Do you have a heart for young people, a passion for faith and the energy to help pre teens/teenagers feel they truly belong?

Fairmilehead Parish Church, Edinburgh, is seeking an enthusiastic and caring Sunday Youth Worker to help grow and develop our teenage group within the life of our church, building relationships, encouraging faith and creating a space where young people feel safe, valued and excited to come along.

What the role involves:

• Leading and growing a teenage group on Sunday mornings from 10:15am to 12:15pm.

• Supporting young people in their faith journey in creative and relevant ways

• Organising a fun, social outing once a month to build friendships and community

• Organising a yearly fundraiser

• Working alongside the Minister and volunteers to shape an engaging youth programme

What we’re looking for:

A proven track record of working with young people

A background in church or Christian youth work. The successful candidate will be a committed Christian with an active church connection (Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010).

Someone creative, relational and reliable who has a genuine desire to invest in teenagers and help them flourish

What we offer:

Pro rata pay according to qualifications and experience.

A supportive church community

The chance to make a real and lasting difference

Purpose of the job

The Community Outreach Administrator provides vital administration and logistical support to ensure the smooth planning, co-ordination, and delivery of Community Outreach activities. This role is central to maintaining efficient operations of the Appealer programme; ensuring that all appeals, resources, logistics, and communications run seamlessly. The post holder will act as a point of contact for logistics, scheduling, and administrative processes that enable effective community engagement and mission delivery as well as support the broader functions of Community Outreach Team and the Scottish Office.

You will provide support to the Head of Operations in Scotland in achieving goals set by ACN in line with their mission and 10-year vision.

Why work at Aid to the Church in Need?

ACN is a Catholic charity bringing spiritual and practical help to Christians – especially those who are persecuted for their beliefs. We carry out our mission of reconciliation and love through local Church partners: supporting priests, Sisters and catechists, building churches, providing transport, training seminarians, and providing religious literature and media - as well as supplying emergency aid for Christians struggling to survive or fleeing persecution. ACN also advocates on behalf of suffering Christians denied a voice. Through prayer, information and action we are keeping the faith alive in a troubled world.

Your role will be assisting and supporting the Community Outreach team with the planning and execution of all outreach activities which is key in growing the visibility and fundraising opportunity of Aid to the Church in Need in Scotland.

Are you interested in the heritage sector and / or the community sector? Are you a good coordinator, with excellent communication skills and digitally confident?

We are looking for a motivated and well-organised individual to support our team working with communities across Scotland on the sustainable transfer of former places of worship into community ownership.

This role is office-based, working in Edinburgh or Inverness, but with the potential for some home working. Travel throughout the country will also be required

Thank you for your interest in the Social Transformation Lead role at Ps & Gs Church.

We firmly believe that God cares deeply for those who live with the impacts of poverty and social exclusion, and that his justice, hope and grace can transform individuals, and transform our city. We’re encouraged by all that God has done through our social transformation ministries to meet the needs of people in Edinburgh over many years. People have been strengthened and supported, and shown kindness and care, in many practical, tangible ways. We’re excited by all that God has ahead of us as we develop our social transformation ministries.

The key purposes of the Social Transformation Lead role are:

1. Strategic oversight – lead, develop and implement the vision for social transformation at Ps & Gs
2. Leadership – oversee and lead our Saturday Meal team including, coordinating, motivating and training them
3. Finance, administration and communication – ensuring efficient administration underpins all our social transformation work

A full job description and person specification can be found in the attached documents or on our website.

Benefits

1. The salary for this role is £30,975 (pro rata: £18,575)
2. You will be entitled to five weeks (15 days) holiday per year, plus five designated public holidays, plus three public holidays to be taken at a time of your choosing.
3. You will be enrolled in a direct contribution pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution. (Usually NEST however other arrangements can be negotiated.)
4. You are entitled to prayer and study days, 7 per year.

Additional information about the role

1. Start date: as soon as possible from July 2026.

2. The role is permanent but has a mutually reviewable probationary period of six month

3. The role is initially 21 hours per week*, excluding breaks, working over three to four days, including leading at Saturday Meal three out of four Saturdays. There will be occasional evening working. Hours will be agreed at job offer stage.

*We are open to exploring this role being full time (35 hours/week) for the right person (subject to funding). Please let us know when you apply if you are interested in exploring full-time hours

4. The notice period is three months.

5. The role reports to the Rector and is appraised annually

6. The appointment will be subject to you, if successful, obtaining a PVG Scheme Record through Disclosure Scotland. If you are invited to interview, you will receive more information about this

7. Occupational Requirement: Due to the nature of this role, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the postholder to be a practising Christian, as permitted under the Equality Act 2010. The successful candidate will be expected to uphold and model Christian beliefs and values and be actively involved in a church community.