Youth Worker - Beeslack Community High School - MID07794

Midlothian Council; Penicuik; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Midlothian Council is seeking a Youth Worker for Beeslack Community High School. The role supports complex young people, builds constructive relationships, and delivers curriculum-based sessions.

You will engage with pupils to aid personal, social and educational development and help them participate in school activities and the wider community. Applicants must have SVQ3 in Youth Work or be actively studying toward it, possess a valid UK driving licence, and be prepared to join the PVG Scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum SVQ3 level qualification in Youth Work or equivalent, with experience supporting children and young people in an educational setting.
• Full clean UK driving licence.
• PVG Scheme required for Regulated Work with Children.

Responsibilities

• Support with challenging behaviour and deliver sessions based around the curriculum.
• Engage proactively with young people in a school and community setting to facilitate personal, social and educational development.
• Promote the council’s objectives and help young people gain a voice and place in their communities.
• This post is Regulated Work with Children under the PVG scheme; compliance and safeguarding are mandatory.

Education

SVQ3 in Youth Work or equivalent

Job description

Youth Worker - Beeslack Community High School - MID07794

Work as part of a team to support our complex and social and complex young people. Make contact and develop constructive relationships with teenagers who come to the department with a view to encouraging participation in the school’s activities. Support with challenging behaviour and deliver sessions based around the curriculum.

Engage pro-actively and positively with young people in a school setting and the community to facilitate their personal, social and educational development and enable them to gain a voice, influence and place in their communities and socially in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the Council’s key objectives.

KNOWLEDGE

Fully trained jobholders must hold a minimum SVQ3 level qualification in Youth Work, or equivalent subject, and have experience supporting children and young people in an educational setting.

Youth Worker (B) Experienced jobholders who have not yet attained the SVQ3 level qualification in Youth Work or equivalent but are currently studying towards it will be paid at SCP 35.

Full clean UK driving licence.

CLOSING DATE - Tuesday 3rd November 2026

Requirements

Position Title: Youth Worker

Location: Beeslack Community High School

Contract Status: Permanent

Hours of Work: 27.5 hours per week

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on 27.50 hours over 39 weeks per year, the minimum actual salary for this position is £21,444.64 per annum.

Responsibilities

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children, You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit

www.disclosurescotland.gov.uk

Please note:

If you have spent more than 3 months working or living out with the UK in the last 5 years then you will also be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the

GOV.UKwebsite.

The Individual

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email [e-mail] to discuss with member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person who has previously been a looked after child, you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.