Youth Support Worker

We have an exciting opportunity for a Youth Support Worker to work at our youth centre in Newton Abbot. The work will be part-time, permanent, 7 hours per week, and will include working 2 evenings per week and occasional weekends. Come and join a team of youth workers delivering high quality youth work. Learn new skills - training and support will be provided.

About the job

**Location: South (**Newton Abbot)

**Employment type**:Permanent

**Hours of work**:7 hours per week

**Positions available**: 1

**Salary**: JNC: unqualified scale pt 5 - 6 (£24,786.00 - £25,115.00), qualified scale pt 7 - 10 (£25,411.00 - 27,631.00)

**Interview Date**:Monday 22nd September 2025

**Job Ref**: DYS305

**SPACE** is an ambitious and innovative charity, driven by our values and seeking to support even more young people by developing current and new services. Our employees strive to achieve the best they can and must be committed to seeing the best in others. We value everyone's contribution and create safe spaces for exploration and growth.

Do you want to help us unlock potential with young people and their communities? Do you love a challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Youth Support Worker to work at our youth centres in Newton Abbot. The work will be part-time, permanent, 7 hours per week, and will include working 2 evenings per week and occasional weekends. Come and join a team of youth workers delivering high quality youth work. Learn new skills - training and support will be provided.

**What is the role**
- Supporting youth work in a variety of settings
- Being collaborative and a team player
- Supporting the design and delivery of the youth work curriculum and programmes
- Planning, evaluating and evidencing of youth work

**About You**:

- Passion for supporting and advocating for the rights of young people
- Creativity and solution focused thinking
- Respectful with excellent empathy and kindness
- Ability to be adaptable and approachable when you need help and support
- High commitment to continuous professional practice
- Prepared to reflect and learn from experiences

Space is an inclusive and learning organisation. Our employees should strive to achieve the best they can and must be committed to seeing the best in others

principles.

**What We Offer**
- Annual leave: 6 weeks for the first 5 years then increased to 7 weeks(pro-rata’d for part-time roles)
- Additional 3 Statutory days given between Christmas and new year plus bank holidays
- Pension contributions starting at 6% rising to 8% in the third year
- Employee assistance programme 24/7
- Casual dress code
- Social occasions
- Continuous Professional Development: Formal and informal training opportunities
- Enhanced sick pay
- Trained wellbeing champions available for a chat
- Value-driven culture

How to Apply

Safeguarding Statement and Pre-Employment Checks

At SPACE, we work with young people and are fully committed to ensuring their safeguarding and welfare is a priority at all times. As part of our Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, all of our employees, contractors and volunteers will be expected to comply. Upon a conditional offer of appointment being made, all employees will also be required to satisfy our pre-employment screening process which will include:

- An identity check (photo ID)
- Receipt of satisfactory references cover for 3 years to current
- Documentary evidence of right to work in the UK
- A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.85-£14.32 per hour

Expected hours: 7 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: DYS305