Personal Development Worker - East Lothian and Midlothian

The personal development workers work with young people to increase their employability skills.  In particular the PDW workers can provide:

• Assistance with exploring and considering all the options available
• Action planning and goal setting with continuous assessment
• Help with making decisions about the future, taking into account all the individuals personal and structural barriers
• Support for self-travel
• Opportunities to learn employability skills in a variety of settings
• Help to build up a portfolio of evidence
• Collaboration with and connections to other useful agencies
• Help with making the most of opportunities outwith the local area
• Support through the transition from unemployment or low skilled, poorly paid employment into a better destination
• Preparation of a CV
• Support and learning how to deal with application forms and covering letters
• Help with managing interviews