Ask & Act Education Manager

Rock Trust; Perth, City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading youth homelessness charity is seeking an Ask & Act Education Manager in Perth. This role involves coordinating with education departments and partners, designing processes, and documenting guidance for schools to identify housing risk early. The successful candidate will help create a national implementation framework and make a significant contribution to Scotland's homelessness prevention efforts. The position offers a salary range of £36,128.79 to £40,686.89 per annum, depending on experience, and is fixed term until 31st December 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating work with multiple local authority Education departments.
• Ability to capture learning and gather data effectively.
• Experience designing processes and training materials.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work with local authority Education departments and partners.
• Design and document guidance materials for schools.
• Gather data and produce a national implementation framework.
• Ensure all activities align with local contexts and statutory duties.

Skills

Strong report writing skills

Interpersonal skills

Methodical approach

Job description

We are Scotland’s leading youth homelessness charity. We believe that no young person should ever face homelessness. That’s why we deliver bold, youth-specific solutions, built around young people’s experiences and what evidence tells us works.

We support young people to avoid and move on from homelessness, helping them build the confidence, skills and stability they need to thrive in adulthood. We also influence policy and practice to create a Scotland where no young person is left behind.

We don’t follow the system, we change it, continually championing the voices and experiences of all young people.

Context

Rock Trust delivers the Upstream prevention project in schools and the post holder will work with the Upstream Team, pilot schools and education departments to create a toolkit for the implementation of Upstream. This will involve working with current pilot schools to document the changes required in school systems, the challenges and how to overcome them and an assessment of the resources required to deliver Upstream. The Ask & Act Education Manager will use this learning to create a toolkit and implementation plan to be used for national implementation.

This role is responsible for:

• Coordinating work with multiple local authority Education departments, senior leaders and cross-sector partners (Housing, Social Work, Health, third sector)
• Designing and documenting processes, guidance and training materials that enable schools to embed early identification of housing risk
• Capturing learning, gathering data and producing a national implementation framework
• Ensuring all activity aligns with statutory duties, local contexts and Rock Trust’s prevention approach

The Ask & Act Education Manager will need to be methodical, strong report writing skills and interpersonal skills to co-ordinate the information gathering and documenting. They will be responsible for delivering the toolkit to a high standard, making a lasting contribution to Scotland’s homelessness prevention system.

Job Pack

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Deadline

Midnight, January 7th 2026.

When you’re ready to apply:

When you’re ready to apply, please download and complete the below documents and upload them to our portal when you click “Apply Here”:

• Location Fife, West Lothian, Perth , or Edinburgh and WfH, with occasional travel, across sites.
• Contract Type Fixed term until 31st December 2026
• Salary/Pay £36,128.79 - £40,686.89 per annum (depending on experience)