About Kilmarnock YMCA

Kilmarnock YMCA is a community-based charity dedicated to empowering children, young people, adults, and families across East Ayrshire. We promote wellbeing, inclusion, and opportunity through a wide range of programmes, including youth activities, health and wellbeing initiatives, our ESports Hub, and our Climate Action project.

We are now seeking a motivated and organised Climate Action Youth Worker with a passion for youth engagement, environmental action, and community development. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, communicates effectively, and is excited to help shape an innovative, Scotland-wide climate initiative.

Job Purpose

The Climate Action Youth Worker will work closely with a YMCA Board Subgroup to develop and deliver our Climate Action project in schools and communities across East Ayrshire.

You will inspire young people aged 5–18, alongside community participants of all ages, to engage meaningfully with climate action — supporting confidence, skills development, resilience, and positive relationships in line with YMCA values.

This role forms part of a Scotland-wide programme, delivered in partnership with seven other YMCA organisations and funded by the National Lottery Communities Fund.

Midlothian Young Peoples Advice Service (MYPAS) promotes the health and wellbeing of young people across East Lothian, Midlothian and the Scottish Borders and currently focuses on working in the areas of mental health and substance use. MYPAS is a community-based organisation with charitable status and based in Dalkeith.

Working as part of busy Core Team, the post holder will offer administrative and fundraising support to MYPAS management and service teams designed to contribute towards MYPAS aims and objectives. The key areas of focus for this role are:

1. Administrative support
2. Meeting and events support
3. Communications co-ordination including social media
4. Production of reports and resources.

The successful candidate will have experience of providing administrative support in a service-based organisation, a good knowledge of general office procedures, excellent IT and literacy skills, and the ability to accurately manage databases and spreadsheets.

This post may require evening and occasional weekend work.

Informal enquiries can be made to Dave Evans on 0131 4540757

Place of work: The administrative base is in Dalkeith. Occasional travel throughout Midlothian, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders including operating from other venues, may be required

Special conditions:

• The post may involve occasional evening and weekend working.

• You must be able to travel across Midlothian, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders if required.

Following recent major fundraising successes and the expansion of our services into the Scottish Borders, MYPAS is seeking a self-starting fundraiser to build and diversify our fundraising to support future growth. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to use their experience and creativity to shape both the role and the fundraising function - working closely with the Chief Executive and Board to establish fundraising strategy and infrastructure.

With previous experience of fundraising in at least two of the following areas - individual giving, community and events fundraising, corporate giving, trusts and grants, public sector contracts – you will occupy a pivotal role in increasing the organisation’s capacity to provide our much-needed services for vulnerable young people.

With a primary focus on fundraising, the postholder will also work to support marketing and communications including developing social media.

With funding for our core activities largely secured, and strong prospects in the pipeline, this is a fantastic opportunity for someone to make the role their own and take our fundraising to the next level.

This post may require evening and occasional weekend work: some evening and weekend work may be necessary – based on advance notice and a TOIL system. The post requires flexibility during peak fundraising periods such as seasonal events and MYPAS run community events.

This is a full-time role but we would consider part-time hours.

For an informal chat about the post please contact Dave Evans (Chief Executive) on 0131 4540757

Place of work: Dalkeith/hybrid.

Travel throughout Midlothian, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders including operating from other venues, may be required on an occasional basis.

Special conditions:

• The post may involve evening and occasional weekend working.

• You must be able to travel across Midlothian, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders if required.