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.

Communications Officer
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) as their Communications Officer, playing a key role in communicating their work to a wide range of audiences.  
  • Organisation:  Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP)
  • Job title:  Communications Officer
  • Location:  Hybrid.
  • Closing date:  29 April, 2025
  • Salary:  £27,325 to £31,678 (applicants would start at the beginning of the scale).
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Permanent (subject to continued funding).
Workshop Facilitator Internship
conFAB are offering a paid internship for a young person to develop paid work experience of facilitating spoken word workshops.
  • Organisation:  conFAB
  • Job title:  Workshop Facilitator Internship
  • Location:  Hybrid
  • Closing date:  28 April, 2025
  • Salary:  £1200.00
  • Contract:  August - October
SYPS Digital Marketing Internship
conFAB and Scottish Book Trust are offering a paid internship for a young person to support and develop the social media presence of the Scottish Youth Poetry Slam 2022 and the SYPS Writing Group.
  • Organisation:  conFAB
  • Job title:  SYPS Digital Marketing Internship
  • Location:  Home office based, travel to Perth for Slam event
  • Closing date:  28 April, 2025
  • Salary:  £3,000
  • Contract:  May- October
Policy and Public Affairs Officer
If you are passionate about amplifying young people’s voices and have the skills to support impactful policy work and public affairs engagement, SYP would love to hear from you. 
  • Organisation:  Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP)
  • Job title:  Policy and Public Affairs Officer
  • Location:  Hybrid
  • Closing date:  25 April, 2025
  • Salary:  £27,325 – £31,678 (applicants would start at the beginning of the scale).
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week -with flexibility for evening and weekend work). Permanent (subject to continued funding).