Youth Scotland, Scotland’s national charity for the support and delivery of communitybased youth work, would love you
to come and join our team.
Youth Scotland’s Youth Awards recognise and accredit young people’s learning and achievement through community-based
youth work, schools and a wide range of partner organisations.
Following a significant period of growth and development, including refreshed Youth Achievement Awards and investment
in new digital systems and services, we are moving into the next phase of development. This new post will play
an important role in consolidating these developments, supporting our Awards users and partners, and
ensuring our systems and services continue to evolve in response to their needs.
We are looking for an Awards Development Worker (Systems and Services) who can build strong relationships with a wide
range of Awards users and partners, provide highquality support, and help us continue to improve and develop our
services.
You will work with local authorities, national charities, schools, community-based youth groups and other Awards
providers, helping organisations to use Youth Scotland Awards effectively and using their feedback and
experience to inform future development.
Alongside this, you will have a particular focus on our digital Awards systems, data and reporting, online resources
and service improvement.
This role would suit someone who is confident working with people and partnerships, has strong digital and
organisational skills, and enjoys finding practical ways to improve services and the experience of the people
who use them. You will also share our commitment to recognising and celebrating young people’s achievements and
helping ensure their learning and development is valued.
The Organisation
Youth Scotland is the largest national youth work organisation in Scotland, supporting 116,979 young people, 2,430
youth groups from 628 member organisations and over 12,348 youth workers. Youth Scotland has been around since
the early 20th century and has a diverse membership network – from small rural youth groups to large urban
projects. The common goal that we all share is better outcomes for young people.
Our membership network is made up of local youth groups of all sizes, Area Associations and Youth Scotland staff who
can provide support and training on a range of youth work topics. We are proud of the varied, universal youth
work our network delivers and the innovative solutions our members create in an ever-changing youth work
landscape.