young person on a weekly basis, spending 2-3hrs doing a range of activities that may take place at The Broomhouse Hub or at community/social venues across Edinburgh. Activities are typically arranged for after school up to 8.30pm in the evening, or on Saturday’s up to 3pm.
Key tasks in this role include:
· Managing a caseload of volunteer befriender and befriendee matches.
· Recruiting, training and supervising volunteer befrienders.
· Carrying out Initial family assessment of need and conducting regular case reviews with other relevant stakeholders.
· Identifying interests and personal attributes in befrienders and befriendees to create appropriate and fulfilling matches.
· Supporting befrienders to plan and risk assess activities the child/young person would benefit from to help them engage in additional opportunities and connect to suitable networks in their local area.
· Plan and attend group activities for children/young people and volunteers.
· Record appropriate information gained through assessment, monitoring and review in order to provide quantitative and qualitative data about the service.
· Provide On Call telephone support and supervision for befrienders/befriendees.
The successful person for this role will:
· have a minimum of two years’ experience working directly with vulnerable children, young people or families.
· have a sound understanding of the needs and challenges, faced by families affected by substance use or the harms caused through Gambling.
· be educated to HNC level in Youth Work, Community Education, Child Care or another topic relevant and beneficial to this role.
We welcome applicants from people who have historical experience of substance use and or the harms caused through Gambling, however this is not an essential criteria for the role.
You can download the full job description and person specification below.
Hours of Work*
This is a part time role of 18hrs per week which can be split over 3 days. The team meet on Tuesdays at The Broomhouse Hub so some hours must reserved for that.
Whilst the majority of working hours will take place between 9-5pm, the role requires a degree of flexibility to provide occasional on call telephone support to volunteers while activities are taking place.
What it’s like to work at Space:
· We care deeply about what we do and how we work. We work hard and get stuck in because we truly care about our community and each other.
· We live our values – they’re not just words printed on letterheads.
· We’re a team and work collaboratively, we support each other to succeed, we value relationships as much as results – egos are best left at the door.
· We’re not a finished article, we’re still evolving, still learning and not everything is perfectly optimised (yet).
· We find a way – we focus on solutions; challenges are puzzles to be worked out not excuses to give up.
· We’re curious and innovative, we challenge the norm and aren’t scared to voice ideas if we think we have a better way.
· The sector is demanding and unpredictable at times, priorities shift but if difficult decisions have to be made and we do it with integrity and maintain a people first ethos.
· We have a pretty flexible approach to work - we know that everyone’s body clocks,
responsibilities and preferred working environments differ. At the same time, we really value staying connected and collaborating with each other. From experience, our work is at its strongest when we come together, so we encourage a healthy balance with a regular presence in the office.
What to expect at the Interview
Interviews will be conducted in person at The Broomhouse Hub.
Please expect to be with us for 80-90 minutes during which you will complete a task relating to befriending matches and interview questions to explore your experience.
Application notes
If you would like to have a chat before applying please email Gordon.thomson@spacescot.org.
Download an application pack below.
We embrace AI and know the positive efficiencies it can bring, however if we feel that an application has been solely generated by AI and we can’t get a real feel for who you are, your application may be bypassed.
Applications should be emailed to careers@spacescot.org by Monday 25th May 2026.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted no later than Thursday 28th May to be invited to interview.
Initial interviews will be held in person at The Broomhouse Hub on Tuesday 2nd June 2026.
Advanced interviews will be held on Tuesday 9th June 2026.
Space @ The Broomhouse Hub is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity
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Introduction
Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Community Development Trust (F&BV CDT) is a locally based charity which (primarily) aims to address poverty and inequality.
We own/manage on behalf of the community; two facilities. The Hub and Eastfield Development Centre. The successful candidate will work with the F&BV CDT team and operate within Eastfield Development Centre.
About You
You will be a proactive, creative and keen to learn. Your open and supportive style will build positive relationships with young people, our volunteers, Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Community Development Trust team (F&BV CDT) and partners.
Your passionate belief in the capability of young people will ensure you are confident in supporting colleagues to meet required standards, and to follow policies and procedures. Training will be given.
You’ll be supported and enabled to create innovative, inclusive opportunities to engage with young people. You will also support your colleagues across the organisation to ensure they are considering how their service design and implementation effects young people and children, their rights and opportunities
We are looking for someone who can listen and learn from young people; a passion for change; a desire to make a difference. We want young people to be engaged and for the successful candidate to be able to use their transferable lived skills to deliver real and lasting change.
Primary Role
Will be to help us to further develop and strengthen our partnership working in relation to young people help us to take forward our proposals to set up a Youth Pathway Project. To Engage with Young People to ensure they are at the heart of the design and planning of the Youth Pathway Project, its aims and objectives.
Key tasks
• Engage with, build and maintain positive relationships
• Engage with young people and enable them to inform and design new activities and/or programmes of support which are inclusive, innovative and responsive to their needs.
• Create, with management support, a workplan which highlights project activities and expected outcomes
The following skills would be an advantage. Training, support and supervision will be provided.
• Experience of working directly with young people in participatory and inclusive ways
• Being pro-active, working on own initiative and organising own workload
• Use of recording, monitoring and evaluation systems
• Some experience of partnership working across services and/or sectors
• Knowledge of Scotland’s safeguarding and child protection
• Training and experience in youth development or youth work
• Values and attributes: Conscientious and hard working Committed to learning and developing new knowledge and skills
• Positive thinker and creative problem solver
• Patient and respectful of all people, whatever their background or presenting behaviour
• PVG will be required
What We Offer
• A supportive and inclusive work environment.
• A supportive management team and board of trustees.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development.
• The chance to make a meaningful impact in the community.
Youth Coordinator (Fair Trade Youth Collective)
- Part time
- £28,590 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Glasgow
- Closing 18th May 2026
This is a hands-on, creative role working directly with young people aged 16–24.
You’ll lead a new Fair Trade Youth Collective in Glasgow, supporting young people to build skills, design campaigns, and take action on issues like Fair Trade, climate justice and global inequality.
The role is all about supporting young people to move from participants to leaders – shaping campaigns, creating content and influencing change in their communities.
Why work with us?
We’re a small, ambitious team working to build a fairer world through trade.
We offer:
- A 4-day working week (32 hours, no reduction in pay). Same benefits applied to part time workers.
- Flexible, trust-based working
- Meaningful, values-driven work
- A supportive and collaborative team
We particularly welcome applications from people currently underrepresented in Fair Trade, climate and global citizenship spaces.
Linlithgow Community Development Trust is a charity formed by residents to deliver changes that benefit our community. Our vision is “Empowered, thriving communities where people work together to nurture innovation” which we hope to achieve through our mission of “Fostering creative solutions to provide community benefit and encourage a sustainable and vibrant Linlithgow”.
Our main priorities are;
- Driving Environmental Initiatives: Encouraging waste reduction, resource reuse, and recycling within the community; promoting energy efficiency, encouraging sustainable transportation options, developing friendly green spaces, supporting local food production.
- Improving Community Health and Wellbeing: Building connections, reducing social isolation, improving mental and physical health and well-being, increasing learning and skill-building.
- Facilitating Community Engagement: Empowering residents to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to create community benefit and capacity-building.
Our staff and volunteers are all local people focusing on projects prioritised by local people. By coming together, we want to access the resources needed to help develop strong, inclusive and meaningful projects that give the community a sense of purpose and value and build confidence that they can take into all areas of their lives. Annually, we engage with over 3000 people through our activities, improving the environment, people’s health and wellbeing and strengthening our communities.
Job Purpose:
The role will play a vital part in supporting the Trusts long-term financial future. This will be achieved by working to increase the income potential of our existing facilities along with developing new and creative ways to build projects that themselves would enable income generation. The funds raised through this role will contribute toward the organisations financial resilience and also generate vital unrestricted funds that can then be used to achieve greater levels of community benefit and support the objectives of the trust, which in turn will support the community of Linlithgow Ward
Embedded within Linlithgow Community Development Trust (LCDT), you will work with partners and staff to lead on all aspects of business growth, coordinating and supporting the trust to reduce its reliance on grant funding and supporting efforts to increase the level of social entrepreneurship within the town.
You will ensure growth in income through a range of means and develop new income streams that fit with our values and build resilience.
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer
Location: Based at Linlithgow Community Development Trust office (the EH49 Hub, Linlithgow). There will be some working at the West Lothian Cycle Circuit, some working from home and travel to locations across West Lothian.
Development Worker: Mental Health & Wellbeing Project
- Part time
- £26,000 pro-rata
- On site: Fauldhouse
- Closing 5th June 2026
Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Community Development Trust (F&BV CDT) is a locally based charity which (primarily) aims to address poverty and inequality. F&BV CDT is also dedicated to promoting mental health and well-being in our communities. We believe that mental health is essential for overall well-being and strive to create supportive environments for individuals facing mental health challenges.
We own/manage on behalf of the community; two facilities. The Hub and Eastfield Development Centre. The successful candidate will work with the F&BV CDT Team, who operate within both buildings depending on the group or activity being provided.
Overview:
We are seeking a passionate, innovative and committed Development Worker to join our team. This role will focus on implementing programs and initiatives aimed at improving mental health and well-being within the community. The ideal candidate will have experience in mental health support, community development, and a strong understanding of the challenges individuals face.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement (with team and partner support) mental health support programmes, groups, activities and workshops.
• Conduct community outreach to raise awareness about mental health services and resources.
• Collaborate with local groups, organisations and relevant partners
• Provide support, guidance and enhance our referral systems for individuals seeking mental health assistance.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of programmes and projects and gather feedback for continuous improvement.
• Advocate for mental health and wellbeing initiatives to be based within the local community: encourage and enable the development and the provision of mental health and wellbeing services and resources within the local communities.
• Recruit, induct local volunteers, provide or enable access to training.
Qualifications:
• Experience working in mental health, community development, or related areas.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge, understanding about the impact of poverty and health inequalities on health and wellbeing
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of mental health issues and available resources.
• Passion for supporting individuals in improving their mental well-being.
• Experience of working independently, whilst upholding policies and procedures.
• Lived experience would be an advantage, but it is not essential.
• Full Clean driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• PVG will be required
What We Offer:
• A supportive and inclusive work environment.
• A supportive management team and board of trustees.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development.
• The chance to make a meaningful impact in the community.
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