Vacancies

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.

Family Wellbeing Development Officer
Stirling Council is looking to recruit a Whole Family Development Officer to support Stirling’s Children’s Services Planning Partnership to continue to develop and drive forward Stirling’s plans for enhancing sustainable whole family wellbeing.
  • Organisation:  Stirling Council
  • Job title:  Family Wellbeing Development Officer
  • Location:  Stirling
  • Closing date:  12 May, 2026
  • Salary:  £47,976 to £50,865
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Temporary for 18 months
Membership Development Officer
Working within SYP’s youth-led structure, the Membership Development Officer will work with the Participation and Programmes team to support the delivery of the SYP Elections and deliver their membership and candidate development programmes, in line with the organisation’s strategic objectives.
  • Organisation:  Scottish Youth Paliament
  • Job title:  Membership Development Officer
  • Closing date:  7 May, 2026
  • Salary:  £28,691 to £33,262 (applicants would generally start at the beginning of the scale)
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week) with flexibility for evening and weekend work. Fixed term (to end of April 2027)­
Trustees
The Sound Lab is looking to recruit new trustees to our board and help support our charity's work of bringing creative opportunities to communities of young people who often face barriers to access.
  • Organisation:  Sound Lab
  • Job title:  Trustees
  • Closing date:  31 May, 2026
Head of Income Generation and Partnerships
Young Scot is seeking a strategic, entrepreneurial and delivery-focused leader to help shape and drive a step-change in how we generate income and build partnerships. 
  • Organisation:  Young Scot
  • Job title:  Head of Income Generation and Partnerships
  • Location:  Hybrid working remotely and in office (Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8EG)
  • Closing date:  10 May, 2026
  • Salary:  £56,870
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Fixed Term (18 months, with potential to extend)
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