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 motivated and inspiring Youth Support Workers.
About the job
- Location: Newton Abbot
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours of work: 7 Hours per week
- Deadline for application: 7th June 2026
- Job Ref: DYS336
SPACE is an ambitious and innovative charity, driven by our values and seeking to support even more young people by developing current and new services. Our employees strive to achieve the best they can and must be committed to seeing the best in others. We value everyone’s contribution and create safe spaces for exploration and growth.
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 youth work
- 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.
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 increased to 7 weeks (pro-rata for part-time roles)
- Additional 3 statutory days 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
- Continuous Professional Development: Formal and informal training opportunities
- Trained wellbeing champions available for a chat
Deadline for applications: 07/06/26. Interviews will be held at The Station Youth Centre on 18/6/26 in the evening.
Safeguarding Statement and Pre-Employment Checks
At SPACE, we work with young people and are fully committed to ensuring their safeguarding and welfare is a priority at all times. As part of our Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, all employees, contractors and volunteers will be expected to comply. Upon a conditional offer of appointment, all employees will also be required to satisfy our pre-employment screening process which will include:
- An identity check (photo ID)
- Receipt of satisfactory references for 3 years to current
- Documentary evidence of right to work in the UK
- A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
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