Job Description

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

Housing Support Worker (Sleep-in) - (Job Ref 25-42)

Permanent Contract based in Ilfracombe

Two 10-hour sleep-in night shifts per week - 105.60 per shift

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated, conscientious person to join our Supported Housing team in our Ilfracombe project.

You will be lone working with young people (aged 16-25) who have a range of support and housing needs. Providing a holistic service assisting with accessing benefits, managing finances, health and wellbeing, maintaining accommodation, accessing education, employment or training. In addition to this you will sometimes give further support and sign-posting for additional needs. You will need to take a creative approach to support, adapting your style of communication with each individual to provide a person-centred approach to help the young people establish and work towards their goals and aspirations.

You will also take an active role in the management and oversight of the buildings undertaking health and safety checks.

This post has on-call support from management.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Monday 13TH October 2025

Interviews: Tuesday 21st October 2025

To apply for this role - please request an Application Pack from hr@youngdevon.orgor download from our website at www.youngdevon.org/about/work-for-us.

Please submit your application form to hr@youngdevon.org

Please read the job description and person specification. If you then have any further questions about the role please contact Kerry Skipper on 01271 326232 / 07866 507172.

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) who is actively 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.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 105.60 per day

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Cycle to work scheme Health & wellbeing programme Sick pay
Work Location: In person