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.

Advocacy & Participation Worker
The post holder will work directly with children and young people with experience of care, in an individual relationship-based advocacy role, and within participation and group activity across the West Central region.
  • Organisation:  Who Cares? Scotland
  • Job title:  Advocacy & Participation Worker
  • Location:  West Central: Stirling and Seamab School
  • Closing date:  9 February, 2025
  • Salary:  £24,147 to £30,184 per annum
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). 12-month maternity cover contract.
Specialist Youth Advisor
Are you passionate about working with children and young people? Can you work with families to make a positive change to their lives? Can you provide ongoing tailored support through one-to-one sessions, group work, residentials and camp?
  • Organisation:  Scottish Huntington’s Association
  • Job title:  Specialist Youth Advisor
  • Location:  Hybrid/remote, based in Highland region (preferably near Inverness, with travel)
  • Closing date:  7 February, 2025
  • Salary:  £31,656 – £33,537 (pro-rata)
  • Contract:  Part-time (24 hours per week). Fixed term until July 2026 .
Chief Executive
As a well-established outdoor development and activities centre, Wiston Lodge is currently seeking a dynamic Chief Executive to lead them into the next exciting phase of their organisation. The ideal candidate will have experience of leadership and development within the voluntary sector.
  • Organisation:  Wiston Lodge
  • Job title:  Chief Executive
  • Location:  Wiston, South Lanarkshire
  • Closing date:  6 February, 2025
  • Salary:  £37,000 – £41,000 pro-rata
  • Contract:  Part-time (28 hrs per week) – Full-time hours would also be considered.
Membership and Grants Administrator
The main purpose of this role is to provide administrative support to the membership development and growth team. The post holder will be a key part of the team, helping to ensure the successful delivery of our development projects and grant-giving programmes as well as providing consistent, high quality advice and customer service. In doing so, they will help to ensure volunteers across Scotland get the support they need to deliver amazing opportunities for girls and young women.
  • Organisation:  Girlguiding Scotland
  • Job title:  Membership and Grants Administrator
  • Location:  Hybrid working.
  • Closing date:  31 January, 2025
  • Salary:  £24,500 to £26,000 per year depending on experience.
  • Contract:  Full-time (35 hours per week). Permanent.
Participation Manager: Policy, Participation and Research Team
Are you passionate about youth participation and ensuring that LGBTQ+ young people in Scotland are given the opportunities and skills to work on the issues that matter to them, and speak truth to power? Are you an affable and effective manager of both people and projects? Can you provide support to LGBT Youth Scotland’s youth participation and voice programme of work? If so, LGBT Youth Scotland want to hear from you.
  • Organisation:  LGBT Youth Scotland
  • Job title:  Participation Manager: Policy, Participation and Research Team
  • Location:  Hybrid working
  • Closing date:  31 January, 2025
  • Salary:  £32,561 to £35,024 per annum
  • Contract:  Full-time (37 hours per week). Permanent.
Participation Officer: Policy, Participation and Research Team
Are you passionate about youth participation and ensuring that LGBTQ+ young people in Scotland are given the opportunities and skills to speak truth to power? Can you work with our Mental Health Youth Commission to help them shape their work so that they are achieving their aims? Can you provide goal-orientated support for young people and work within models of co-production to help produce and continue the success of platforms of change? If so, LGBT Youth Scotland want to hear from you.
  • Organisation:  LGBT Youth Scotland
  • Job title:  Participation Officer: Policy, Participation and Research Team
  • Location:  Hybrid working
  • Closing date:  31 January, 2025
  • Salary:  £27,323 – £30,250 (pro rata £21,858 – £24,200)
  • Contract:  Part-time (30 hours per week). Fixed term.