We are recruiting!
We are looking for an exceptional individual to support our youth engagement across North-East Scotland.
Thanks to funding from Young Start (The National Lottery Community Fund), we’re looking for a full-time Youth Development Worker to join the team at shmu.
This role is all about expanding the reach of our creative youth projects - engaging even more young people from Aberdeen’s regeneration communities. You’ll help deliver and develop activities for 11-18-year-olds while also collaborating with 18-24-year-olds to create exciting new opportunities for creative young adults.
You’ll be leading creative media sessions, facilitating skills-based workshops, and supporting young people to achieve accreditation, including Youth Achievement Awards. You’ll drive outreach initiatives, build partnerships to support recruitment, and ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of our programmes.
A key focus of this role is embedding wellbeing support within creative activities - creating a safe, inclusive space where young people can build confidence, strengthen social connections, and gain valuable skills to support their journey into education, employment, or volunteering.
Interested? Apply now and help us make a difference; please visit our vacancies page
Closing date for applications is 6th April 2025 with interviews taking place the week commencing 14th April.
