Careers Hive Science Communicators, Edinburgh Science

About the role:

Our STEM careers event for S1–S3 pupils, Careers Hive, will be Live and in-person at the National Museum of Scotland. Careers Hive is an immersive careers education event designed to give students between the ages of 11-14 a new way to think about their futures.   

Careers Hive: 2023 will run from 6 – 10 November, with an open day on Saturday 11 November.

To find out more about our Careers Hive event follow this link:

https://www.sciencefestival.co.uk/careershive

About you:

We are looking for Science Communicators to be involved in this event.

• You will be a natural communicator and able to build rapport quickly and easily with young people.
• You will be experienced and confident at presenting to and facilitating groups of young people. 
• You will ideally have some experience (formal or informal) in youth work or in an education setting or community education setting.  A Scientific or STEM background is desirable but not essential, but you will have a passion for inspiring, encouraging and supporting the development of young people.

Training will take place provisionally 31 October - 2 November, prior to the event.

Successful candidates for this post may be required to join the PVG scheme and subject to a criminal check through Disclosure Scotland (dependent on duties allocated).

Full details on the role and how to apply can be found here.