Youth Support Worker

Devon County Council; Highweek; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave

Staff pension option

Travel expenses reimbursement

Job summary

Life Chance Trust in Teignbridge is seeking a part-time Youth Support Worker to mentor young people, lead onboarding, and support a Youth Board. You'll travel across South Devon with a valid UK driving licence and work in a hybrid role with some remote responsibilities.

Role includes coordinating group activities, residential trips, safeguarding and record-keeping, and close collaboration with families and partners. DBS required and training provided.

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience in youth work or similar support role for young people.
• Experience delivering one-to-one mentoring and building relationships with young people.
• Safeguarding knowledge and ability to identify, record and escalate concerns.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent one-to-one outreach mentoring to about eight young people weekly.
• Lead onboarding, assessments, consent, support planning, and baseline outcomes.
• Match young people with volunteer mentors and monitor mentoring relationships.

Skills

Mentoring

Outreach

Communication

Record-keeping

Tools

Case-management systems

Job description

Youth Support Worker - Life Chance Trust Teignbridge, Devon, Hybrid

Part Time

£25,000 FTE

Location: Newton Abbot & Remote

1-year Fixed Term (with potential to extend)

Role at a glance

Manage a weekly caseload of approximately eight young people; lead end-to-end onboarding and match young people with volunteer mentors; support the management of the Youth Board; help plan youth residential trips and lead group activities; maintain accurate safeguarding, case-management and impact records; and travel regularly across South Devon and to the Trust's hubs in Newton Abbot, Torbay and Exeter. A suitable car and full, clean UK driving license are essential.

About Us

The Life Chance Trust is a South Devon-based charity transforming the futures of young people aged 16-25 who have experienced trauma, adversity, or disrupted education. Through mentoring, life skills development, careers coaching and community engagement, we empower young people to build resilience, achieve their goals, and thrive.

The Role

• Provide consistent one-to-one outreach mentoring to approximately eight young people each week, building trusted professional relationships and helping them work towards agreed goals.
• Lead the referral and onboarding process, including introductory meetings, assessments, consent, support planning, baseline outcomes and risk-management arrangements.
• Help match young people with suitable volunteer mentors, support introductions and monitor each mentoring relationship.
• Support the Youth Board and create meaningful opportunities for young people to co‑design services and influence the Trust’s work.
• Plan and lead safe, inclusive group activities and help organise and deliver youth residential trips.
• Maintain accurate case, safeguarding, risk, attendance and impact records, responding promptly to concerns or changes in risk.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, referral partners and other professionals, and support wider service coordination where required.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to make a visible difference in young people's lives.
• Ongoing CPD, reflective supervision and support to develop your youth‑work practice.
• A supportive, inclusive and values‑led team.
• 23 days' annual leave, including bank holidays (the pro‑rata entitlement for a four‑day week).
• Optional staff pension and reimbursement of authorised travel expenses in line with Trust policy.

About You

You will be positive, approachable and reliable, with the confidence to engage young people who may be hesitant to trust services.

• At least two years' experience in youth work or a closely related role supporting young people.
• Experience of delivering one-to-one mentoring, casework or targeted support and building effective professional relationships.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and practical experience of identifying, recording and escalating concerns.
• A genuine commitment to trauma‑informed, inclusive and young‑person‑centred practice, with clear professional boundaries.
• The judgement to work independently in outreach settings while keeping managers appropriately informed.
• Strong communication, organisation and administration skills, including accurate use of records, spreadsheets, databases and deadlines.
• Confidence facilitating groups, supporting youth‑led meetings and enabling young people to shape services.
• Experience of supporting care‑experienced or trauma‑affected young people, young people with special educational needs, disabilities or neuro‑diversity, volunteer mentors, youth participation, residential trips or impact data would be particularly valuable.
• You must have a full, clean UK driving licence, access to a suitable car insured for business use and be willing to travel regularly across South Devon. Occasional evening, weekend or overnight work may be required for Youth Board meetings, activities and residential trips.

Safeguarding & Inclusion

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Job Details

OrganisationOther Organisations

Work LocationTeignbridgeDevonHybrid

Reference AC6981

Occupational GroupSocial Care & HealthYouth & Community

Salary Details £25,000 FTE

Job TermFixed

Appointment TypePart Time

Hours 3 or 4 days per week

Closing Date 29/09/2026

DBS Check Required Yes