Youth Participation Worker - STR07841
| Posting date: | 02 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £36,066.00 to £39,282.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2025 |
| Location: | Stirling, FK8 1SD |
| Company: | Stirling Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | STR07841 |
Summary
Job Description
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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Senior Phase and Youth Participation Team for a Youth Participation Worker (Secondment Cover) The Post holder will support the growth of youth participation across Stirling. The successful candidate will work alongside the SPYP team and a variety of partners including Stirling Youth Forum to support young people to further develop their capacity to be successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors to society.
We need a dynamic and innovative individual who can support Youth participation locally and nationally as part of our team and wider networks, as well as supporting local and national partnerships within the wider youth participation arena.
The post will support the ongoing work of the team by co creating a wider range of ways in which young people can have their voices heard in Stirling.
The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for Children. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be asked to complete the form and have your details verified.
If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.
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The Benefits
- 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service)
- Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work/life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
- Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
- Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
- Carers Leave
- Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
- Access to Health & Wellbeing support
- Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Lift share Scheme
- Car Lease Scheme
- Technology Benefit Scheme
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