THERAPEUTIC LEAD PROFESSIONAL - NEWTON ABBOT OR PLYMOUTH
An invitation to join us at Young Devon as our next…
Therapeutic Lead Professional (Job Ref 26-43)
Part-time – 30 hours per week
Salary - £28,466 per annum pro rata
Newton Abbot or Plymouth
Permanent Contract
Are you a qualified practitioner excited at the opportunity to use your youthwork and therapeutic skills in a community setting with young people? Do you have experience of delivering coaching, mentoring, CBT, DBT or similar? Are you ready to join our dedicated team working therapeutically with young people living within our family-based placements and our semi-independent flats?
We are looking for a Therapeutic Lead Professional to join our Plan B team. You will be supporting vulnerable young people aged 16 -25 through their journey to independence across Devon.
Plan B is therapeutically informed family-based placements for young people who haven’t yet found the right accommodation and pathway for them. Working alongside other professionals you will be providing a therapeutic team parenting model providing holistic wraparound support for young people and their hosts. You will also be part of the team supporting young people in their Next Steps to Independence in our Plan B semi-independent flats in Plymouth.
If you are creative, flexible and energetic, you might be the person we are looking for to complement our existing team.
Please read the job description and person specification. If you then have any further questions about the role please contact Bekki Redshaw, Plan B Manager on 07525225557.
Please note- The post holder will be expected to travel between Newton Abbot and Plymouth and occasionally elsewhere in Devon.
Closing date: 12 Noon on Monday 17th August 2026
Interviews: Wednesday 26th August 2026
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
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.
