Employment Training and Skills (ETS) courses provide young people with skills and qualifications they can build on and develop throughout their working life.
In partnership with employers, schools, colleges, and charities, we train and support over 300 young people and their families every year. We provide courses, support, and careers advice, to young people whether they interested in construction qualifications or a hairdressing apprenticeship.
We work with 15–29-year-olds who are looking to enter employment, we work with you them on both an individual basis and group basis to find the best employment opportunities in their area and to help prepare them for these opportunities.
Barnardo's Works East currently delivers:
- Moving Forward
- Moving Forward Parents
- Step 2 Work
- Barnardo's Best
- Discover Your Potential
- Explore
- The Jobs Project with Ikea and Amazon
- Bright Family Futures
As a Project Worker 2 you will work as part of a busy team assisting young people in Edinburgh and the Lothians into employment, education and training. You will have the opportunity to learn how a busy employability service runs and how the work we do impacts on local young people.
The role will include the delivery of both group work and one-to-sessions to support disengaged young people into employment, education or training. Sessions can include:
- Action planning
- CV Writing
- Supporting young people to complete SQA Qualifications
- Dynamic Youth Awards
- Wellbeing support
- Supporting young people to attend volunteering/work placements
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible
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People & Culture
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
- The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
- Service related sick pay from day 1
- Cycle2work scheme
- Interest free season ticket loans
- 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
*T&C's apply based on contract
- Reference number:23001
- Job Title:Employability Project Worker
- Location:Edinburgh
- Locality:Edinburgh and the Lothians
- Contract type:Fixed term
- End date:March 2028
- Hours:37
- Salary:£28,928.01
- Closing Date:19 May 2026
- Interview Date:tbc