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  • Youth Participation Worker East Scotland - Forces Children Scotland

    Created: 03/03/2025
    News/Events Category: Job Vacancies


    Post: Youth Participation Worker East Scotland
    Contract: Until 31 March 2026
    Hours: 21 hours per week
    Salary: £24,440 per annum pro rata
    Location: Home-based covering Fife and Edinburgh areas

     

    Forces Children Scotland supports children and young people from serving, reservist and veteran families across Scotland to realise their potential and thrive. They work with children and young people to co-produce services and projects to overcome their unique challenges to mental health and wellbeing, education and learning and important transitions.

    About Forces Children Scotland

    They are committed to taking a children’s rights-based approach to all aspects of their work from planning to service delivery. They strive to ensure their work is grounded in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Engaging in co-production with children and young people can help ensure their right to participate in matters affecting them is meaningfully upheld and implemented.

    Purpose of Job

    Children and young people from armed forces families face unique experiences and their voices are often unheard. In this role, you will provide an opportunity for them to share their experiences and inform policy and practices and influence those in the MoD, Local Authorities, and the Scottish Government. You will work directly with children and young people to facilitate a broad range of participatory and engagement opportunities.

    To Apply

    To find out more about the role and to apply visit the Forces Children Scotland website.

    The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Thursday 13 March 2025. Interviews are anticipated to be held on Friday 21 March 2025.




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