An invitation to join us at Young Devon as our new…
Youth Coach and Supported Accommodation Project Coordinators (Job Ref 24-72)
Plymouth House Supported Accommodation
Salary - £ 28,462 per annum.
Permanent contract.
37 hours per week (will consider secondments/flexible working)
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?
Plymouth House is a new accommodation opportunity providing a safe space 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-centred 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 them to make decisions, have their voice heard to build their own plan and engage successfully with employment, education and meaningful occupation opportunities. You will also be the Line Manager for the Youth Coach team of supported accommodation workers. The post will include lone working, and the post holder will be required to participate in the out-of-hours on-call rota providing emergency support for the supported accommodation service.
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 Ross Hamilton on mobile 07894 512245 or email ross.hamilton@youngdevon.org
You can request an application pack from hr@youngdevon.org or download from our website at
Please submit your Application Form to hr@youngdevon.org
Closing date for applications: 12pm on Friday 24th January 2025.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a 10-minute online Plymouth House introduction at 5pm on 31st January 2025.
Successful applicants will then be invited to Plymouth for a further interview on Thursday 6th February 2025.
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.
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