Communities Officer - Youth Work

Job DescriptionBased at Arbroath Academy Community Wing, The School House, Glenisla Drive, Arbroath, DD11 5JD.This job is workstyle 4 - Hybrid

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from a variety of locations, working from council buildings, working in service user’s locations and site visits and you can work from home to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

As a Communities Officer you will work with colleagues, communities and learners to design, deliver and assess community learning and development activities with young people aged 11-25 years old.

The development of learning opportunities will be responsive to the needs of young people in the Angus area. Delivery will predominantly focus on 1:1 support in schools but may also include community based youth work, transition, holiday programmes and detached as well as support around awards and accreditation.

We are looking for passionate, dedicated and adaptable staff who hold the degree in Community Education or equivalent. Please refer to the CLD Standards Council for acceptable equivalent qualifications before applying.

You will work 36.25 hours per week which will include some evening and weekend working.

As this job covers the Angus area, a current driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

For further information, please contact Jennifer Miller at millerj@angus.gov.uk

Please note interviews will be held Tuesday 29 October 2026.RequirementsYou must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.About Angus CouncilIn addition, please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.The IndividualWe are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job: Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care experienced young people and ex-armed forces personnel. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.