Volunteering Matters is a national volunteering and social change charity. We use the unique power of volunteering to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence and opportunity and ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.

And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.

Since April 2021, the charity ProjectScotland is now part of the Volunteering Matters family.

ProjectScotland support young people to get on in life, using the power of volunteering. We support young people, including those facing multiple barriers or disadvantage, to achieve positive outcomes for their future.

We provide young people with personalised emotional and practical support, meaningful and supported volunteering opportunities through charity partners, and access to a reliable and positive Volunteer Mentor.

Role Purpose

We are looking for a talented, dynamic and professional Key Worker to join our team in Dumfries and Galloway. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.

You will directly support young people to achieve a positive pathway towards the next stage of their lives with a focus on introducing them and preparing them for a Kickstart opportunity. You will work alongside a range of partners, both internal and external, to assess and support individuals facing multiple barriers to progression by creating a tailored program suitable to their needs. You will provide specialist support in their progress towards accessing opportunities such as Kickstart and use volunteering and mentoring as a way to help prepare them.

You will work alongside colleagues in our Mentoring team, ensuring young people have the opportunity to benefit from a ProjectScotland Volunteer Mentor and secure aftercare support.

You will manage and develop our networks and relationships in and around Dumfries and Galloway to secure referral pathways into our service. You will identify and build partnerships with charitable and not-for-profit organisations who will host volunteer placements as a pathway to Kickstart opportunities. These placements will offer tailored support to ensure we are meeting the needs of the young people.

Further information about the role can be found in the Job Description & Person Specification below.

Volunteering Matters is a national volunteering and social change charity. We use the unique power of volunteering to resolve some of the UK’s most pressing social issues. ProjectScotland has recently merged with Volunteering Matters, by merging and taking a place-based approach – shaped by local knowledge, energy and understanding – more people in local communities will be supported to overcome the challenges they may face.

ProjectScotland gives young people the chance to learn new skills, and the chance to get on in life through volunteering opportunities and milestone achievements. The Covid-19 pandemic is anticipated to have a disproportionate effect on the employment prospects of our young people aged 16-24. As a result, the Scottish Government is introducing the Young Person's Guarantee. The Young Person's Guarantee aims to ensure that all young people can access employment, education, training, or a volunteering opportunity for 12-24 months to help them succeed in following their chosen career pathway.

The project supports the Scottish Government’s key priority under the Guarantee of providing employability support and formal volunteering opportunities to young people in Scotland between the ages of 16 and 24 years who are facing significant barriers to obtaining employment. As our Youth Engagement Manager in Glasgow, you will support people who engage with our service and identify and support any barriers or challenges highlighted by them. You will identify, develop, and manage partnerships with charitable and not-for-profit organisations across Glasgow and the surrounding areas. You will create diverse, high-quality structured volunteering opportunities with partner organisations, ensuring that roles reflect the needs and interests of the various people who want to volunteer. Additionally you will create, develop and manage partnerships with referral partners across the third sector. with the aim of generating referrals of young people suitable for the programme

ProjectScotland gives people the chance to learn new skills, and the chance to get on in life through volunteering opportunities. This role is a great opportunity to join our fantastic team at ProjectScotland to work as part of the engagement team in the delivery of our employability contracts. The work in the area focuses on support for young people facing barriers to employment, particularly those with mental health issues.

As a values led organisation who empowers its staff through flexible working and values based recruitment, this is a great opportunity to join a highly motivated team supporting people right across Scotland to achieve positive outcomes through volunteering.

The role will provide vital support for those taking part in the programme, as well as the charity partners hosting the volunteers. The successful candidate will be values driven, a great communicator and have a track record in achieving outcomes and targets, either in employability services or in comparable services and operations.

ProjectScotland gives people the chance to learn new skills, and the chance to get on in life through volunteering opportunities. This role is a great opportunity to join our fantastic team at ProjectScotland to work as part of the engagement team in the delivery of our employability contracts. The work in the area focuses on support for young people, those with a disability and refugees.

As a values led organisation who empowers its staff through flexible working, and values based recruitment this is a great opportunity to join a highly motivated team supporting people right across Scotland to achieve positive outcomes through volunteering.

The role will provide vital support for those taking part in the programme, as well as the charity partners hosting the volunteers. The successful candidate will be values driven, a great communicator and have a track record in achieving outcomes and targets, either in employability services or in comparable services and operations.