Sessional Youth Worker

Job Details

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East Renfrewshire Council’s Community Learning and Development service provides a range of learning opportunities for young people aged 12-25 in local communities.

In order to deliver improved outcomes for young people we are seeking to recruit eight motivated and enthusiastic sessional youth workers. The successful candidates will have experience of working with young people, and be able to work flexibly to build relationships that support young people to participate, learn and achieve.

These posts will have a particular focus on detached youth work, community based youth work and supporting young people to participate in Duke of Edinburgh expeditions.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children and protected adults.  In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.     

Recruitment Dates

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 29 November 2026

Shortleet date:       Tuesday 01 December 2026

Interview date:       Tuesday 08 December (AM) & Thursday 10 December (PM)

If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Emma Ball, CLD Lead (Operations), on 07887725475 (No agencies please).

Additional Information

For details of our employment policies and terms and conditions, please visit our Council Careers page https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/careers

Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences.  Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note – East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

References – during your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer.  It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees.  Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted.  Please contact hrdirect@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk with any questions.

Employability Support – Work East Ren – For further support on completing job applications, East Renfrewshire residents can access free support from our employability team Work East Ren.  They can also provide general support with other employability matters.  Please contact Work East Ren on 0141 577 8438, email worker@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk or visit the website https://www.workeastren.co.uk/

Use of AI in applications – Please fill out the application using your own words, based on your own experiences. We value authenticity and are genuinely interested in reading candidates’ personally written applications. We therefore ask that candidates do not use AI tools to complete recruitment application forms. Where an application appears to have been AI generated it may result in your application not being considered.