Youth Worker

Salary: £26,750 per annum, pro rata

Location: Elgin wide, Morayshire

Contract/Hours: Fixed term contract for 2 years / Part Time – 18.5 hours per week – day shifts, including evening and weekend work

Closing date for applications is midnight on Tuesday 2nd September and interviews are scheduled for Monday 8th September

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

A bit about the role

Do you want to be part of an exciting, innovative youth work team across Elgin?

Action for Children are excited to announce we have successfully been appointed to lead a brand-new initiative – the Elgin Active Youth Engagement (AYE) Bus! We’ll work in partnership with Stagecoach, Elgin Neighbourhood Board, Moray Council Community Safety, Police Scotland and Moray Pathways Local Employability Partnership.

The AYE Bus, a double-decker mobile youth centre generously donated by Stagecoach, is part-funded for its first 12 months by the Elgin Neighbourhood Board. This unique project is designed to offer early intervention and support for young people across Elgin, helping to create safer, more inclusive public spaces.

We’re now recruiting passionate and experienced Youth Worker’s who thrive on building positive, trusted relationships with young people. Whether you're seeking a fresh challenge or want to bring your experience to a new, mobile setting, this role offers the chance to make a lasting impact. You’ll be delivering a variety of evening and weekend sessions throughout Elgin, creating inclusive, engaging environments for young people to feel heard, supported, and inspired.

Be part of shaping a new chapter in youth support across Moray - onboard the AYE Bus!

How you'll help to create brighter futures

Some key responsibilities of the Youth Worker role are to;

• Develop and deliver engaging programmes that create positive opportunities for young people.
• Apply knowledge and understanding of the issues young people face, using appropriate approaches to support their wellbeing and development.
• Plan and facilitate multiple youth work sessions each week, mainly evenings and weekends, across locations in Elgin. This would also include some detached street work to meet needs of the service
• Provide support, in line with National Youth Work Standards, The Promise and GIRFEC for young people utilising the service, but also support and manage staff to ensure they uphold the values and standards directed.
• Develop and support creative, innovative ways to engage and sustain engagement with young people.
• Work with current and develop new methods of tracking progress of our work

Let's talk about you

• Youth work qualification is preferred but not essential.
• Experience working with young people, particularly in informal or outreach settings.
• Knowledge of local youth issues, including mental health, anti-social behaviour, and social exclusion
• Committed to safeguarding and child protection, with a working knowledge of policies and procedures
• Ability to record and report engagement work professionally and confidentially
• Driving licence and access to a car. The job requires the ability to travel according to the needs of the job, with reasonable adjustments, if required, according to the Equality Act.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

Good to know

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Diversity, equality and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.