Tweeddale Youth Action is recruiting a part-time textiles project worker to teach up-cycling to y/p

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Tweeddale Youth Action is the lead organisation for youth-work provision in Tweeddale. We offer 12-25 year olds in Peebles, Innerleithen and surrounding area, a safe alternative to hanging around the streets. Through youth clubs in Peebles and Innerleithen we aim to provide relevant, meaningful activities in a fun and safe environment.

Through funding from the Climate Challenge Fund, a Scottish Government funded programme administered by Keep Scotland Beautiful, we have recently started an exciting climate challenge project which will run until April 2017. Through this project we will be restoring and up-cycling bikes, cooking and growing in a variety of locations throughout Tweeddale and up-cycling, mending and swapping clothes and textiles. To deliver this project we are looking to recruit a part time textiles project worker for our textiles project.

Textiles Project Worker job description

Textile project worker will support young people in the recycling and up-cycling of unwanted textiles and clothes and will liaise with the overall project co-ordinator.
Responsibilities will include the training and development of volunteers and young people participating in the project, sourcing materials, tools and equipment, monitoring and reporting on the project’s progress, youth engagement and project promotion through our partners and networks.
Essential skills
Experience of youth and community engagement
Experience and/or knowledge of working with children and young people
Good knowledge of working with different fabrics and experience with sewing machines with appropriate accreditation and/or experience
Excellent communication skills
Full driving licence
Desirable skills
IT skills, including the ability to write clear and concise reports

Salary is £9.98 per hour for 6 hours per week and the post will finish at the end of March 2017
This post is subject to a full disclosure check and the successful candidate will be required to attend training and supervision sessions

To apply for this position, please e-mail a CV with covering letter for an application pack.

The deadline for applications is 3pm on Friday 29th of July