Senior Youth Worker

Fife Council; Glenrothes; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Fife Council is seeking a dedicated Senior Youth Worker to engage with young people at Glenwood High School. This temporary role involves planning and organizing supportive activities to enhance pupil attendance and participation in school life. Candidates must possess key qualifications, including English and Maths, and demonstrate relevant interpersonal and team skills.

Benefits

Employee benefits package with discounts on products and services

Qualifications

• Experience working effectively as part of a team.
• Demonstrated high level of confidentiality.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with groups of young people at Glenwood High School.
• Plan, organise and evaluate activities to engage pupils.
• Measure success through pupil attendance and engagement.

Skills

Teamwork

Confidentiality

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Minimum of 4 qualifications at SCQF level 4, including English and Maths

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Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 23 June 2025

Closing date: Sunday 15 June 2025

Contract Type: Temporary until 15 August 2027

Salary: FC4 £24,890.91 to £27,087.17 pro rata

Working Pattern: 27.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year as follows:

Monday and Tuesday - 10:40am to 4:40pm and Wednesday - Friday - 9:50am to 3:50pm (Please note these are the specific hours required for this post)

Location: Glenwood High School, Glenrothes

Purpose and Values of Education Directorate

The Education Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values: Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the directorate. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resumé'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement

Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:

• Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can work effectively as part of a team.

(Consider the following: how you have built positive relationships built on trust and respect as a team member; how have you communicated with others; how have you used your initiative and organisational skills to meet targets and achieve goals)

• Ways in which you have demonstrated a high level of confidentiality.

(Consider the following: how have you shared information in compliance with current legislation; what steps did you take to ensure procedures were followed, guaranteeing attention to detail)

• Ways in which you have demonstrated good communication and effective interpersonal skills.

(Consider the following: how have you used your knowledge and skills to provide professional documents, information, data and reports; how have you worked towards achieving improvements; how have you demonstrated excellent customer service; how have you managed your time effectively to be able to meet deadlines)

• Ways in which you have used your knowledge, problem solving skills and understanding of office process and systems.

(Consider the following: how have you used your knowledge of financial and IT systems to provide a quality service; what systems and processes have you used to produce information; how have you used your initiative to support process improvements)

Job Details

Glenwood High School are looking for a Senior Youth Worker to work with groups of young people at Glenwood High School.

Working independently and as part of the Pupil Support team to plan, organise and evaluate activities to support and engage groups of pupils. Success will be measured in pupils' attendance and engagement in school.

A link to the role profile is included below, where you will find more information about the role, with specific reference to essential and desirable criteria for applicants.

Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements

You are required to have a minimum of 4 qualifications at SCQF level 4, including English and Maths (e.g. National 4, Standard Grades at General Level or O grades).

Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme

Further Information

• Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
• How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
• Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
• Directorate Information - Council Department information
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For further Information please contact: Simon Clunie, [e-mail]