Youth Volunteer Development Lead

Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire SCIO (VAER) help local people, groups and organisations to work together to shape their communities. An exciting opportunity has arisen within VAER and we are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive person who enjoys working with people to join our amazing team. This programme will support local young people aged 12-25 years old to become effective leaders of change within their local community as key stakeholders within our Youth Volunteering collaboration. Please get in touch with us if you want to talk about the role before applying. JOB Role: To work closely with Youth and Participation Teams to plan, develop and implement our new Youth Volunteering Programme. You will be helping disengaged young people aged 12-25; supporting them to overcome their personal barriers to move forward. Our youth-led programme will offer young people opportunities to grow in confidence, find opportunities to participate that are meaningful to them and develop lasting connections within their community through the mix of 1:1 intensive support, group volunteering, and volunteering programmes and workshops, with a focus on creating local collaborations that tap into existing resources and services. The programme is funded through the Young Start, a grants programme run by the National Lottery Community Fund., None specified

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Voluntary Action East RenfrewshireSCIO (VAER) is part of a national network of Third Sector Interfaces (TSIs) whose ambition is to see a Scotland in which voluntary and social enterprise action, in all its forms, flourishes and delivers strong and resilient communities.