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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.

Team Manager (Community Development)
Orkney Islands Council is looking for an enthusiastic, skilled and qualified CLD professional to lead, develop and manage the Community Development Team within the Community Learning Development & Employability Service.
  • Organisation:  Orkney Islands Council
  • Job title:  Team Manager (Community Development)
  • Location:  Kirkwall
  • Closing date:  27 September, 2026
  • Salary:  £52,519 to £55,711 per year
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Permanent
Detached Youth Worker
This post will idenitfy and support young people gathering on the streets who maybe at risk from alcohol or drugs abuse and who maybe involved in crime or anti social behaviour. You will engage in a group work process, providing information and refering to partner agencies as appropriate.
  • Organisation:  Inverclyde Council
  • Job title:  Detached Youth Worker
  • Location:  Greenock
  • Closing date:  20 September, 2026
  • Salary:  £29,613 to £31,812 per annum pro rata
  • Contract:  Part-time (7.5 hours per week)
Communities Officer - Youth Work
As a Communities Officer you will work with colleagues, communities and learners to design, deliver and assess Community Learning and Development activities with young people aged 11-25 years old.
  • Organisation:  Angus Council
  • Job title:  Communities Officer - Youth Work
  • Location:  Angus
  • Closing date:  20 September, 2026
  • Salary:  £19,817 to £21,509 per annum
  • Contract:  Part-time (18 hours per week). Temporary (until 30th June 2027)
Data and Insights Assistant
This role will support the Data and Insights Manager to deliver the Young Scot data and insight service. You will transform data into clear, actionable insights that support strategic and operational decision-making.
  • Organisation:  Young Scot
  • Job title:  Data and Insights Assistant
  • Location:  Hybrid working remotely and in the Young Scot office (Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8EG)
  • Closing date:  25 September, 2026
  • Salary:  £24,612 to £26,860
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Permanent
Project Worker (Short Term Housing Support)
Working as part of Rock Trust's innovative Fife Short Term Housing Support Project, the Project Worker will work directly with young people aged 16-25 years to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support to avoid, resolve and move on from homelessness.
  • Organisation:  Rock Trust
  • Job title:  Project Worker (Short Term Housing Support)
  • Location:  Lochgelly
  • Closing date:  21 September, 2026
  • Salary:  £27,107.40 to £30,527.24 (depending on experience)
  • Contract:  Part-time (18 hours per week). Permanent
Project Worker (Housing First for Youth)
Working as part of Rock Trust's innovative Fife Housing First for Youth Project, the Project Worker will work directly with young people aged 16-25 years to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support to avoid, resolve and move on from homelessness.
  • Organisation:  Rock Trust
  • Job title:  Project Worker (Housing First for Youth)
  • Location:  Lochgelly
  • Closing date:  21 September, 2026
  • Salary:  £27,107.40 to £30,527.24 (depending on experience)
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Permanent
Senior Project Officer
Fast Forward is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Project Officer to join their Scottish Gambling Education Hub. The role will focus on working with children and young people, practitioners, families and partner organisations across the Highlands and Islands.
  • Organisation:  Fast Forward
  • Job title:  Senior Project Officer
  • Location:  Highlands and Islands
  • Closing date:  21 September, 2026
  • Salary:  £32,905
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Fixed-term contract until March 2029 (3 month probation period)
Outreach & Support Worker
Venture Scotland is seeking an Outreach and Support Worker to work alongside their partners Move On and Elevate to recruit and support a diverse range of people from the Glasgow recovery community into and through our Venture On To Recovery programmes.
  • Organisation:  Venture Scotland
  • Job title:  Outreach & Support Worker
  • Location:  This role is based in Glasgow but will require some travel to the other centre in Edinburgh (travel will be paid by Venture Scotland).
  • Closing date:  13 September, 2026
  • Salary:  £27,623 to £29,306 per annum
  • Contract:  Full-time (37 hours per week)
Family Worker
Are you a positive, kind, individual who enjoys supporting others? Do you value the benefit of community? The Yard has a great opportunity for you as a Family Worker in Fife.
  • Organisation:  The Yard
  • Job title:  Family Worker
  • Location:  Kirkcaldy
  • Closing date:  25 September, 2026
  • Salary:  £12,563 per annum (£15.10 per hour)
  • Contract:  16 hours per week (including weekends)
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