Youth Support Worker x 2 - DYS Space Ltd

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 two Youth Support Workers. The work will be part-time,fixed term for 12 months,15 hours per week and will include working 3 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. Recruiting for attitude and seeking candidates with a passion to work with young people and help them to unlock their potential. The role is fun, challenging and rewarding.

About the job

Location: South Devon (base will be Newton Abbot)

Employment type: Fixed Term 1 Year

Hours of work: 15 hours per week (3 evenings)

Positions available: 2

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

Deadline for application: Sunday 6th August 2023

Interview Date: Wednesday 16th August 2023 - in the evening

Job Ref: DYS247

If you’d like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alex Gurpinar on 07738268650

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 reachout 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

 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

• Social occasions

• Continuous Professional Development: Formal and informal training opportunities

• Enhanced sick pay

• Trained wellbeing champions available for a chat

• Value-driven culture