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Youth Development Worker
- Part time
- On site: Edinburgh
- £25,500 - £26,837
- 21 hours per week. 1 year FTC, with possibility of extension
- Closing 28 May 2026
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- Advertised from 5 May 2026
Role
This role is critical to changing young people’s lives by supporting the delivery of Scran Academy’s Academy Programme, our structured, year-long alternative education provision for young people disengaged from mainstream schooling.
The programme takes an innovative blended approach, combining youth work, skills-building, accredited learning, and social enterprise work placements, supporting young people to re-engage with learning and progress to positive destinations.
About the Candidate
We are looking for an experienced and committed youth work or community education practitioner who is motivated by supporting young people to engage, learn and progress within a structured, year-long programme.
The successful candidate will be confident working with young people who may be ambivalent about education, attendance or authority, and comfortable working to routines, timetables and clear expectations. They will use youth work relationships to build trust, consistency and motivation, balancing warmth with appropriate challenge.
They will have a strong understanding of youth work principles, safeguarding and professional boundaries, and will work collaboratively as part of a strong, trusting team.
They will also share Scran Academy’s values, and be motivated by supporting young people to make positive change in their own lives.
Role Purpose
Working alongside the Academy Programme Lead, the Youth Development Worker will support the planning, preparation and delivery of the Academy Programme curriculum. The role combines group-based youth work, 121 developmental support and vocational learning, with a focus on engagement, progression, accreditation and positive outcomes for young people.
Application notes
To apply for this post, please send a CV and a cover letter of no more than 500 words stating why you are the best fit for the role. Please include any and all information that isn’t on your CV that you might like to highlight. This can be sent to louise@scranacademy.com
Applications will close at 9am on the 28th May.
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