Project Coordinator (Young People) - Edinburgh

People Know How is looking for two Project Coordinators to join our team and support schools in the Edinburgh area.The successful applicant will be responsible for working as part of the Positive Transitions
team, supporting children, young people and their families in the transition from primary to secondary school. The role supports our strategic aim of ensuring a positive school transition for all children across Scotland. Please note, this role is internally called Positive Transitions Coordinator.About People Know HowPeople Know How is a Scottish charity that aims to improve wellbeing across communities by supporting people toovercome barriers and thrive. We deliver services locally in Edinburgh and the Lothians and engage in researchand campaigning to effect change on a national scale. We also provide a national digital support helpline. Ourwork supports all parts of the community including children, young people, families and adults.This is a full time (35 hours a week), permanent contract role with 8 weeks of holiday per year, 5% employee and 5%employer pension contributions. We offer hybrid working between our offices in Edinburgh and East Lothian, andworking from home. To see the full job description pleasedownload the Recruitment Pack below. Application notesClosing date: 12pm (noon) on Tuesday 30 AprilInterview date: Tuesday 7 May and Wednesday 8 MayDo you have experience as a gardener or horticulturalist and have a passion for growing fruit and vegetables andinspiring others? This is an exciting opportunity to join a new project that aims to actively improve the healthof children and their families, and their understanding and interest in the environment and biodiversity. Theproject will span four Primary Schools in Rosyth. Where children will learn and participate in their schoolssowing, planting, growing, harvesting, tasting, and cooking fruit and vegetables. They will take this learninghome – growing and cooking and eating fruit and vegetables at home.You will join an Education Officer and a Project Support Officer and be supported by the General Manager of EATSRosyth. The gardener will lead on the planning, creating and maintaining of the growing spaced in the 4 RosythPrimary Schools . Example of some of the main duties will include:Work with the Education Officer and schools to design and create the growing spaces.Prepare the growingaspects of the project, with the Education Officer, and plan to meet the agreed timescales of the educationprogramme.Maintain the growing spaces within each school and manage the soil fertility, crop rotation,sowing, irrigation, pest and disease control etc.Prepare for the education programme lessons so thatthe Education Officer has the necessary equipment and materials ready to use with the children.Workwith the Project Administrator Officer to support how the project is communicated, for example takingphotographs for promotion on social media.Involve families and carers in the project and work with themthrough out.Please see the job description for more details and we warmly welcome inquiries by email at #####
orby phone to Charlotte Oakley (General Manager) Tuesday – Thursday on 07396734859 or 01383 341260People Know How is looking for a Project Coordinator to join our team and support schools in the East Lothian area.The successful applicant will be responsible for working as part of the Positive Transitions
team, supporting children, young people and their families in the transition from primary to secondary school. The role supports our strategic aim of ensuring a positive school transition for all children across Scotland. Please note, this role is internally called Positive Transitions Coordinator.About People Know HowPeople Know How is a Scottish charity that aims to improve wellbeing across communities by supporting people toovercome barriers and thrive. We deliver services locally in Edinburgh and the Lothians and engage in researchand campaigning to effect change on a national scale. We also provide a national digital support helpline. Ourwork supports all parts of the community including children, young people, families and adults.This is a full time (35 hours a week), permanent contract role with 8 weeks of holiday per year, 5% employee and 5%employer pension contributions. We offer hybrid working between our offices in Edinburgh and East Lothian, andworking from home. To see the full job description pleasedownload the Recruitment Pack below. People Know How is looking for a National Helpline Intern to join our Reconnect team. The successful applicant willbe responsible for working as part of a team, supporting our national helpline, Connecting Scotland. Thehelpline provides over-the-phone support to people all over Scotland to use devices like computers, laptops,tablets and smartphones, and ask questions about digital. The role supports our strategic aim of ensuring thateveryone in Scotland is digitally included and has affordable data. We work towards this aim by managing anational digital support helpline and by providing one-to-one and group support in communities.About People Know HowPeople Know How is a Scottish charity that aims to improve wellbeing across communities by supporting people toovercome barriers and thrive. We deliver services locally in Edinburgh and the Lothians and engage in researchand campaigning to effect change on a national scale. We also provide a national digital support helpline. Ourwork supports all parts of the community including children, young people, families and adults.Fife Communities Action Network (FCCAN) is a network of community groups in Fife that are taking action on climatechange. Our aim is to empower and enable communities to create a low carbon future and promote local resilienceand well-being.We have three exciting opportunities to join our Fife Climate Hub team, funded by the Scottish Government.The Fife Climate Hub is part of a new network of regional community climate action hubs, created by the ScottishGovernment. The Hub empowers community-led action on the climate crisis. Our vision is for a growing Fife-widenetwork of groups taking climate action to meet the needs of their communities. We build capacity of existingcommunity groups working on climate, encourage collaboration and reach beyond the climate engaged to grow adiverse network across Fife. We also provide a voice for our members to influence local and national policy.Together we are driving change and strengthening climate resilience in Fife.The Hub offers training, advice, inspiration, networking, funding and signposting to places of support. We provideopportunities for networking and shared learning to create a strong climate movement across Fife and drivechange across all sectors.We’re looking for passionate, enthusiastic people to further develop the project. This is an exciting opportunity toshape community climate action within Scotland through a model of localised ‘grassroots’ collaborativesupport.The Community Development Officer (Funding) will support existing community groups to access funding to deliver theirclimate projects. The post holder will signpost groups to relevant funding opportunities, support them throughthe application process and act as a liaison between community groups, local authority and funders. They willalso administer Fife Climate Hub’s Community Climate Grants scheme.
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