Do you love a challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Youth Support Worker to work as part of our Newton Abbot team.  The work will be part-time, permanent, 7 hours per week, and will include 2 evenings per week.

About the job

Employment type: Part time, Permanent

Hours of work: 7 Hours per week

Salary: JNC: unqualified scale pt 5 - 6, qualified scale pt 7 - 10 (£3,653.40 - £4,183.00) Pay award pending

Deadline for application: Sunday 15th May 2022

Interview Date: Thursday 26th May 2022

If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact: Steff on 07764 326414

What is the role?

We work collaboratively to ensure that young people are engaged in meaningful activities and programmes that seek to unlock their potential, give them a voice and positively shape their future prospects.

• 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

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 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

• Free on-site parking

• Dress code: Casual

• 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 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