Youth Music Initiative; YMI Trainee

8 hours per week - £13.45p/hr (Real Living Wage)

Fixed Term until 31stMarch 2027

We are looking for aYouth Music Initiative (YMI)
Trainee to helpassistthe planning and delivery ofour new ‘Amplify’YMIfundedprojectin Aberdeen.

Amplify is an inclusive music-making programme for young people aged 12-30 offering accessible activities such as beat-making, lyric writing, musicmakingand voice.

The project will support young people facing barriers including poverty, trauma, neurodiversity, mental health challenges and care or justice experience.

The trainee should be in theearly stagesof their career and will be involved in all areas of the project - delivery, coordination, communication, and evaluation - gaining valuable insight into inclusive community music practice whilst developing youthwork skills.

The Amplify project runsfrom April 2026until March
2027.

If you would like to apply for this post, please take time toread through the documents attached below and complete the online application form - CVs will not be considered.

Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 1st March 2026.

Amplify is part of The Scottish Government’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) which is administered by Creative Scotland. The YMI creates access to high quality music making opportunities, enables young people to achieve their potential in or through music and supports the development of the sector for the benefit of young people.

Station House Media Unit is a charity registered in Scotland - SC034211