OVERVIEW

The postholder will have a key role in the Citadel’s 13+ Team, working across our services for young people aged 13 to 19. These include open access evening youth clubs; detached youth work in the Leith area; and employability services for young people aged 16 to 19 who are not in education, training or employment. The postholder may also be based in a local high school one or two days per week, providing 1:1 support and small group for targeted pupils. The post is currently funded until June 2027 with potential extension depending on continuation funding.

Scottish FA Extra Time Project Outline

The Scottish FA seek to use the power of football to help support and strengthen its clubs and the communities they serve. As part of the ongoing partnership between the Scottish FA and the Scottish Government, the Scottish FA Extra Time Programme aims to provide after school and holiday activity clubs for primary school aged children.

The programme is available to football clubs, trusts and foundations and will look to develop an understanding of how organised activities for children, and wider engagement with local support services, can improve life outcomes, particularly for those families on low incomes.

Scottish FA Extra Time Project Principles

• An increased accessibility to organised children’s activities for targeted families.
• A better understanding of the role that organised children's activities can play in providing food/tackling food insecurities.
• More parents and carers from targeted families can sustain and/or increase their working hours, and/or improve their employment circumstances, take up training, studying or facilitate respite opportunities.
• A way to measure improved mental health and wellbeing for children, parents, and carers.
• A better understanding of additional impacts and outcomes that are realised because of providing targeted families and communities with access to funded organised activities.
• Engagement with parents, carers, and communities to increase community involvement and the numbers of children and families participating in grassroots clubs and organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• To engage and build relationships with parents, carers, and communities to increase community involvement and the numbers of children and families participating in grassroots clubs and organisations.
• To provide direct support and/or therapeutic work with children, young people and families, which may include, group work, family work, and individual work.
• To maintain communication with families of the children and young people we are engaging with via the ASC’s and to promote their involvement in the Extra Time project.
• To plan and deliver workshop sessions for low-income families and provide relevant support where necessary.
• To maintain accurate and detailed records of all sessions.
• To develop and implement evaluation tools to measure the impact of both funding and project aims versus results.
• To develop and maintain effective communication links with local schools, Head Teachers, and SFA Southeast Region members of staff plus any other relevant parties both within and out with North Edinburgh.
• To develop strategic partnerships and links with social sector organisations providing services to children and young people, including low-income families.
• Support Extra Time Youth & Community Coaches to deliver afterschool sessions in line with Foundation policies and procedures.
• To ensure SCF policies and procedures are following risk assessments and lone working policies are being followed.
• To develop, maintain and share a working knowledge of local and national strategies for the future development of football, sport in general, education and health initiatives.

Full job description can be downloaded below.

Edinburgh University Students' Association is looking to recruit an Officer (International) to join our Student Opportunities team.

Edinburgh University Students’ Association is an award-winning organisation, which exists to provide diverse services, representation, and welfare support to the community of over 49,500 students at the University of Edinburgh. By providing opportunities, helping to create change and offering support, we're here to help students get the most out of their time in Edinburgh. We have five venues around the University of Edinburgh campus – Teviot, King’s Buildings House, Potterrow, the Pleasance and Edinburgh College of Art’s Wee Red Bar – which house our offices, cafés, bars, clubs, spaces for students to meet, study and socialise. These spaces transform into some of the most well loved Edinburgh Festival Fringe venues throughout the month of August each year.

We are a registered charity and all of the income we generate from our commercial activity goes back in to supporting our members. We’re also an organisation with a strategic commitment to support and empower all our staff, and have some exciting plans for the future. Plus, over 90% of our staff would recommend the Students' Association as a place to work. There's never been a better time to apply and join our organisation.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Edinburgh University Students’ Association is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

The Student Opportunities team focuses on supporting and developing a wide range of student-led activity, and additional opportunities to ensure students have the opportunity to meet each other and have fun; to build community amongst our members; and to support their personal and professional development.

The Role:

The Student Opportunities Officer (International) leads on the Students’ Association’s work to empower student leaders and groups to deliver engaging and inclusive activities for international students and non-international students who are interested in cultural exchange, with the goal of creating a community of truly global citizens.

You will be the key staff contact for our four international peer support programmes:

• Global Buddies
• Tandem Language Exchange
• International Foundation Programme (IFP)
• English as a Second Language PALS (ESL PALS)

You will oversee volunteer recruitment, induction, and training, as well as the strategic development of the schemes, ensuring as many students as possible have access to these opportunities.

You will also collaborate with our cohort of international and multicultural societies to produce key events and activities, particularly during busy periods such as Welcome Week and Give it a Go Week.

This role will sit within the Societies team, and you will also work closely with the team and wider department to support on key projects throughout the year. You will collaborate especially closely with our Peer Learning and Support team within the department to ensure a coordinated approach to volunteer recruitment, training and support.

The Person:

You will be a confident and experienced project worker with excellent communication and interpersonal, organisational and IT skills. As the front line of support for our members, you will be a natural people-person with a flair for on-the-spot problem-solving, an ability to stay calm under pressure, and a natural warmth.

You will work in partnership with our incredible volunteer student leaders to ensure our Global programmes are running smoothly, and develop and enhance them based on student feedback and robust evaluation.

You must be able to maintain a large network of staff contacts across the Students’ Association and University, be confident in stakeholder management, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Customer satisfaction and service excellence will be central to your work with a consistently professional approach to your duties and keen attention to detail.

You will be motivated by working in a complex multi-disciplinary environment, engaging effectively and proactively with all departments across the Association to provide the very best for our members.

About EmilyTest

EmilyTest is a small but impactful Scottish charity dedicated to tackling gender-based violence (GBV) in education. We work with schools, colleges, and universities, helping them develop effective policies, procedures, and practices in GBV prevention, intervention, and support. Our mission is to ensure every young person can live, work, and study free from the harms of GBV.

The Role

We are seeking a full time GBV Training Officer to support the development and delivery of our training programmes.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual with proven experience in delivering, designing and developing engaging training. The postholder will support the Training and Project Development Manager in all training activities, contribute to widening the reach of EmilyTest’s training, and bring creativity and innovation to the design of high-quality, impactful learning resources. They will also support the coordination and delivery of insight and learning sessions linked to the Network and Charter.