Senior Youth Worker

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Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Tuesday 30 September 2025

Closing Date: Sunday 14 September 2025

Contract Type: Temporary until 31 March 2026

Salary: FC4 £25,885.90 – £28,175.91 pro rata

Working Pattern: 5 hours per week, 36 weeks per year

Location: Abbeyview Community Centre

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide a Supporting Statement outlining how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check the How to Apply section on our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked \’upload résumé\’. More information is available at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.

Job Details

We are looking for motivated individuals to work with youth teams in a community setting, engaging effectively with young people and contributing to their learning and development through various educational practices and approaches.

The successful candidate will lead a small team of youth workers to plan, organise, and evaluate activities such as arts and crafts, sports, team challenges, group discussions, project work, Youth Achievement Award projects, and residential learning experiences. Fife Council is committed to delivering responsive, reliable, efficient, and effective services.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert for more details about the job and the person we are seeking.

The Person

• Significant experience in a youth worker setting
• Experience in developing learning and education programmes with young people
• Ability to motivate young people and encourage participation
• Good organisational skills and the ability to plan programmes around their needs
• Ability to work with other Council services and partner agencies
• Positive role model to young people
• Reliable, good timekeeper, flexible in working hours
• Must have or be able to work towards SVQ2 or SVQ3 Youth Work / PDA Youth Work qualifications
• Must obtain PVG scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland before appointment

Further Information

• Review the role profile and consider how you meet the criteria
• Our \’How We Work Matters\’ behaviour framework
• Employee benefits include discounts on various products and services
• Contact: Mike Crosbie at Mike.Crosbie@fife.gov.uk
• Job fair on Wednesday 8th October, 10am-2pm at the Glen Pavilion, Dunfermline

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