SPACE is an ambitious and innovative charity, driven by our values and seeking to support even more young people by developing current and new services. Our employees strive to achieve the best they can and must be committed to seeing the best in others. We value everyone's contribution and create safe spaces for exploration and growth.
Do you want to help us unlock potential with young people and their communities? Do you love a challenge?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Youth Support Worker to work at our youth centre in Newton Abbot. The work will be part-time, permanent, 7 hours per week, and will include working 2 evenings per week and occasional weekends. Come and join a team of youth workers delivering high quality youth work. Learn new skills - training and support will be provided.
Recruiting for attitude and seeking candidates with a passion to work with young people and help them to unlock their potential. The role is fun, challenging and rewarding.
What is the role?
1. Supporting youth work in a variety of settings
2. Being collaborative and a team player
3. Supporting the design and delivery of the youth work curriculum and programmes
4. Planning, evaluating and evidencing of youth work
Who we’re looking for About You:
5. Passion for supporting and advocating for the rights of young people
6. Creativity and solution focused thinking
7. Respectful with excellent empathy and kindness
8. Ability to be adaptable and reach out when you need help and support
9. High commitment to continuous professional practice
10. Prepared to reflect and learn from experiences
Space is an inclusive and learning organisation. Our employees should strive to achieve the best they can and must be committed to seeing the best in others.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups to apply, as part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion principles.
What we offer
11. Annual leave: 6 weeks for the first 5 years then increased to 7 weeks (pro-rata’d for part-time roles)
12. Additional 3 Statutory days given between Christmas and new year plus bank holidays
13. Pension contributions starting at 6% rising to 8% in the third year
14. Employee assistance programme 24/7
15. Casual dress code
16. Social occasions
17. Continuous Professional
18. Development: Formal and informal training opportunities
19. Enhanced sick pay
20. Trained wellbeing champions available for a chat
21. Value-driven culture
How to apply
Please read the job description and apply by completing our application form, describing your passion for this role even if you don’t feel you meet every point in the description.
If you’d like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mark Gerry on 07935 711 423 or for more information please visit .
At SPACE, we work with young people and are fully committed to ensuring their safeguarding and welfare is a priority at all times. As part of our Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, all of our employees, contractors and volunteers will be expected to comply. Upon a conditional offer of appointment being made, all employees will also be required to satisfy our pre-employment
screening process which will include:
22. An identity check (photo ID)
23. Receipt of satisfactory references cover for 3 years to current
24. Documentary evidence of right to work in the UK
25. A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
To apply for this post please download and complete the attached application form, from our website,, and return this either via email as an MS Word document to or posting to DYS Space Ltd, 100 Club, Wear Barton Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 7EH.
The interview will be held at The Station Youth Centre, Newton Abbot on Monday 22nd September 2025 in the evening.