Advertised from 7 July 2025

Role

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.  

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 687,000 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.  

A bit about the role  

You will be joining the team in our Employability Service. It provides support to young people aged 16-24, who have a range of barriers or needs.  

Youthbuild works to tackle the underlying issues that might be preventing young people from entering and sustaining employment and capitalises on opportunities available.  

As an Employment Facilitator you'll be motivating, inspiring and directly supporting and delivering a range of both practical and vocational employability programmes aimed at young people to access, maintain and sustain future employment and further educational opportunities through the provision of a comprehensive in-house training programmes and work placements.  

Key responsibilities will be:  

• Managing and co-ordinating a caseload of young people, providing tailored interventions through group, coordinated or individual support.  
• Delivering a range of group preparation for work modules that contribute to our overall employability programmes, promoting inclusion and allowing for individual learning styles.  
• Adopting a key worker approach to support young people for up to 6 months from securing employment.  

How you'll help to create brighter futures 

Join us as an Employment Facilitator to help change the lives of young people in Edinburgh. You can grow your career by helping others to start out in theirs.  

We are open to a variety of backgrounds. This could be your own first role after gaining a recent qualification. Or you could be looking to build on the experience you already have in youth work or employability. Either way, this is a great opportunity enhance life chances in local Edinburgh communities.  

Key responsibilities include:  

• Organising, coordinating, and leading the delivery of construction training sessions  
• Delivering and/or coordinating practical 1–2-day sessions, examples, intro trades, taster sessions on practical skills and using tools and equipment.  
• Working closely with colleagues to monitor the progress of trainees and plan training accordingly.  
• Organising and implementing workload, including up to date records of activity, risk assessments and learner packs/certifications.  

Let's talk about you  

• It would be great if you have an SVQ 3 in Social Care, Guidance or equivalent – but we are very open to relevant or lived experience, rather than a qualification.  
• You will be used to working in group settings with young people facing multiple barriers.  
• You will have knowledge and understanding of young people facing unemployment.  
• You need a full driving licence and access to a car to use for business.  

We understand that there are a lot of jobs out there just now but if this role connects with you, and you really want to make a difference to the lives of young people, then we'd love to see your application.

Application notes

To apply, and to find out more, please visit our website.

Good to know 

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

Contact: Jessica Jarvis email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 11565

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. 

Don't meet every single requirement?  

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.