Youth Work and Participation Team Leader (25-70)
| Posting date: | 21 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,625.68 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 February 2026 |
| Location: | Newton Abbot, Devon |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Young Devon |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 25-70 |
Summary
An invitation to join us at Young Devon as our next
Youth Work and Participation Team Leader (25-70)
Salary £32,625.68 per annum
37 hours per week - will consider secondments/flexible working
Based in Newton Abbot. Permanent contract.
Are you inspired by Young People and local communities co-designing and responding to need and aspiration?
Are you able to offer leadership, engage a team and together deliver the project vision?
Would you like to be part of our leadership team and oversee the development of projects in our services?
The Youth Enquiry Service (YES) in Newton Abbot has just undergone a refit and the team are excited to deliver the vision we have for this wonderful new space. We create safe spaces for young people to develop help-seeking behavior from trusted relationships with trained and experienced adults who are able to listen well and respond accordingly. We are looking for someone who is interested in developing environments where services come together with a person-centered focus to respond to the young people in the community.
You will have the skills and experience of building relationships of trust and understanding and working in the community through Youth Work, Education or Health and Social Care.
Please have a read through 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 transferrable skills. If you then have any further questions about the role please contact Jen Lloyd on 07522 239652.
Closing date for applications: 12 noon Monday 16th February 2026.
Stage 1 interviews: 10-minute online interview and Q&A Tuesday 24th February 2026.
Stage 2 interviews: Successful applicants will be invited to Newton Abbot for a second interview on Wednesday 4th March 2026.
To apply for this role please request an Application Pack from hr@youngdevon.org or download from our website at https://www.youngdevon.org/work-for-us/wellbeing-and-participation-team-leader
Please submit your application form to hr@youngdevon.org
We are not a sponsorship organisation for overseas candidates.
What can we offer?
Young Devon provides generous holiday entitlement from day 1, not to mention our welcoming, kind and passionate workplace culture.
Young Devon is a youth work charity (1057949) passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and embracing diversity. We are 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.
Youth Work and Participation Team Leader (25-70)
Salary £32,625.68 per annum
37 hours per week - will consider secondments/flexible working
Based in Newton Abbot. Permanent contract.
Are you inspired by Young People and local communities co-designing and responding to need and aspiration?
Are you able to offer leadership, engage a team and together deliver the project vision?
Would you like to be part of our leadership team and oversee the development of projects in our services?
The Youth Enquiry Service (YES) in Newton Abbot has just undergone a refit and the team are excited to deliver the vision we have for this wonderful new space. We create safe spaces for young people to develop help-seeking behavior from trusted relationships with trained and experienced adults who are able to listen well and respond accordingly. We are looking for someone who is interested in developing environments where services come together with a person-centered focus to respond to the young people in the community.
You will have the skills and experience of building relationships of trust and understanding and working in the community through Youth Work, Education or Health and Social Care.
Please have a read through 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 transferrable skills. If you then have any further questions about the role please contact Jen Lloyd on 07522 239652.
Closing date for applications: 12 noon Monday 16th February 2026.
Stage 1 interviews: 10-minute online interview and Q&A Tuesday 24th February 2026.
Stage 2 interviews: Successful applicants will be invited to Newton Abbot for a second interview on Wednesday 4th March 2026.
To apply for this role please request an Application Pack from hr@youngdevon.org or download from our website at https://www.youngdevon.org/work-for-us/wellbeing-and-participation-team-leader
Please submit your application form to hr@youngdevon.org
We are not a sponsorship organisation for overseas candidates.
What can we offer?
Young Devon provides generous holiday entitlement from day 1, not to mention our welcoming, kind and passionate workplace culture.
Young Devon is a youth work charity (1057949) passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and embracing diversity. We are 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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