SCOREscotland are currently recruiting for a group work youth leader as well as sessional youth worker posts.
17 to 24 Year Old Group Leader Post
We work with partners to address the causes of racism and we provide support to families and young people who struggle with its effects. Our goal is to strengthen communities and to enable people to take an active and full part in community life.
We are looking for a skilled and experienced Group Leader who is passionate about engaging with young people and about supporting them to make progress on our outcomes.
Hours of Work: 6 hours per week (planning and leading the group). The group will be running on a week day evening. There may be occasional additional weekend and school holiday work depending on the activities of the group.
Purpose of Role
To market, lead and deliver youth work activities for young people aged 17 to 24 years in South West Edinburgh, particularly but not exclusively those young people from a Black or Minority Ethnic background. You will work with one other group leader under the supervision of the Youth and Children’s Development Officer.
The activities aim to help young people to: meet new people; increase their confidence and self-esteem; improve their health and wellbeing; learn new skills and find new interests and hobbies; develop their ambitions and aspirations; feel safer in the local community; become more active and contribute more as citizens; get the support and advice that they need.
Click these links to download the full job description and application form for the group leader post.
Sessional Youth Worker Posts
We are looking for skilled and experienced Sessional Youth Workers who are passionate about engaging with young people and about supporting them to make progress on our outcomes.
Hours of Work: Variable. Youth Workers need to have some availability to work on Friday afternoons and/or Saturdays during term time and on week days during the school holidays which is when our activities normally take place. The work is flexible – you are under no obligation to work every session or every week (and may not be offered work every week).
Purpose of Role
To deliver youth and children’s work activities for young people aged 7 – 24 in South West Edinburgh, particularly but not exclusively those young people from a Black or Minority Ethnic background, together with the other Sessional Youth and Children’s Workers and the Youth and Children’s Development Officer.
The activities aim to help young people to: make new friends; increase their confidence and self-esteem; improve their health and wellbeing; learn new skills and find new interests and hobbies; develop their ambitions and aspirations; feel safer in the local community; learn more about the world around them; become more active and contribute more as citizens; improve their English if it is not their first language and boost their sense of belonging.
Click these links to download the full job description and application form for the sessional youth worker posts.
Both posts are subjected to PVG disclosure. Please also see SCOREscotland Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.
Applications should be submitted using the required application form. Closing date for applications is 9.00am on Monday 20 March 2017. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 28 March. To conserve resources they will not reply to all applications If you have not heard by the interview date, you can assume that on this occasion you have not been successful.
