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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Project Officer
Fast Forward is 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:  Edinburgh (Hybrid)
  • Closing date:  6 May, 2024
  • Salary:  £26,522
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Permanent (until 30th June 2025, with a further funding beyond this being sought)
Next Generation Coordinator
This role will involve delivering training in youth theatre facilitation and youth theatre practice, co-hosting employment skills development sessions with external partners, mentoring early career practitioners and coordinating work experience opportunities.
  • Organisation:  Youth Theatre Arts Scotland
  • Job title:  Next Generation Coordinator
  • Closing date:  13 May, 2024
  • Salary:  £4,000 for 25 days
  • Contract:  Freelance basis until 31 August 2025
Project Delivery Officer - Cyber Resilience
This post will be working within North Ayrshire Council's Connected Communities Team, delivering the Cyber Explorers programme and wider cyber resilience to young people age 11-14 throughout communities and education. The post will focus on supporting the most disengaged young people and will utilise an outreach approach using the Mobile Youth Centre.
  • Organisation:  North Ayrshire Council
  • Job title:  Project Delivery Officer - Cyber Resilience
  • Location:  Hybrid
  • Closing date:  6 May, 2024
  • Salary:  £32,940.81 to £35,827.47
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Temporary (for 12 months)
Project Supervisor
Girvan Youth Trust is looking for a Project Supervisor to lead the team to develop and deliver the “Hand in Hand” peer befriending, mentoring and buddying project for young people aged 11-24 years in the Girvan area.
  • Organisation:  Girvan Youth Trust
  • Job title:  Project Supervisor
  • Location:  Girvan, South Ayrshire
  • Closing date:  8 May, 2024
  • Salary:  £28,410
  • Contract:  Full-time (Funded to October 2025)
Young People and Families Worker
Versus Arthritis is looking for a dynamic, creative, innovative team player to join their Young People and Families Service in Scotland.
  • Organisation:  Versus Arthritis
  • Job title:  Young People and Families Worker
  • Location:  Glasgow (hybrid)
  • Closing date:  7 May, 2024
  • Salary:  £28,350 per annum
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Permanent
Research & Participation Worker
This role has been created to extend the reach and amplify the voices of young women and girls through participatory research.
  • Organisation:  The Young Women’s Movement
  • Job title:  Research & Participation Worker
  • Location:  Hybrid - Edinburgh office with delivery across Scotland
  • Closing date:  6 May, 2024
  • Salary:  £23,575 to £26,500 (FTE) / £11,788 to £13,250 (Pro-Rata)
  • Contract:  Part-time – 0.5 FTE ( 4-day week organisation - FTE is 28 hours). Fixed Term – March 31st 2025 (extension subject to funding)
Head of Programmes & Operations
This role has been created to lead the Operations and Finance functions of the Young Women’s Movement to provide effective, efficient and business-focused support that drives their work into the future.
  • Organisation:  The Young Women’s Movement
  • Job title:  Head of Programmes & Operations
  • Location:  Hybrid
  • Closing date:  6 May, 2024
  • Salary:  £40,000 to £45,000
  • Contract:  Full time - 4 days a week (28 hours). Open to part-time & flexible working. Permanent
Learning & Engagement Worker
This role has been created to extend The Young Women’s Movement's  reach to even more young women and girls through a range of engaging youth work programmes that build skills and create change.
  • Organisation:  The Young Women’s Movement
  • Job title:  Learning & Engagement Worker
  • Location:  Hybrid – Co-working space is in Edinburgh with delivery taking place across Scotland, specifically Glasgow and the surrounding areas
  • Closing date:  6 May, 2024
  • Salary:  £23,575 to £26,500
  • Contract:  Full time - 4 days a week (28 hours). Fixed Term – March 31st 2025 (extension subject to funding)
Drop-in and Activities Coordinator
Linlithgow Young People's Project is expanding their team and taking on a new dedicated youth worker to run their informal drop-in activities and holiday and events programme. 
  • Organisation:  Linlithgow Young People's Project
  • Location:  Linlithgow and Bridgend
  • Closing date:  1 May, 2024
  • Salary:  £22,500 to £26,000
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours). Flexible hybrid working patterns