Local Partnership and Engagement Officer (Maternity Cover)
- Full time
- £27,221 – £30,064
- Hybrid Working – Caledonian Exchange/at home
- Closing 6th September 2022
- Advertised from 11th August 2022
- Monday-Friday, 35 hours per week with flexible working options
Role
The role
Our Local Partnership and Engagement Officer (Maternity Cover) will support the planning and delivery of our Young Scot local offer. You will work closely with various partners who are engaging young people at the heart of their work. This will ensure that young people across Scotland can access Young Scot services locally and nationally.
What you’ll be doing from day-to-day
- Represent Young Scot at external events and deliver key messaging on Young Scot’s products and services.
- Collaborate, maintain, and develop relationships with key stakeholders, local authorities, local partners, and schools through effective relationship management and attending regular meetings.
- Work with Be Empowered staff to develop and deliver youth friendly informative, resources, presentations, participation and engagement and training sessions on Young Scot products and services.
- To utilise all Young Scot services and digital platform, to enhance Young Scot’s local digital information and co-ordinate the effective use of Rewards and Discounts.
- Support with the delivery and of projects including use of the participatory budgeting platform.
- Other relevant duties to support the Senior Leadership Team.
A great candidate will have a mix of these skills and experiences:
- Good knowledge and understanding of working with young people.
- Experience of project development and delivery, including developing, delivering, and facilitating session plans, workshops, and events.
- Good understand and knowledge of developing and managing successful internal and external partnerships.
- Experience of designing and creating interactive engagement tools and resources.
- Good experience of producing high-quality written proposals, reports, and other written materials.
- Able to work effectively in a team and leading on own initiative.
- Good participation and engagement skills
Application notes
To find out more and apply visit our website
Closing date: 6th September
(Online) Interview date: 20th September
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Digital Information and Social Media Officer
- Full time
- £28,582 – £31,567
- Edinburgh (Hybrid)
- Closing 10th April 2024
We are looking for enthusiastic people with varying levels of skills and experience to join Young Scot – the national youth information and citizenship charity for 11-26-year-olds in Scotland. We provide information, ideas and opportunities for young people, helping them to make informed decisions and choices, connecting them to opportunities locally, nationally and globally and empowering them to create and drive positive change.
Our new Digital Information & Social Media Officer will support the Digital Information & Social Media Manager alongside the digital information team to develop digital information and social media content for our audiences. You will work directly with young people and content creators to develop user-generated content for our campaigns – and will ensure our website and social channels are at the forefront of innovation. Your work will to ensure that young people from all communities and backgrounds in Scotland access the highest-quality, most relevant and timely information they need to thrive and make the most of their lives as they grow up.
To find out more about who we are and what we do, visit youngscot.net
Top job! Management Accountant
- Part time
- £37,947 – £41,225 pro-rata
- Edinburgh (Hybrid)
- Closing 8th April 2024
We are looking for enthusiastic people with varying levels of skills and experience to join Young Scot – the national youth information and citizenship charity for 11-26-year-olds in Scotland. We provide information, ideas and opportunities for young people, helping them to make informed decisions and choices, connecting them to opportunities locally, nationally and globally and empowering them to create and drive positive change.
Our Management Accountant will work closely with the Chief Executive, Senior Leadership Team and Board of trustees and will be responsible for managing key financial functions and ensuring the financial stability of the organisation. You will have strong background, knowledge, and experience in similar roles and have relevant recognised accountancy qualification. This role is an exciting chance to create a significant difference by overseeing the essential financial functions of a charity committed to supporting young people to thrive.
To find out more about who we are and what we do, visit youngscot.net
About the project
The 'Young Start Progressions' programme at 'The Pavilion' will be a dynamic initiative led entirely by young people, supported by staff and volunteers and by existing and new partnership opportunities. Our three-pronged approach aims to empower young individuals across various stages of their development:
Primary/Secondary Transitions Programme: We will provide support for P7, S1, and S2 young people as they transition from primary to secondary school, fostering empowerment, confidence, and improved self-esteem in a non-school environment.
Volunteer Mentoring Programme: Expanding on our successful volunteering mentoring initiative, we offer diverse opportunities for young volunteers, connecting them with roles both within Pavilion and through our network of school partnerships and community collaborations.
Attainment Programme: Focused on enhancing pathways for Junior and Senior Club participants, we integrate life skills development seamlessly into existing activities. From goal-setting exercises, certificated activity programmes to accredited learning and further training opportunities.
Aim of the Attainment Programme:
The overall aim of the Attainment Programme is to deliver a programme of services to target and support young people in the Easterhouse area of Glasgow by helping them to attain a recognised qualification and gain recognition for the learning and development they have achieved by taking part in our programmes.
The aim is:
- To develop and inspire young people
- To promote attainment and progression for young people and provide pathways including
- volunteering opportunities
- To recognise and celebrate young people’s achievements
- Create pathways for young people to progress
The Outcomes are:
- Accredit non-formal learning through voluntary activity in the community
- Increase leadership and mentoring
Job Role:
We are seeking to appoint an Attainment Worker to help each participant is matched to an award and has a personal development plan and tracked learner journey.
Working across our range of programmes the Attainment Worker will work with young people identifying the best fit for the specific awards and the individual activities. The successful candidate will work alongside staff to collate evidence and ensure that electronic portfolios are kept up to date with all evidence captured.
The Attainment Worker will assist staff, volunteers and young people to help ensure targets are achieved and progression pathways created for young people, supporting them to overcome barriers to participation and learning.
About us
The Pavillion is a youth organisation that provides a safe and fun environment for children and young people in the Easterhouse area of Glasgow. We provide activities and life skills for the young people including sports, arts and crafts, drama workshops, volunteering opportunities, girls/boys issue based groupwork sessions, drug and alcohol workshops, mental health groupwork sessions, cooking and healthy living. We help reduce social isolation in the community and promote positive friendships and social skills in our young attendees. Our aim is to create, support and inspire the young people by providing them with opportunities, skills and activities.
We are a fast-paced and progressive organisation that aims to support children, young people, their families and the wider local community through the provision of positive activities and opportunities.
The Pavillion supports and serves its community by; continually striving towards an inclusive facility; being a progressive organisation that meets the needs of its community and being a knowledgeable and informed organisation.
We are a key member of Blairtummock & Rogerfield Partnership; a collaboration of local community based organisations schools, nurseries and the college. We work collaboratively to improve the life chances and opportunities for people living in the communities we serve. As a group of partners, we work across all ages which makes this opportunity exciting, innovative and forward thinking.
About the Project
The 'Young Start Progressions' programme at 'The Pavilion' will be a dynamic 2-year programme, led by young people, supported by staff and volunteers and by existing and new partnership opportunities. Our three-pronged approach aims to empower young individuals across various stages of their development:
Primary/Secondary Transitions Programme: We will provide support for P7, S1, and S2 young people as they transition from primary to secondary school, fostering empowerment, confidence, and improved self-esteem in a non-school environment.
Volunteer Mentoring Programme: Expanding on our successful volunteering mentoring initiative, we offer diverse opportunities for young volunteers, connecting them with roles both within Pavilion and through our network of school partnerships and community collaborations.
Attainment Programme: Focused on enhancing pathways for Junior and Senior Club participants, we integrate life skills development seamlessly into existing activities. From goal-setting exercises, certificated activity programmes to accredited learning and further training opportunities.
Purpose of Job
We are seeking a Programme Coordinator to lead the delivery of this project as well as managing the Attainment Worker & Volunteer Development Worker posts attached to this project.
Being creative, innovative and ideas driven, to support delivery of multiple programmes of activity and be able to forge strong positive relationships with partners are key attributes for this post. The postholder will be responsible for taking a coordinated approach to implementing activities with young people that address the key identified issues affecting them, ensuring their needs are addressed and pathways created that help them to succeed.
The postholder should have experience working with a range of age groups and are able to demonstrate experience in taking a youth-led approach to service delivery.
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