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Youth Work Jobs and Opportunities

Be a part of something incredible by working in Scotland’s youth work sector. We list and promote job opportunities from across the sector, ranging from volunteering opportunities, support worker positions through to senior management and trustee positions. Looking for an ideal candidate to join your team? Submit your vacancy to us and we’ll do the rest.

As the collective voice of the youth work sector, we primarily share jobs aimed at youth workers, managers, senior appointments and job opportunities in the wider CLD and third sector in Scotland.

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Once we’ve received your vacancy submission, we’ll upload it to our website, promote it through our social media channels and include in our Youth Work Briefing, which goes out to around 1,000 subscribers every second Tuesday – sign up to our Youth Work Briefing.

PR Officer
Join Girlguiding Scotland's operations team leading on the delivery of their external communications strategy and co-ordinating national and local PR media, proactively sourcing relevant opportunities from local areas.
  • Organisation:  Girlguiding Scotland
  • Job title:  PR Officer
  • Location:  Hybrid
  • Closing date:  22 September, 2024
  • Salary:  £25,000 to £27,500 per year depending on experience
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Permanent.
Engagement Officer
Join Girlguiding Scotland's operations team leading on the delivery of their youth-led advocacy and co-ordinating support for young members who represent externally.
  • Organisation:  Girlguiding Scotland
  • Job title:  Engagement Officer
  • Location:  Hybrid
  • Closing date:  22 September, 2024
  • Salary:   £20,000 to £22,000 per annum depending on experience (£25 – £27.5K FTE)
  • Contract:  Part-time (28 hours per week). Two year fixed term contract.
Compliance Coordinator
In this role you will help to ensure that guiding counties are enabled to embed good practice and comply with relevant policies and legislation, across a number of compliance areas. You will also provide professional secretariat support to Girlguiding Scotland’s governance committees.
  • Organisation:  Girlguiding Scotland
  • Job title:  Compliance Coordinator
  • Location:  Hybrid
  • Closing date:  24 September, 2024
  • Salary:  £24,000 to £25,500 per annum depending on experience
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Permanent.
Young Carer Involvement Worker (2 posts)
Thanks to funding from Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership and Young Start, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre currently have two exciting opportunities to join their dedicated team of support workers who deliver information, support, and involvement services for young carers of all ages across Falkirk district and Clackmannanshire.
  • Organisation:  Central Carers Association (Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre)
  • Job title:  Young Carer Involvement Worker (2 posts)
  • Location:  Falkirk
  • Closing date:  30 September, 2024
  • Salary:  £27,954
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week)
Operations Manager
The Operations Manager is responsible for managing a team of geographically dispersed Operations Officers to support the operational delivery and development of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) across Scotland.
  • Organisation:  The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
  • Job title:  Operations Manager
  • Location:  West/Central Scotland
  • Closing date:  22 September, 2024
  • Salary:  £37,994 to £44,699 pa depending on experience
  • Contract:  Full-time. Permanent.
Development Worker (Youth Work and Training)
Youth Scotland has identified the need for a Development Worker role which will suit an experienced youth worker who is passionate about sharing their experience of working with young people with other youth workers and volunteers. 
  • Organisation:  Youth Scotland
  • Job title:  Development Worker (Youth Work and Training)
  • Location:  The base for this post is Youth Scotland's office in Edinburgh but with flexible working arrangements.
  • Closing date:  16 September, 2024
  • Salary:  £30,355 to £35,184
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Permanent.
Project Officer - Going Forward Programme – Maternity Cover
Fast Forward are looking for an enthusiastic Project Officer to join their Going Forward Programme Team. This role will have a focus on formal and informal education settings, and youth participation.
  • Organisation:  Fast Forward
  • Job title:  Project Officer
  • Location:  Hybrid (one or two days a week in office in Edinburgh)
  • Closing date:  30 September, 2024
  • Salary:  £26,522
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). 12 month contract. Maternity Cover.