Space @ The Broomhouse Hub is recruiting a Youth participation Worker position working on their WOW (Wellbeing onto Work) Project.
The post is part-time working 18 hours per week split across two days, Tuesdays and Thursdays with a salary of £27,310, pro-rata. The post is temporary, funded until 31th July 2027.
From the job advertisement:
The Youth Participation Worker will join a small team (two workers, one manager) in designing, planning, and delivering our WOW! Project, supporting young people aged 16-24 years to transition between education and employment.
Key tasks:
- Co-design, plan, deliver WOW! group sessions to meet project objectives, carrying out meaningful consultation with group participants to ensure content is engaging and appropriate for their needs, whilst balancing funder requirements
- Meet with young people to assess their suitability for project and to deliver appropriate support
- Create promotional material and network locally, recruiting suitable young people to programme
- Work with project partners to coordinate session planning and practical aspects of delivery
- Track and evaluate progress of project to demonstrate impact and inform funder reporting
- Maintain project administration, ensuring accurate, detailed records are kept for project activity, and attendance and skills development of each young person
- Stay abreast of local opportunities for young people, such as community groups, jobs, work placements, further education, and volunteering opportunities
- Source and commission external trainers/suppliers to deliver sessions where specialised knowledge and/or skills are required
- Recruit and support volunteers into project
- Ensure safety of participants and volunteers through assessing risks and applying safeguarding practices
- Work as part of wider Community Learning and Development team to share knowledge and best practice
You can read the full job advertisement and download an application form for the role online here. Please return your completed application form to careers@spacescot.org by 9 a.m. Wednesday, 22 April 2026.
