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December 2024
Vacancy: Intensive Support Team - Youth Support Worker
£18,771 for 21 hours a week (to be worked over Monday to Thursday). Post funded initially until March 2026 with continuation dependent on funding.
Role
To provide 1:1 support and potentially group based support to children and young people living in Pilton and the surrounding areas, in North West Edinburgh.
Pilton is an area of multiple deprivation where young people and families face a range of challenges.
Support sessions will take place across the week, usually in schools. The service is referral based working with a host of other organisations and also taking referrals from young people and families.
The Youth Support Worker will support young people with a range of issues affecting their lives, such as social isolation, school related difficulties, family problems, or poor mental health.
The Youth Support worker will develop a tailored plan with each young person to work towards positive outcomes in their lives.
Experience essential: See job description for full details.
Application notes
For further information contact Debbie McMillan, Business Manager.
Please return your completed application form and Equal Opportunities form to debbie@pycp.co.uk by 5pm on closing date.
Closing date: Monday 13th January 2025, Interviews likely to week commencing 27th January
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Vacancies: Experienced Sessional Workers
We are looking for experienced sessional workers to be part of our youth and children’s work team and work in our after school provision. We are also able to offer additional hours to cover staff absence and in holiday programmes.
We have a range of hours available across the week, in primary and secondary school age provision. This can run between 3.30pm and up to 9.00pm in the evenings. It is likely that we will also be recruiting for provision on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Sessional Youth Workers £13.10 per hour (or Friday/Saturday evening £15.75 per hour
Times of clubs you could work in include:
Tuesday P5 - P7: (£13.10 ph) 3.00pm - 5.30pm
Wednesday S1+ Drop In: (£13.10 ph) 6.15pm - 8.30pm
Friday S1+ Hub (£15.75 ph) 6.00pm - 8.30pm
Occasional Saturday S1+ Hubs (£15.75 ph) 6.00pm - 8.30pm
Person Specification:
- At least 2 years’ experience of working with young people in youth work setting, or in a similar role such as social work, education or support work.
- Experience of working as part of a team. The post holder will be required to work alongside other youth workers and volunteers in delivering our services.
- Ability to work independently and use their own initiative.
- Understanding of the needs of young people and an ability to develop programmes to meet these needs.
- Good level of organisational, administrative, IT and communication skills.
What we offer you
Rate of pay: £13.10 per hour (As well as face to face time, we also pay sessional staff 30 minutes either side of each group or club). (£15.75 per hour for Friday and Saturday evenings)
Training opportunities
To apply:
Complete an application form (save as your name in Word document) and Equal Opportunity form and email to debbie@pycp.co.uk. No CV’s please.
There is no closing date, applications will be reviewed and on submission. We will then be in touch to let you know if your application is being considered and if we would like you to attend an interview.
We always reply to your application. If you have been unsuccessful we will let you know.
For more information please contact our Business & Finance Manager debbie@pycp.co.uk
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