Do you love a challenge?

Due to growth we have the exciting opportunity for a Youth Support Worker to join our expanding organisation and work with young people across East, Mid Devon and in the City of Exeter.

About the job

Location: Exeter / East and Mid Devon - opportunity to be based at Exmouth / Exeter or Tiverton

Employment type: One Year Fixed (potential to become permanent)

Hours of work: 20 - 25 hrs Per week (negotiable) - term time only

Salary: JNC: unqualified scale pt 5 - 6, qualified scale pt 7 - 10 (£21,571.00 - £24,416.00 - FTE)

Deadline for application: Monday 3rd April 2023

Interview Date: Thursday 20th April 2023

Job Ref: DYS226

If you’d like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Rich Brooks on 01392 348215

What is the role

• To work as part of our Space Education Support Service team

• Delivering a range of high quality youth work to young people in, schools, colleges and youth centres

• Working collaboratively with Space colleagues and partner agencies to ensure young people’s holistic needs are met

• You will need to be flexible and self motivated

• Have the ability to travel to multiple locations including remote and rural settings

• Have excellent time keeping and organisational skills

• Be committed to anti oppressive practice and young people’s rights

• Have good communication skills and the ability to record and report on your work effectively

About You:  

• We are looking for caring, dynamic and self motivated youth workers - training available

• Committed to collaborative working

• You are able to work autonomously and set your own timelines

• Able to collate and present your work to a variety of audiences

• You are kind, considerate and empathetic

• Have a passion to support young people to recognise their potential

• You are flexible and able to work hours that meet the needs of the young people

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

• Casual dress code

• Flexible schedule

• Social occasions

• Continuous Professional Development: Formal and informal training opportunities

• Enhanced sick pay

• Trained wellbeing champions available for a chat

• Value-driven culture

• 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