YOUTH WORKER - BARNSTAPLE
Youth Worker (Job Ref: 25-73)
Permanent Contract - 30 Hours a Week
Salary £25,769.57 per annum/pro rata.
Based in Barnstaple
Are you inspired by Young People and their communities? Are you able to engage in a team to deliver high quality youth work interventions?
The Youth Enquiry Service (YES) in Barnstaple supports young people aged 11-25. We have created a safe space for young people to develop help-seeking behaviour from trusted relationships with trained and experienced adults who are able to listen well and respond accordingly. You will get to know young people by providing a warm, safe and structured environment which enables young people to explore difficulties and develop solutions. We are looking for someone who will understand the challenges faced by young people. 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.
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 Jen Lloyd on Mobile: 07522 239652 Email: Jen.Lloyd@youngdevon.org
You can request an application pack (including the Application Form and Job Description) from hr@youngdevon.org or download by selecting the links below:
Please submit your Application Form to hr@youngdevon.org
Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Friday 13th February 2026
Interviews: Tuesday 24th February 2026
What can we offer?
Young Devon provides generous holiday entitlement from day one, not to mention our welcoming, kind and passionate workplace culture.
We are not able to offer sponsorship for overseas candidates.
Young Devon is a youth work charity (1057949) passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and committed to embracing diversity.
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.
