Are you enthusiastic about making a difference in young people’s lives?

Helm’s long-term vision is a Scotland where all young people dare to dream and can make those dreams a reality. Our more immediate mission is to ensure that young people in Scotland have access to the education and training that supports them to learn. Our strategy for achieving this focuses on three key activities, which we believe, will make education, training and employment accessible and achievable for all:

• Give Young People a Voice
• Remove Barriers to Learning and Employment
• Develop Education, Training and Employment Services

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to support young people in Dundee to gain qualifications and move into employment. The successful candidate will have the experience in supporting young people in groups and through one to ones.

Key responsibilities in the role include:

• Plan and monitor programmes/projects to ensure maximum effectiveness and suitable outcomes for young people.
• Review and evaluate programme/project effectiveness in line with contractual commitments and organisation procedures.
• Implement and ensure compliance with quality assurance procedures for all programmes/projects both internal and external.
• Meet all Operational Health & Safety requirements.
• Provide informal and formal support and supervision to team members.
• Ensure and support a positive environment of youth participation throughout the organisation.

What do we give you in return? We provide you with a competitive salary, 35 days annual leave, health benefits, a pension plan, a generous range of benefits and job satisfaction with a real opportunity to make a difference every day.

We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all young people and use a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

Our generous salary and benefit package reflects our charity’s commitment to invest in the right person who will guide and direct Cheviot Youth through the challenging years ahead. This is a unique opportunity to lead one of the most exciting and innovative charities in the Scottish Borders at a crucial period of its development.

So, if you have experience of the voluntary sector, people management and of managing and driving change with excellent leadership and communication skills then we want to hear from you.

Venture Scotland offers an outdoor-based personal development programme which empowers young people aged 16-30, who face complex and difficult challenges in their lives and want help to change.

We focus on the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of our young people working with them to make lasting changes to their lives and helping them play a positive role in their communities.

We are seeking a Community Fundraiser (who identifies with our values of Trust, Respect, Diversity, Inclusion, Environment and Personal Development) to help support the fundraising team to expand and diversify our income streams to ensure our organisations is sustainable into the future.

The role will include taking a lead on community fundraising engagement plus donor stewardship of the following funding streams –corporate, individual giving and community – and help increase income in these streams.

To be successful in the role, you will have experience in securing income within the voluntary sector or another sector if you are able to demonstrate transferable skills. You will be someone who is able to identify, establish and retain new partnerships.

Do you want to work in a supportive team of people who really care about the young people we are helping?

Do you want to work in an organisation who listens, values everyone views and cares about the health and wellbeing of their staff?

Do you understand the transformative effect of the outdoors?

Are you passionate about #ChangingYoungLives Outdoors?

This role is considered ‘regulated work’ as it involves activities with both children and protected adults. Under our safeguarding policy, this role will require a PVG.

If you are applying for this role you need to prove that you have the right to live and work in the UK. If you do not possess this right, then your application will not be considered.

The Boys’ Brigade is an international Christian youth organisation, providing opportunities for children and young people (5 – 18 years old) to learn, grow and discover in a safe, fun and caring environment. Our vision is that children and young people experience ‘life to the full’.

We are seeking an individual to support and develop existing BB groups and establish new groups, primarily but not exclusively in the Central Scotland area and supporting the development of resources and strategies to enable this.

To find out more about this role, please see the attached Job Pack.

The Boys’ Brigade is an international Christian youth organisation, providing opportunities for children and young people (5 – 18 years old) to learn, grow and discover in a safe, fun and caring environment. Our vision is that children and young people experience ‘life to the full’.

We are seeking an individual with strong organisational, and interpersonal skills who can work with our newly established volunteer led community of trainers to create a collaborative and enthused network.

To find out more about this role, please see the attached Job Pack.

This is a very exciting time to join our Students’ Union as we continue to improve and expand the range of digital opportunities to communicate and engage with our members across all five of the University campuses in Paisley, Ayr, Lanarkshire, Dumfries and London. This post will be essential in bringing to life all aspects of the work we do to support students and ensure they have an excellent student experience.

This is a fun, diverse role where no two days are the same. If you are passionate about advancing and supporting the development of creative, engaging and dynamic methods of digital communication then this is the job for you!

A key value of our students' union is promoting Equality and Diversity - Advancing equality and breaking down barriers in all that we do. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of their race, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or any other diversity. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments people may require in the recruitment process or once in the post.

Are you searching for aposition with purpose? A role to make a real difference? Where your time can be transformational? MCR Pathways is a national, award-winning mentoring programme dedicated to addressing the long-standing inequality in education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances for care experienced young people and those experiencing disadvantage. Our in-school mentoring has profound impacts on mentees in their confidence, wellbeing, achievement and post-school progression. MCR Mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life changing difference.

We are looking for two outstanding Partnership & Mentor Recruitment Managers based in the North (ideally Inverness) and East of Scotland (ideally Edinburgh). The roles will focus on forming pioneering partnerships with key public and private sector organisations to drive mentor recruitment and also help create other opportunities for MCR young people. You will help lead and represent the regional mentor recruitment teams, input to schools’ teams and ensure we have as many mentors local to each school as our young people need.

You’ll establish a deeply personal service that inspires every volunteer and individual to feel a hugely valued part of the MCR family and cause. This is exceptional relationship building and inspirational championing of the MCR cause in practice. You will be a motivated, committed, enthusiastic and resilient person with a strong and practical belief in addressing inequality. You will be the mentor champion for each of the young people, schools, ambassadors, mentors, their employers and the local communities we serve.

Key responsibilities:

- As a passionate MCR ambassador, develop and maintain strong and lasting partnerships with Local Authorities, businesses and schools to drive and sustain mentor recruitment.

- Manage organisational recruitment campaigns & lead on ensuring continuous engagement of prospective mentors (from the individual to their organisation) strategically & practically at each stage, with the highest service quality & response rates.

- Organise, participate in, and actively support, all forms of mentor recruitment, mentor and volunteer engagement, events, communities & marketing.

- Support all aspects of the recruitment channels to ensure individual mentors are fully and emotionally engaged throughout and an efficient pipeline flow through to effective mentor matches that meets the expectations of all participants.

- Work with our Programme Managers to deliver a tailored local approach for organisation and community engagement, and identify opportunities for mentor recruitment and support for other parts of the MCR model.

Read the Person Specification