Nominations Open for National Youth Worker Awards

YouthLink Scotland is delighted to announce the sixth National Youth Worker of the Year Awards to celebrate and recognise outstanding service and performance by managers, youth workers and peer educators in the youth work field.

This year there are 12 separate award categories for nominations. Each category will have three finalists, with the winner and two runners-up being presented with the awards on the evening of the Awards Dinner in March 2013.

There will also be an overall Youth Worker of the Year Award chosen from individual category winners.

Categories

The year, the categories are:

  • Youth Worker of the Year (Full-time or Full-time equivalent)
  • Youth Worker of the Year (Session paid/part-time)
  • Volunteer of the Year
  • Innovative Practice - Team of the Year
  • Youth Worker of the Year (Uniformed Organisations)
  • Youth Worker of the Year (Intergenerational)
  • Peer Educator of the Year
  • Role Model/Mentor of the Year
  • Youth Work Manager of the Year
  • Agencies and Partner Organisations (Worker of the Year)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award (Fellowship of YouthLink Scotland)
  • Overall Winner

Eligibility


• To be eligible all entries must be accompanied by a completed application form;
• The awards are open to private, voluntary/charitable organisations and community bodies as well as public sector organisations;
• All work entered into the categories must have taken place in Scotland.

Closing Date

The closing date for entries is Thursday 20 December 2012.

To submit an electronic copy please download the Word version of the nomination form here.

To complete a hand written copy please download a pdf version of the nomination form here.

For more information please contact Susan Symington at YouthLink Scotland on 0131 313 2488.