Advertised from 18 July 2025

Role

Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing and is one of the most effective ways to help break the poverty cycle. We work towards a Scotland where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive through literacy. 

We have a regional position available to support schools engage with our programmes. 

What we offer 

• Part time, fixed-term role 
• Competitive salary 
• Flexible hybrid working between home and our Edinburgh City Centre Office, with great access by train, bus, and tram 
• Generous holiday entitlement 
• Company Sick Pay 
• Pension with additional 5% employer contributions 
• Death in service benefit 
• Free access to employee assistance programme 

Do you want to help us transform lives through reading and writing? 

We have a position available for an outgoing, driven person to work across two local authorities – Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, supporting schools and key stake holders to engage with our programmes. 

The School Communities Regional Outreach Coordinator works closely with the School Communities Manager on the development, and delivery of the School Communities Outreach programme in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City and the post holder is expected to live within the area.  

The role involves working closely with individual schools or key stakeholders in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City to identify ways that they can engage with, and benefit from, our School Communities programmes. They will also deliver professional learning opportunities to a range of audiences, in-person and online via Teams, to support the School Communities programmes. 

The School Communities team delivers a range of programmes that inspire children and young people to engage with reading and writing. 

The post holder will also work alongside the School Communities Team and Scottish Book Trust colleagues to ensure co-ordinated delivery and optimum impact for our school community audiences. 

This is an outreach role that will involve travelling regularly throughout 2 local authority areas. Some of the settings may be rural and not easily accessible through public transport. A full clean driving licence is a requirement, along with access to a vehicle and business insurance.

Application notes

To apply go to: https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/about/vacancies

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