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Role

The postholder will be responsible for developing the service – this will include delivering weekly youth groups and planning activities alongside young people. The post will also provide one to one support for young people. We are looking for someone who has experience of supporting and working with young people in a non-judgmental and empathetic way. A good knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting LGBT+ young people is essential.

There is no specific qualification required; however, the post holder will be expected to be educated to degree level. This should be in a relevant field such as Health, Community Education, Social Work or Education, but significant equivalent experience will also be considered. The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary service and work effectively with other agencies in partnership settings. This post may require regular evening working.

Responsible to: Service Manager

Special conditions:

• The contract will run until 30th of November 2027 (fixed term contract). Extension of the contract will be dependent on continuation funding.
• The post can involve regular evening working.
• Post holders must be able to travel across Midlothian.

Application notes

Closing date for applications is Monday the 3rd of February at 12 noon. Please note that we only contact successful candidates.

For an application pack please download the documents and return the completed application and equal opportunities monitoring forms to enquiries@mypas.co.uk.

For informal enquiries please phone Paul Hunter on 07762723475.

Midlothian Young Peoples Advice Service (MYPAS)

Website: mypas.co.uk

Promoting the health and wellbeing of young people in East Lothian and Midlothian

Company No: 201002, Scottish Charity No: SCO29543

For more information about the application pack please check our job advert on Goodmoves.