Do you enjoy working with people?
Do you have excellent communication and presentation skills, and experience working with young
people?
We are looking for an enthusiastic Project Officer to join Fast Forward’s Going Forward Programme Team. This role
will have a focus on formal and informal education settings, and youth participation.
Fast Forward is Scotland’s national youth work agency, focusing on supporting children & young people to make
informed choices regarding, and take a harm reduction approach to, risk-taking behaviours, towards reducing the
negative impacts of these on their lives and those of their families and wider community.
We promote health through programmes and resources developed by, with and for young people.
Our work is underpinned by the following values:
Integrity - Our work is dynamic and informed by expertise, lived experience and relevant
research
Forward Thinking - We are brave and bold. We are creative in our approach to identifying and
responding to risk taking behaviour.
Inclusive- We take a person centred approach. We are non-judgemental and respectful.
Collaborative - We coproduce, partner and learn with young people and experts from across the
field
We are committed to delivering an inclusive service that creates opportunities for all, and do not tolerate
discrimination. We welcome all people inclusive of ethnic background, disability, sex, religion or belief,
gender identity or reassignment, sexual orientation, age, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and
maternity, veteran status, and the many other parts of a person’s identity.
This includes our staff team and Board members, which include individuals from communities with protected
characteristics.
Going Forward Project Background
Since May 2017, the Going Forward Project has worked with partner organisations to deliver workshop sessions to
vulnerable and at-risk young people in formal and informal education settings. Our sessions focus on core themes
of health, wellbeing and risk-taking behaviours, particularly:
- substance misuse (alcohol, drugs, tobacco, e-cigarettes/vaping)
- sexual health and
relationships
- online safety
- drink spiking
- consent
- self-esteem and
resilience
- gambling harms
Youth Participation In line with United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), Fast Forward is
committed to developing our children and young people's participation work. We want children and young
people's experiences, opinions and suggestions to shape all aspects of our work. This role will play a key
part in supporting this development, embedding a child rights approach to our work. This will include developing
our children and young people's Shadow Board.
If you are interested in having a discussion about this vacancy contact Allie Cherry-Byrnes, CEO,
allie@fastforward.org.uk