Senior Youth Support Worker - Expression of Interest
Plymouth, England, United Kingdom Part-time Posted 1 week ago
Expression of Interest (EOI)Senior Youth Support Worker – The Box Museum Partnership
(5 hours per week | Fixed ‑ term pilot to March 2027)
Grade: JNC – Senior Youth Support Worker (N347)
Service: Community Youth Team
Reporting to: Senior Professional Youth Worker
This role is only available to internal candidates.
We are a flexible employer and provide a variety of working arrangements tailored to the needs of each role.
“Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.”
This vacancy is only available for applications from existing Internal Plymouth City Council employees and Agency Workers who are in an active placement and have 12 weeks continuous service. Applications submitted by External candidates who do not meet this criteria will not be considered and will be rejected.
About The Role
An opportunity has arisen for an internal Expression of Interest for a Senior Youth Support Worker to lead and develop youth work delivery within the Community Youth Team’s collaborative partnership with The Box Museum.
This role forms part of a time‑limited pilot to March 2027, intended to strengthen targeted delivery, build workforce capacity, and inform future service development.
The role provides senior practitioner leadership within a defined project area and does not involve line management responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
In line with the N347 Senior Youth Support Worker (JNC) role profile, the post holder will:
This EOI Is Suitable For Practitioners Who
Closing Date - Sunday 21 June 2026
(5 hours per week | Fixed ‑ term pilot to March 2027)
Grade: JNC – Senior Youth Support Worker (N347)
Service: Community Youth Team
Reporting to: Senior Professional Youth Worker
This role is only available to internal candidates.
We are a flexible employer and provide a variety of working arrangements tailored to the needs of each role.
“Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.”
This vacancy is only available for applications from existing Internal Plymouth City Council employees and Agency Workers who are in an active placement and have 12 weeks continuous service. Applications submitted by External candidates who do not meet this criteria will not be considered and will be rejected.
About The Role
An opportunity has arisen for an internal Expression of Interest for a Senior Youth Support Worker to lead and develop youth work delivery within the Community Youth Team’s collaborative partnership with The Box Museum.
This role forms part of a time‑limited pilot to March 2027, intended to strengthen targeted delivery, build workforce capacity, and inform future service development.
The role provides senior practitioner leadership within a defined project area and does not involve line management responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
In line with the N347 Senior Youth Support Worker (JNC) role profile, the post holder will:
- Provide senior youth work leadership within the partnership with The Box Museum
- Plan, coordinate and deliver inclusive, youth‑led creative and cultural youth work programmes
- Support young people to access wider creative, cultural and heritage opportunities
- Ensure safeguarding, inclusion, accessibility (including SEND), and youth participation are embedded across delivery
- Lead on programme planning, reflective practice, and evaluation, recording outcomes linked to wellbeing, confidence and engagement
- Work collaboratively with cultural partners, colleagues, and wider professionals
- Contribute to the consistent embedding of My Way Health and Wellbeing objectives within practice
- Act as a senior practitioner resource, supporting quality and best practice (without line management)
This EOI Is Suitable For Practitioners Who
- Are currently employed within the Community Youth Team or wider PCC youth work service
- Have experience delivering high‑quality youth work and providing practice leadership
- Are confident leading partnership‑based projects and representing the service externally
- Wish to extend their core hours in a focused, senior practitioner role
- 5 hours per week
- Time‑limited pilot role running to March 2027
- Appointment subject to review outcomes at the end of the pilot period
Closing Date - Sunday 21 June 2026
