Employability Project Worker

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

This post is fully funded until March 2028. While funding is currently confirmed until this date, we would hope to extend the successful candidate's employment beyond this period, subject to the renewal or securing of additional funding.

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

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's   values.

We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The salary range advertised is in line with our pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

• 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:23679
• Job Title:Employability Project Worker
• Location:Edinburgh
• Locality:Edinburgh & Lothians
• Contract type:Fixed term
• End date:31st March 2028
• Hours:37
• Salary:£29,507.00
• Closing Date:18 September 2026
• Interview Date:TBC