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At Scran Academy, we are proud to be a Scottish Living Wage Employer, and as a small employer, supporting and investing in our staff is important. We are committed to being a caring and forward-looking organisation not only through pay, but Continuing Professional Development and leadership opportunities.

Youth Development Chef

Hours: 35 hours pw. Daytime Mon-Fri. Occasional evenings and weekends.

Salary: £25,750-£28,900

This is a dynamic and exciting role supporting the delivery of work across multiple projects. As part of a talented team, the Youth Development Chef will use their professional catering expertise to help develop and deliver our youth work catering enterprise. This role is ideal for an experienced catering professional seeking a fresh challenge and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

To find out more, please read the role description linked or email jamie@scranacademy.com. Applications will close at 9am on 18th May.

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Scransitions Youth Development Worker

Hours: 18 pw (0.5FTE)

Salary: £26,237-£28,090 pro rata

We are looking for a skilled and compassionate youth work or employability practitioner with experience of intensive 121 support, who is confident working with young people facing multiple barriers to progression.

This role supports the delivery of our Scransitions Employability Programme, a structured, multi-phase programme designed to support young people to progress towards work, education or training. Scransitions is uniquely youth-led – the programme is adaptable to the needs of each individual.

To find out more, please read the role description linked or email louise@scranacademy.com. Applications will close at 9am on the 28th May.

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Youth Development Worker

Hours: 21 pw (0.6FTE) Mon, Tues & Wed

Salary: £25,500-£26,837 pro rata

This role is critical to changing young people’s lives by supporting the delivery of Scran Academy’s Academy Programme, our structured, year-long alternative education provision for young people disengaged from mainstream schooling.

We are looking for an experienced and committed youth work or community education practitioner who is motivated by supporting young people to engage, learn and progress within a structured, year-long programme.

To find out more, please read the role description linked or email louise@scranacademy.com. Applications will close at 9am on the 28th May.

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Scran Academy Trustee

Time Commitment: Quarterly board and sub-committee meetings, AGM and annual away-day. Total of ca. 36 hours per year.

Remuneration: Voluntary (reasonable expenses reimbursed).

We are looking for trustees who are energised by our mission and ready to help lift Scran into its next phase. You will bring experience, perspective and strategic expertise, alongside a clear focus on the needs, potential and outcomes of the young people we support.

We are open to meeting prospective trustees with a broad range of experiences, but would be particularly interested in meeting people with experience in:

Youth work and CLD delivery
Charity law and governance, and financial oversight
Strategic City of Edinburgh Council engagement
Scaling a hospitality business
Marketing, PR and communications

To find out more, please read the role description linked or email will@scranacademy.com.

Key dates:

Closing date for applications: 9am, 19th May 2026
Scran Academy Board Meeting: 2nd June 2026 (5pm, via teams)
Scran Academy AGM: 6-8pm 6th June 2026

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