DOMESTIC ABUSE YOUTH WORKER - EXETER AND/OR NEWTON ABBOT

An invitation to join us at Young Devon as our next…

Domestic Abuse - Youth Worker (Job Ref 25-89)

Salary - £25,769.57 per annum

Full-time - 37 hours per week

Permanent Contract: based in Exeter and/on Newton Abbot

Passionate about the emotional wellbeing, safety and mental health of children and young people?

Think you can make a difference to young people by listening and supporting them to move forward?

Think you can make a difference within our exciting project to support young people who have experienced a crime, to listen and to support them to move forward?

At Young Devon we are committed to making a difference for children and young people. This is a new and exciting opportunity to deliver trauma-informed support focussed on reducing the impact of trauma and empowering the young person to move forwards and achieve their goals.

You will be based in either our Exeter or Newton Abbott YES centres as well as working in a range of community settings and schools. You will hold a manageable caseload and provide a range of support tailored to the individual needs of the young person. This might include support around safety planning, self-esteem, managing emotions, understanding the impacts of trauma, healthy relationships and making informed choices. We also work with young people on learning respectful ways to manage conflict.

Your support will be a combination of face to face, online and group work sessions and you will be skilled at creating a safe, confidential, enjoyable space wherever you meet.

If you would like a chance to really make a difference for young victims and survivors of Domestic Abuse and have the skills outlined in the person specification, can engage them and help them to feel supported, stay connected and build their resilience, character and confidence then we want to hear from you.

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 7th April 2026

Telephone Interviews will take place on Monday 13th April 2026

Face to Face Interviews Monday 20th April 2026

 You can request an application pack from hr@youngdevon.orgor download from the links below.

Application Form - Domestic Abuse Youth Worker (25-89)

Job Description and Person Specification -Domestic Abuse Youth Worker (25-89)

Please read the job description and person specification. If you then have any further questions about the role please contact Jamie Keyse on 07894724610 Anna Slade on 07484544307

Please submit your Application Form to hr@youngdevon.org

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.