Project Worker (Upstream)

Working directly with young people aged approximately 14–18, the Project Worker provides flexible, relationship-based one-to-one support alongside informal school drop-ins and targeted interventions.

Contract: Part-time (10.5 hours per week). Permanent

Location: Edinburgh

Closing date: 1 July, 2026

Salary: £27,107.40 to 30,527.34 pro rata per annum (depending on experience)

Working directly with young people aged approximately 14–18, the Project Worker provides flexible, relationship-based one-to-one support alongside informal school drop-ins and targeted interventions. The focus is on building trust, creating a safe space to talk and supporting young people to navigate challenges such as family conflict, emotional wellbeing, identity, school engagement and housing instability before situations reach crisis point.

The role also involves working closely with families and school staff to ensure young people are supported in a joined-up way. This includes contributing to multi-agency discussions, supporting early identification of need through school surveys and triage processes and linking young people into appropriate services such as counselling, housing support, welfare advice and wider community resources. Practical support is a key part of the role, alongside future planning work such as CV building, employability and preparation for post-school transitions.

Above all, the role is about being a consistent, trusted adult in a young person’s life, helping them build confidence, resilience and stability while keeping homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring.