Senior Youth Support Worker - DYS Space Ltd (DYS225)

10
Mar
Close date :
2 April 2023
Salary :
See below
Location :
Newton Abbot Youth Centre, The Station
Description :

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 the right candidate to work with young people in their local youth centre and in their local communities.

About the job

Employment type: Permanent

Hours of work: 37 hours per week - full time

Positions available: 1

Salary: JNC unqualified scale pt 9 - 10, qualified scale pt 10 - 13 £23,739.00 -£27,681.00 FTE

Deadline for application: Sunday 2nd April 2023

Interview Date: Monday 10th April 2023

If you’d like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alex Gurpinar on 07738 268650

What is the role

  • Centre and street based youth work delivery

  • Delivering 1:1 youth work support and targeted group work

  • Working alongside experienced and motivated colleagues

  • Delivering fun, creative activities and supporting the youth work curriculum

  • Leading sessions and supporting others

  • Working collaboratively with partners

About You:  

  • Communicating with people – including people you don’t know

  • Working well together – committed to team working

  • Creative and skillful - contributing your ideas of young people

  • Organised and thoughtful - facilitating/ planning/ evaluating

  • Interested in the issues faced by young people

  • Committed to anti oppressive practice

  • Committed to learning and development

As part of our ambitions to improve equality and diversity, we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under any of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, which include race, age, disability, gender, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.

What We Offer 

  • Annual leave: 6 weeks for the first 5 years then 7 weeks after 5 years (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

  • Free on-site parking

  • Casual dress code

  • Social occasions

  • Continuous Professional Development: Formal and informal training opportunities

  • Enhanced sick pay

  • Trained wellbeing champions available for a chat

  • Chromebook and work mobile

  • Value-driven culture

 How to Apply
 
  • Download and complete the supporting statement below.

  • Return your completed supporting statement, along with your CV to recruitment@spacepsm.org Or post to: 100 Club, Wear Barton Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 7EH.

  • Interviews may be conducted by phone / video / online - method to be advised and dependent on the individual and Covid restrictions in force at interview date - details will be given at offer of interview.

  • Unless specified when sending through your completed application, we do not normally acknowledge receipt of applications.