Young Person's Housing Support Worker

Young Devon; Ivybridge; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading youth work charity in Ivybridge is seeking a Young Person’s Housing Support Worker to support young individuals aged 16-25 with various housing and support needs. You'll be responsible for providing a holistic service, helping them access benefits, manage finances, and establish goals. The position offers a permanent contract with 21 hours per week and a supportive workplace culture with generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Motivated and conscientious person needed for supported housing team.
• Willingness to undertake safeguarding checks required.

Responsibilities

• Lone working with young people aged 16-25 with various needs.
• Assisting with accessing benefits and managing finances.
• Taking an active role in health and safety checks.

Skills

Motivated

Conscientious

Ability to lone work

Job description

Overview

An invitation to join us at Young Devon as our next …

Young Person’s Housing Support Worker (Job Ref 25-40)

Salary - £24,630.81 per annum pro rata
Permanent Contract – Based in Ivybridge/Plymouth
21 hours over days in the week, to be discussed
One-night shift £129.04 covering a Sunday

Responsibilities

• You will be lone working with young people (aged 16-25) who have a range of support and housing needs.
• Provide a holistic service assisting with accessing benefits, managing finances, health and wellbeing, maintaining accommodation, accessing education, employment or training.
• Sometimes give further support and sign-posting for additional needs.
• Take a creative approach to support, adapting your style of communication with each individual to provide a person-centred approach to help the young people establish and work towards their goals and aspirations.
• Take an active role in the management and oversight of the buildings undertaking health and safety checks.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Motivated, conscientious person to join the supported housing team.
• Ability to lone work with young people aged 16-25 with various needs.
• Willingness to undertake safeguarding checks as part of our safeguarding and DBS process; we conduct Disclosure and Barring Service checks as required for applicants who could have unsupervised access to children, young people and vulnerable groups.

What we offer

We offer a welcoming, kind and passionate workplace culture with generous holiday entitlement from day 1.

Application process

Informal discussion or project visits: contact Katherine Weedall (Supported Housing Area Manager (South)) on 07973 599920 or email [e-mail].

Request an application pack from [e-mail] or download from our website at https://www.youngdevon.org/about/work-for-us

Submit your Application Form to [e-mail]

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Tuesday 30th September 2025
Interviews: Monday 6th October 2025

Additional information

We are not a sponsorship organisation for overseas candidates.

Young Devon is a youth work charity (1057949) committed to embracing diversity and safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable groups.