Advertised from 15 May 2025

Role

Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire SCIO (VAER) help local people, groups and organisations to work together to shape their communities.

Job Role

We are looking for an experienced, proactive, and well organised person with a passion for working with people to join our team as Youth Lead (Networks & Opportunities).

You will be building capacity of local organisations, facilitating collaborations and ensuring that volunteering opportunities in East Renfrewshire are inclusive and accessible to disadvantage young people.

Our youth-led programme ‘Make it Happen’ offers young people (12-25 years old) opportunities to grow in confidence, find opportunities to participate that are meaningful to them and develop lasting connections within their community through the mix of 1:1 intensive support, group volunteering, and volunteering programmes and workshops, with a focus on creating local collaborations that tap into existing resources and services. 

The programme is funded through the Young Start, a grants programme run by the National Lottery Community Fund. 

Key Tasks:

• Lead on the development of meaningful youth-friendly volunteering opportunities for young people; provide guidance and support to organisations interested in creating youth volunteering opportunities.
• Build effective relationships and facilitate collaborations across a wide range of local and national organisations to support the development of supported and accessible volunteering opportunities
• Develop regular networking opportunities for youth services and workers
• Work closely with other Youth Leads to ensure meaningful involvement of young people in the development, design and delivery of programme activities and networking opportunities; Support and development of our ‘Make it Happen’ Youth Volunteering Team

Line Manager: Engagement Manager

Application notes

Download application pack at https://va-er.org.uk/join-our-team/ or call 0141 876 9555

Deadline for applications: 9 pm on Sunday, 1st June 2025

Shortlisting: 2nd June 2025

Interviews: 4th June 2025

Please get in touch with us if you want to talk about the role before applying.