Join Us at Staf – Be Part of our work with young people moving on from the care and justice system.

Staf are delighted to be recruiting for a new role to support the expansion of Youth Justice Voices our national participation project for care and justice experienced young people.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right applicant to support a prestigious, creative and dynamic youth-led project which is influencing real change in the care and justice systems in Scotland. If you are passionate about driving change and developing meaningful participation opportunities and relationships with young people, then we want to hear from you.

Background:

Established in 1998, Staf (Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum) is a membership organisation for all those working with young people leaving care. Staf is a national organisation which represents all 32 Local authorities in Scotland

At Staf (Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum), we believe that young people’s voices should shape the systems that affect their lives. That’s why we developed Youth Justice Voices to ensure that young people with experience of the care and justice system are heard, valued, and influential in driving change.

The Role

We are looking for passionate, skilled, and values-driven individual who will ensure the effective delivery and continuous development of a high-quality national participation project, enabling young people with lived experience of the care and justice systems to influence policy, practice and service design.

The role requires a balance of project management, staff supervision, stakeholder engagement, learning development and direct work with young people, ensuring that participation activity is safe, ethical, impactful and aligned with Staf’s values and strategic priorities.

This role presents an opportunity to lead a nationally significant project that supports young people with lived experience to influence meaningful change within youth justice systems in Scotland.

The postholder will play a key role in ensuring that participation is embedded, impactful and contributes to improved outcomes for young people.

Responsible for: Youth Justice Development Worker / Participation Assistants.

Why This Matters

At staf we create meaningful opportunities for young people to share their experiences, influence policy, and shape practice across Scotland. Our work supports participation that is authentic, trauma-informed, and rooted in relationships.

This is your chance to be part of something that makes a real difference.

If you

• Are committed to children’s rights, participation, and social justice
• Have experience working with young people, particularly those facing adversity
• Have experience of superivising a team
• Can work flexibly and creatively in a dynamic environment
• Value reflection, learning, and trauma-informed practice
• Shaer our values : We listen, we care, we love

Then we would love to hear from you.

What You’ll Get

• The opportunity to influence real change for young people in the care and justice system
• A supportive, reflective, and values-led team culture
• Opportunities for learning, development, and progression
• Flexible working and a strong commitment to staff wellbeing

If you are passionate about amplifying young people’s voices and want to be part of a team that is shaping the future of youth justice in Scotland, we would love to hear from you.

We are open to appointing either one candidate across the full role or two part-time candidates covering its distinct area management and finance/governance functions

About the Role

We are looking for someone with a strong understanding of upstream prevention to provide essential delivery and operational support, ensuring the smooth and compliant delivery of the model across the six existing areas. This role is crucial for managing key relationships, governance, finance, data coordination and event management, while also offering ad hoc executive support to the leadership team.

This role will provide delivery and operational support in the implementation of Planet Youth’s prevention model in Scotland. The postholder will work closely with the Head of Prevention and local areas to support impact measurement and enhance our ability to embed prevention into systems and structures across Scotland.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and co-ordinate lead partners in their Planet Youth journey

• Manage the behind-the-scenes governance and finance requirements

• Engage and drive momentum for embedding prevention across partner areas

Planet Youth in Scotland is co-ordinated by national charity Winning Scotland, and the post holder will be employed by Winning Scotland, reporting to Head of Prevention and working with the CEO and external partners - predominantly the lead professionals in each Planet Youth area.

Following the award of ongoing funding by the Scottish Government, Planet Youth is at a pivotal point in its journey in Scotland. We want to support existing partners who work with the model to maintain momentum on their prevention journey, and to continue to develop the model and buy-in locally. This support includes the management and distribution of grant funding for local areas to build capacity for implementing the model. As well as regular communication, development and support.

You will be expected to manage a range of complex and sensitive relationships as well as contributing to the development and delivery of a programme of work spanning diverse local and national partners. You will bring clear leadership to this work, working closely with other Winning Scotland colleagues and supporting area leads.

Please see recruitment pack for further details on responsibilities and person specification.

About KYTHE

Kinross-shire Youth Enterprise (KYTHE), a dynamic Christian youthwork a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering young people in Kinross-shire to reach their full potential. They firmly believe in the strength of community partnerships, working together with local schools, churches, and government bodies to deliver life enhancing services to the youth of the area. Their comprehensive offerings include health support, youth band activities, arts workshop, and a holiday football camp, just to name a few.

At KYTHE, their doors are wide open to young people of all backgrounds, irrespective of their beliefs, ethnicities, genders, abilities, or orientations. They come to KYTHE to seek a path to self-discovery, inspiration, and skills development. We provide them not only with valuable skills but also with a supportive network of new friends. They nurture the young people’s mental health, well-being, and self-esteem, empowering them to find their purpose and a profound sense of belonging. Ther mission is to help these incredible young individuals succeed in leading fulfilled lives, adapt to challenges, thrive, and grow.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a committed and spiritually mature Christian leader to develop and pioneer faith-based youth work across Kinross-shire.

Working as part of the leadership team, you will collaborate closely with the Head of Youth Work, Kinross-shire Parish Church and other local congregations to maintain and grow meaningful opportunities for young people to explore the Christian faith.

You will:

• Lead and develop weekly and annual faith-based youth initiatives
• Create and adapt engaging programmes that support young people at different stages of their faith journey
• Further intergenerational worship opportunities in partnership with local churches
• Build trusted relationships with young people through open-access youth work
• Provide individual spiritual support and mentoring to young people
• Strengthen partnerships between KYTHE and local congregations
• Contribute to strategic planning and organisational development
• Model and uphold KYTHE’s Christian values through spiritual leadership and active participation in team prayer and reflection
• Monitor progress, track outcomes and report to Trustees and church partners
• Represent KYTHE confidently with stakeholders, churches and community partners

This is a varied and relational role combining youth work delivery, spiritual leadership, partnership development and strategic contribution — offering the opportunity to make a lasting impact on young people and the wider Christian community in Kinross-shire.

What KYTHE Needs From You

The ideal candidate will hold a recognised qualification in Christian Ministry with an emphasis on youth work and bring substantial experience of working with young people. You will be confident discussing and exploring the Christian faith with young people, including those with little prior church experience.

Collaborative and relational in your approach, you will be able to work effectively with churches of different denominations while building trust with young people from diverse backgrounds.

You will demonstrate spiritual maturity, personal integrity and a clear commitment to Christian faith and leadership.

A creative and reflective practitioner, you will be comfortable contributing to team prayer, engaging in your own spiritual development, and supporting colleagues in theirs. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential, alongside the ability to manage priorities, contribute to planning, use IT systems effectively, and support monitoring and reporting requirements.

Experience of youth leadership, chaplaincy engagement within schools, programme development, and partnership working within a church context would be advantageous.