Do you love a challenge?

Do you want to help us unlock potential with young people and their communities?  Do you love a challenge? This post holder will join our expanding virtual youth club, delivering exciting Discord sessions online. You will also work face-to-face with young people at the Hive, Exmouth Youth Centre.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Youth Support Worker to join our Exmouth and Digital teams. The work will be part-time, and hours can be negotiated between 20 and 30 hours per week. 

Are you a great communicator with a creative flair ?

About the job

Location: Exmouth

Employment type: Part-time, fixed term one year - potential to become permanent.

Hours of work: 20 -* 30 hours per week, including 3 evenings and a minimum of 1 twilight session per week

Salary: JNC: unqualified scale pt 5 - 6, qualified scale pt 7 - 10 (£19,646.00 - £22,491.00 - FTE)

Deadline for application: Sunday 27th November 2022

Interview Date: Wednesday 7th December 2022

If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact: Steve on 07764326431

What is the role?

• Supporting youth work in a variety of settings

• Being collaborative and a team player 

• Supporting the design  and deliver of the youth work curriculum and programmes

• Planning, evaluating and evidencing of youth work

• Working face to face with young people

• Delivering online youth work sessions

• Some home working options

Who we’re looking for

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 reach out 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 

• Excellent communication and engagement skills

• Passion for digital communication channels

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

• Dress code: Casual

• 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

• Download and complete this supporting statement:

• 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