Vacancies

YouthBorders, working with our partners NHS Borders Joint Health Improvement Team (Public Health) are pleased to be offering an exciting employment opportunity. We are recruiting a Youth Development Worker to develop and deliver a resource addressing the roles and responsibilities of a trusted adult. 

A Trusted Adult in a young person’s life could be a supportive parent or caregiver but are not limited to this; teachers and youth workers have also been identified as key figures in a young person’s life and can provide very important relationships for young people.   

The aim of the project is to recruit and work with children, young people and families to show the positive impact of a trusted adult relationship. To develop and implement a learning resource which that can be used to build capacity for staff and volunteers working in community and voluntary youth work across the Scottish Borders.  

The post holder must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with young people in a professional, community, health or educational setting and be educated to SCQF Level 6 or above in Youth Work or related relevant field. This post is subject to PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Disclosure.    

This post is for 7 hours per week (£15.23 per hour) on a fixed term contract for 2 years commencing from the start of employment  

Location: Scottish Borders  

Closing Date:   26/7/24 – Interviews to be held on 19/8/24 

 If you require any more information, please contact info@youthborders.org.uk

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join YouthBorders as a Youth Development Worker. Working with our partners NHS Border