An invitation to join us at Young Devon as our new
Youth Coach (Job Ref 26-24)
Breakwater Place Supported Accommodation
Salary £26,414.00 per annum/pro rata. Permanent contract.
Part-time hours available - shifts include weekdays 08.00 to 16.00 & 14.00 to 22.00 and weekends 9.00 to 17.00
Are you inspired by Young People and their communities? Do you want to help them find their own solutions with the support of quality Youth Work interventions in our new supported accommodation?
Breakwater Place is a new accommodation opportunity providing a safe home for young people to develop trusted relationships with trained and experienced Youth Coaches who are able to listen well and respond accordingly. Our supported accommodation is a place where services come together, with a person-centered focus, to respond to young people in the community in a place they love to call home.
You will have the skills to build relationships of trust and understanding, whilst responding to a young person’s needs through a trauma-informed lens. Supporting Young People to make decisions, ensure their home is a safe space and have their voice heard to build their own plan and engage successfully with employment, education and meaningful occupation opportunities.
Please have a read through of the job description and person specification for more information and if you think you have what it takes then we would love to hear from you. We welcome applications from those with lived experience who have transferable skills.
If you then have any further questions about the role please contact Katherine Weedall: -
Mobile: 07973599920 Email: [email protected]
What can we offer? Young Devon provides generous holiday entitlement from day one, not to mention our welcoming, kind and passionate workplace culture. Access to training and career development opportunities.
Young Devon is a youth work charity (1057949) committed to embracing diversity. We are an equal opportunities employer and particularly welcome applicants from areas under-represented within our workforce.
You can request an application pack from [email protected] download from our website at https://www.youngdevon.org/about/work-for-us
Please submit your Application Form to [email protected]
Closing date for applications: Friday 26th June 2026
Interviews Thursday 16th July 2026
We are not a sponsorship organisation for overseas candidates.
Young Devon is committed to Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable groups and all applicants who will or could have unsupervised access to these groups will complete the required checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Pay: £26,414.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person
