Young Persons Co-ordinator

• 28 hours per week. Fixed term for 2 years with funding being sought to extend.

Role

As our Young Persons’ Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in developing and managing our groundbreaking newpaid internship programme and creating opportunities for care experienced young people to engage meaningfullywith Clan’s work standing with children and young people when they stand up for their rights. You will inspireand empower young people, helping them gain valuable skills and experiences that will benefit their futurecareers and personal growth.

About Clan Childlaw

Clan wants a Scotland where all children and young people’s rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled. For thatto happen, Scotland has to be a place where all children and young people can stand up for their rights. Thatmeans children and young people need:

• Lawyers that are experts in working with children
• People around them who can enable them to use theirrights and amplify their voices
• To be respected as rights-holders, who are entitled to hold duty-bearersto account if their rights are not fulfilled.

Clan is an award-winning, independent children’s charity that actively supports children and young people to takeownership of their rights. We are the only charity in Scotland that provides free, independent legalrepresentation exclusively for children and young people, which is child-centred by design. Because our lawyerswork directly with children and young people whose lives are affected by legal decisions, we bring that uniquepractice-based knowledge to every aspect of our work. This includes our specialist training, our helplinesupporting others who help children to use their voices and their rights, and our work to influence children’srights respecting changes to practice, policy and law.

What We Do

• We stand with others who help children use their rights –

Through our membership and training for legal professionals and in legal education we are making being a “children’slawyer” an accredited legal skill set in Scotland. Our practical training and helpline and support for advocacyin Children’s Hearings provides adults that support children and young people information and guidance that theycan use to empower young people to stand up for their rights.

• We stand out through the excellence of our work –

We want our work to have as much impact as possible. We listen to what children and young people tell us about whatthey need from lawyers and others who support them to use their rights. We use what we learn to develop anddesign the services they need and talk about why young people’s rights matter, and why children and young peopleneed lawyers.

• We stand for change –

We are lawyers for children and young people representing children and young people in court, at Children’s Hearings,and in important meetings working to give them equal opportunity to heard and use their rights. We take casesthat make change for individual children and young people and help shape better rights respecting policy andpractice. We use our knowledge of the law, and experience as practising lawyers for children and young people,to ask decision makers and lawmakers to change the law and the way the law is used to make sure that childrenand young people's rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.

Our Values

Our values are the principles we uphold in all our work, no matter what. They are the foundation of our workplaceculture. Everyone who works at Clan shows our values in all they do and say.

We are supportive: We listen and respond, we provide encouragement and emotional help to children and young people,to others who support young people, and to each other.

We are bold: We are confident and courageous in amplifying the voices of children and young people. We are preparedto take risks when we need to, to defend children and young people’s rights.

We are dynamic: We are always active, always progressing. We are positive, full of energy and new ideas. We ask forchange where it is needed.

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team hereand everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

What we can offer you

Clan Childlaw’s mission is very important to us, but our people are important too. We recognise the importance of agood work-life balance and a friendly supportive work environment. We offer:

• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays) increasing to 35 after 2 years’service
• Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme after 3 months service
• Offices in Edinburgh andGlasgow, and the option to choose the base location that works best for you.
• Flexibility around yourworking day, with the opportunity to work your hours within the hours of 7am to 7pm, and the option to work fromhome some of your working week.
• Access to our employee counselling service.

Learning and development is important to us and our team. We hope it’s important to you too. You will be encouragedto engage in learning and continued professional development.

"I have never worked in such a lovely organisation before! I feel valued, seen and heard as an individualhere." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team hereand everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

Location:Edinburgh or Glasgow - You can choose the location that works best for you. We operatehybrid working with the opportunity to work from home some of the time. The role will also require travelbetween our office locations on a regular basis and throughout Scotland as required.

Application notes

If you’re thinking of applying but wouldlike to have a chat about it first please get in touch at hr@clanchildlaw.org

Closing date for application is midnight on Sunday 25 May and we expect interviews to take place on Thursday 5June.

All applications are anonymised before they are sent to the Recruiting Manager.

To support us to progress with shortlisting as timely as possible please redact all identifiable details from yourCV/Cover Letter e.g. Name, Date of Birth, Address, Gender.

Clan Childlaw is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Wewelcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion,gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.

Please note: To become an employee at Clan Childlaw you must be able to produce evidence of yourRight to Work and Membership of the PVG Scheme is essential for this role and the successful candidate will berequired to apply for the scheme and produce an acceptable PVG Scheme Record.

• Hybrid:Edinburgh. We operate hybrid working with the opportunity to work from home some of the time. The role will also require travel between our office locations on a regular basis.
• Closing11th May 2025

About the role

Our Administrators play a key role in supporting day-to-day operations of the organisation. Responsibilities spanacross service delivery, office administration, financial administration and general support. A key aspect ofthis role includes supporting our Helpline and ensuring compliance with health and safety, financial processesand confidentiality policies.

About Clan Childlaw

Clan wants a Scotland where all children and young people’s rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled. For thatto happen, Scotland has to be a place where all children and young people can stand up for their rights. Thatmeans children and young people need:

• Lawyers that are experts in working with children
• People around them who can enable them to use theirrights and amplify their voices
• To be respected as rights-holders, who are entitled to hold duty-bearersto account if their rights are not fulfilled.

Clan is an award-winning, independent children’s charity that actively supports children and young people to takeownership of their rights. We are the only charity in Scotland that provides free, independent legalrepresentation exclusively for children and young people, which is child-centred by design. Because our lawyerswork directly with children and young people whose lives are affected by legal decisions, we bring that uniquepractice-based knowledge to every aspect of our work. This includes our specialist training, our helplinesupporting others who help children to use their voices and their rights, and our work to influence children’srights respecting changes to practice, policy and law.

What We Do

• We stand with others who help children use their rights –

Through our membership and training for legal professionals and in legal education we are making being a “children’slawyer” an accredited legal skill set in Scotland. Our practical training and helpline and support for advocacyin Children’s Hearings provides adults that support children and young people information and guidance that theycan use to empower young people to stand up for their rights.

• We stand out through the excellence of our work –

We want our work to have as much impact as possible. We listen to what children and young people tell us about whatthey need from lawyers and others who support them to use their rights. We use what we learn to develop anddesign the services they need and talk about why young people’s rights matter, and why children and young peopleneed lawyers.

• We stand for change –

We are lawyers for children and young people representing children and young people in court, at Children’s Hearings,and in important meetings working to give them equal opportunity to heard and use their rights. We take casesthat make change for individual children and young people and help shape better rights respecting policy andpractice. We use our knowledge of the law, and experience as practising lawyers for children and young people,to ask decision makers and lawmakers to change the law and the way the law is used to make sure that childrenand young people's rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.

Our Values

Our values are the principles we uphold in all our work, no matter what. They are the foundation of our workplaceculture. Everyone who works at Clan shows our values in all they do and say.

We are supportive: We listen and respond, we provide encouragement and emotional help to childrenand young people, to others who support young people, and to each other.

We are bold: We are confident and courageous in amplifying the voices of children and young people.We are prepared to take risks when we need to, to defend children and young people’s rights.

We are dynamic: We are always active, always progressing. We are positive, full of energy and newideas. We ask for change where it is needed.

What we can offer you

Clan Childlaw’s mission is very important to us, but our people are important too. We recognise the importance of agood work-life balance and a friendly supportive work environment. We offer:

• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays) increasing to 35 after 2 years’service
• Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme after 3 months service
• Offices in Edinburgh andGlasgow.
• •Flexibility around your working day, with the opportunity to work your hours within the hoursof 7am to 7pm, and the option to work from home some of your working week.
• Access to our employeecounselling service.

Learning and development is important to us and our team. We hope it’s important to you too. You will be encouragedto engage in learning and continued professional development.

"I have never worked in such a lovely organisation before! I feel valued, seen and heard as an individualhere." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team hereand everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

Are you motivated by the opportunity to play a key role in delivering Clan Childlaw’s vision of a Scotland where allchildren and young people are empowered to use their rights ? Are you a lawyer who wants to work differently,using a child-centred approach that ensures that children and young people are kept at the heart of theprocess?

We are looking for experienced lawyers to join our team and to role in strategic litigation and in delivering anddeveloping our unique child-centred legal services to increase access to justice for children and young peopleacross Scotland.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented lawyer, who has a strong commitment to social justice and wants todevelop as a child centred lawyer. You should have experience in in delivering training as well as significantexperience in client casework and representation.

You should also have experience of managing a full case load including Legal Aid cases the Sheriff Court/Court ofSession and or Children’s Hearings. Ideally you will have worked as a lawyer within one of our areas of focus,(set out below) and have experience of delivering legal helpline services but if you bring experience of andcommitment to using your legal skills to improve lives then we want to hear from you. Comprehensive trainingwill be provided to support you in developing your knowledge and practice in our key areas, and you will beexpected to obtain certification as a lawyer for children.

Part of child-centred working is allowing our solicitors the time they need to work with clients. You will maintain areasonable caseload to ensure that is possible.

“She [Clan lawyer] was able to ensure that the young person was placed at the centre of all decision making, insteadof it being about the adults”. (advocacy worker)

Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow

You can choose the location that works best for you. We operate hybrid working with the opportunity to work from homesome of the time. The role will also require travel between our office locations on a regular basis andthroughout Scotland as required.

Working Hours: Full time (35 hours a week) However - we will consider applications from candidates seeking to workupwards of 28 hours.

Contract Type: Permanent

What we can offer you

Clan Childlaw’s mission is very important to us, but our people are important too. We recognise the importance of agood work-life balance and a friendly supportive work environment. We offer:

• A hybrid approach to working, which gives you the flexibility to choose your work location based on suitability,business requirements and job role, with the opportunity to work from home some of the time.
• 33 daysannual leave inclusive of public holidays that can be taken when you choose (with the exception of Christmas andNew Year) increasing to 35 after 2 years’ service
• We are happy to talk flexible working
• Access to an employee counsellingservice
• Learning and development is important to us. We hope it’s important to you too. You will beencouraged to engage in learning and continued professional development. You will gain certification as a‘lawyer for children’

"I have never worked in such a lovely organisation before! I feel valued, seen and heard as an individualhere." -Amember of the Clan Childlaw team

Please note that this information is provided for guidance only and does not form part of the conditions ofemployment.

About Clan Childlaw

Clan wants a Scotland where all children and young people’s rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled. For thatto happen, Scotland has to be a place where all children and young people can stand up for their rights. Thatmeans children and young people need:

• Lawyers that are experts in working with children
• People around them who can enable them to use theirrights and amplify their voices
• To be respected as rights-holders, who are entitled to hold duty-bearersto account if their rights are not fulfilled.

Clan is an award-winning, independent children’s charity that actively supports children and young people to takeownership of their rights. We are the only charity in Scotland that provides free, independent legalrepresentation exclusively for children and young people, which is child-centred by design. Because our lawyerswork directly with children and young people whose lives are affected by legal decisions, we bring that uniquepractice-based knowledge to every aspect of our work. This includes our specialist training, our helplinesupporting others who help children to use their voices and their rights, and our work to influence children’srights respecting changes to practice, policy and law.

What We Do

• We stand with others who help children use their rights –

Through our membership and training for legal professionals and in legal education we are making being a “children’slawyer” an accredited legal skill set in Scotland. Our practical training and helpline and support for advocacyin Children’s Hearings provides adults that support children and young people information and guidance that theycan use to empower young people to stand up for their rights.

• We stand out through the excellence of our work –

We want our work to have as much impact as possible. We listen to what children and young people tell us about whatthey need from lawyers and others who support them to use their rights. We use what we learn to develop anddesign the services they need and talk about why young people’s rights matter, and why children and young peopleneed lawyers.

• We stand for change –

We are lawyers for children and young people representing children and young people in court, at Children’s Hearings,and in important meetings working to give them equal opportunity to heard and use their rights. We take casesthat make change for individual children and young people and help shape better rights respecting policy andpractice. We use our knowledge of the law, and experience as practising lawyers for children and young people,to ask decision makers and lawmakers to change the law and the way the law is used to make sure that childrenand young people's rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.

Our Values

Our values are the principles we uphold in all our work, no matter what. They are the foundation of our workplaceculture. Everyone who works at Clan shows our values in all they do and say.

We are supportive: We listen and respond, we provide encouragement and emotional help to childrenand young people, to others who support young people, and to each other.

We are bold:We are confident and courageous in amplifying the voices of children and young people.We are prepared to take risks when we need to, to defend children and young people’s rights.

We are dynamic:We are always active, always progressing. We are positive, full of energy and newideas. We ask for change where it is needed.

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great teamhere and everyone is really supportive." -A member of the Clan Childlaw team

Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime.

We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being,feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lastingdifference.

Who We Are?

Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim andwitness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free,confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs.

Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity andrespect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected bycrime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences. All our work is guidedand underpinned by our six core principles of being engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible;person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive; collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled. Now is thetime to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us work towards the ambitions of our 5-year plan: Empowering people affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026 .

VSS is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all of our service users and has a thorough and rigorousrecruitment and selection process including PVG scheme checks in place to ensure this commitment is met.

What is the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Support Co-ordinator , working 25 hours per week (Permanent) tosupport victims and witnesses of all crimes + 10 hours per week Fixed Term Contract (FTC) to support victims andwitnesses impacted by Anti Social Crime within their local area and linking in with relevant partners to provideadvocacy for those impacted by ASB crime. The post holder will have the responsibility of managing volunteerswho will support victims and witnesses impacted by Anti-social crime in their local area and linking in withrelevant partners to provide advocacy for those impacted by ASB crime. This will be as part of the West team andthe rest of the Support Coordinators.

This postholder will be willing to commit to a 5 day working week varied between: Monday - Friday in between hours of8am - 8pm & Saturdays at 10am - 4pm

Primary location: Kilmarnock, the post holder will be supporting service delivery across the whole locality, withtravel across the South-west area. Our service delivery model is outreach to meet the needs of people impactedby crime. (Expenses will be covered)

Salary on appointment will normally be at the lower salary point, with progression subject to review - in line withVSS progression arrangements. A higher salary placing will be considered in exceptional circumstances subject toexperience demonstrated.

The postholder will be reporting directly to a Locality Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring, within yourService(s), that VSS’s local service development and delivery plan is being implemented within your geographicalarea(s). Service delivery is provided by a team of skilled and knowledgeable volunteers, you will be responsiblefor planning their deployment to ensure that the service delivered meets the desired outcomes of victims andwitnesses of crime, our service users. The postholder will be responsible for all aspects of a volunteerengagement with VSS at your services, including recruitment, induction, learning and development, ongoingperformance management and support. Contributing to business planning and co-ordination ensuring that continuouslearning takes place to monitor that the outcomes of service users are being met.

If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, then this may be the role foryou.

What you’ll need to be successful

We are looking for someone who is experienced in a similar role and can evidence of continuing professionaldevelopment, effective leadership style, able to build confidence, motivate and improve performance and have aclean full driver licence. Someone with analytical skills who are able to understand, collect, analyse, reportand present data. You will have the ability to challenge stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and bias. Weare looking for someone with a good working knowledge of the voluntary/charity sector and willing to be flexiblein working hours and able to travel as required.

Please note - This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check.

What we offer?

When you work for Victim Support Scotland, your wellbeing is important to us. Not only do we offer an enhanced annualleave package of 39 days (Pro-rata), but you will also have access to our free health cash plan which includescover for you and your family across a range of benefits, which include, dental cover, access to a virtual GP,counselling, legal support and discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail and much more. In additionwe offer a generous pension, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to a credit union. Supportingemployee development is important to us and we offer comprehensive learning and development opportunities.

Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affectedby Crime.

We put victims and witnesses at the heart ofeverything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure, and informedand that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference.

Who We Are?

Victim Support Scotland provides support andinformation to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim and witness rights. Regardless of whether acrime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free, confidential, and tailored to individuals’needs.

Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims,witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice inScotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected by crime receive high quality support that will helpthem to recover from their experiences. All our work is guided and underpinned by our six core principles ofbeing engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible; person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive;collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled. Now is the time to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us worktowards the ambitions of our 5-year plan: Empowering people affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026.

VSS is committed to the safeguarding and welfare ofall of our service users and has a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG schemechecks in place to ensure this commitment is met.

What is the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as aSupport Co-ordinator , working 35 hours per week.

Working pattern: Monday to Friday 8am and 8pm andSaturdays between 10am to 4pm.

The post holder will have the responsibility ofmanaging volunteers who will support victims and witnesses impacted by Anti-social crime in their local area andlinking in with relevant partners to provide advocacy for those impacted by ASB crime. This will be as part ofthe West team and the rest of the Support Coordinators.

Ideally we would like for the candidate to work Saturdays10-4pm, and another day of the week in between the hours of 8am-8pm

Primary location: Motherwell, the post holder will be supporting service delivery across thewhole locality, with travel across the West area. Our service delivery model is outreach to meet the needs ofpeople impacted by crime. (Expenses will be covered)

Salary on appointment will normally be at the lowersalary point, with progression subject to review - in line with VSS progression arrangements. A higher salaryplacing will be considered in exceptional circumstances subject to experience demonstrated.

The postholder will be reporting directly to aLocality Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring, within your Service(s), that VSS’s local servicedevelopment and delivery plan is being implemented within your geographical area(s). Service delivery isprovided by a team of skilled and knowledgeable volunteers, you will be responsible for planning theirdeployment to ensure that the service delivered meets the desired outcomes of victims and witnesses of crime,our service users. The postholder will be responsible for all aspects of a volunteer engagement with VSS at yourservices, including recruitment, induction, learning and development, ongoing performance management andsupport. Contributing to business planning and co-ordination ensuring that continuous learning takes place tomonitor that the outcomes of service users are being met.

If you are looking for a role with a purpose, whereyou can really make a difference, then this may be the role for you.

What you’ll need to be successful

We are looking for someone who is experienced in asimilar role and can evidence of continuing professional development, effective leadership style, able to buildconfidence, motivate and improve performance and have a clean full driver licence. Someone with analyticalskills who are able to understand, collect, analyse, report and present data. You will have the ability tochallenge stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and bias. We are looking for someone with a good workingknowledge of the voluntary/charity sector and willing to be flexible in working hours and able to travel asrequired.

Please note - This post will be subject to asatisfactory PVG check.

What we offer?

When you work for Victim Support Scotland, yourwellbeing is important to us. Not only do we offer an enhanced annual leave package of 39 days (Pro-rata), butyou will also have access to our free health cash plan which includes cover for you and your family across arange of benefits, which include, dental cover, access to a virtual GP, counselling, legal support and discountson gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail and much more. In addition we offer a generous pension, enhancedmaternity and paternity pay and access to a credit union. Supporting employee development is important to us andwe offer comprehensive learning and development opportunities.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, pleaseadvise if you require any adjustments in the application process by contacting Jobs@victimsupportsco.org.uk .