Youth Coach

Young Devon; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A youth work charity based in Plymouth is seeking a Youth Coach to build trauma-informed relationships with young people and support their development. The position offers both full and part-time hours with a salary of £25,769.57 per annum. Responsibilities include assisting young people in making decisions, ensuring their home is safe, and engaging with their education and employment opportunities. The charity provides generous holiday entitlement and training opportunities with an inclusive workplace culture.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Access to training and career development opportunities

Welcoming workplace culture

Qualifications

• Experience or lived experience relevant to youth work.
• Ability to listen and respond effectively in a trauma-informed framework.
• Flexibility to work full or part-time as required.

Responsibilities

• Build trusting, trauma-informed relationships with young people.
• Support young people in decision making and ensure their home is safe.
• Engage with employment and education opportunities.

Skills

Effective listening

Sensitivity

Flexibility to work shifts

Job description

Overview

Youth Coach (Job Ref 25-61) – Plymouth House Supported Accommodation

Salary £25,769.57 per annum/pro rata. Permanent contract. Full and part-time hours available with shifts including weekdays 08:00 to 16:00, 14:00 to 22:00, and Sunday 09:00 to 17:00.

Responsibilities

Build trusting, trauma-informed relationships with young people and support them to respond to their needs. Help young people to make decisions, ensure their home is a safe space, and help them have their voice heard to develop their own plan. Support engagement with employment, education, and meaningful occupation opportunities within a person-centred approach. Provide youth work interventions in our new supported accommodation to help young people develop trusted relationships with trained and experienced Youth Coaches.

Qualifications & Requirements

Experience or lived experience relevant to youth work is welcome. Ability to listen effectively, respond with sensitivity, and work within a trauma-informed framework. Flexibility to work full or part-time hours as required by the role. Applicants should be able to work across shifts as listed.

What can we offer

Young Devon provides generous holiday entitlement from day one, a welcoming and passionate workplace culture, and access to training and career development opportunities.

About Young Devon

Young Devon is a youth work charity (1057949) and is committed to embracing diversity. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from areas under-represented within our workforce.

How to apply

• 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]

Contact for role information

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Katherine Weedall at Mobile: [phone] or Email: [e-mail].

Key dates

• Closing date for applications: 12 noon 9 January 2026
• Interviews: Friday 16 January 2026

We are not a sponsorship organisation for overseas candidates.

Young Devon is committed to Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable groups; all applicants who will or could have unsupervised access to these groups will complete the required checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service.