Youth Mentoring Co-ordinator

Part-time | 3 or 4 days per week | Newton Abbot & Remote | 1-year Fixed Term (with potential to extend)

Role at a glance:

As a Youth Mentoring Co-ordinator, you will play a key role in supporting young people aged 16–25 to achieve positive outcomes through trauma-informed mentoring and engaging activities. You will manage a caseload of young people, oversee the full onboarding process, and match them with volunteer mentors. The role also includes supporting the management of our Youth Board, planning and leading group activities and residential trips, maintaining accurate safeguarding, case management and impact records, and working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation. Regular travel across South Devon and to our hubs in Newton Abbot, Torbay and Exeter is required, so a suitable vehicle and a full, clean UK driving licence are essential.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to make a visible difference in young people’s lives.

• Ongoing training, reflective supervision and support to develop your youth-work practice.

• A supportive, inclusive and values-led team.

• 23 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays (the pro-rata entitlement for a four day week).

• Optional staff pension and reimbursement of authorised travel expenses in line with Trust policy.

About You

You will be positive, approachable and reliable, with the confidence to engage young people who may be hesitant to engage with our services.

You will bring:

• At least two years’ experience in youth work or a closely related role supporting young people.

• Experience of delivering one-to-one mentoring, casework or targeted support and building effective professional relationships.

• Strong safeguarding knowledge and practical experience of identifying, recording and escalating concerns.

• A genuine commitment to trauma-informed, inclusive and young-person-centred practice, with clear professional boundaries.

• The judgement to work independently in outreach settings while keeping managers appropriately informed.

• Strong communication, organisation and administration skills, including accurate use of records, spreadsheets, databases and deadlines.

• Confidence facilitating groups, supporting youth-led meetings and enabling young people to shape services.

• Experience of supporting care-experienced or trauma-affected young people, young people with special educational needs, disabilities or neurodiversity, volunteer mentors, youth participation, residential trips or impact data would be particularly valuable.

• You must have a full, clean UK driving licence, access to a suitable car insured for business use and be willing to travel regularly across South Devon. Occasional evening, weekend or overnight work may be required for Youth Board meetings, activities and residential trips.

Safeguarding & Inclusion

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Closing date: 13th September 2026

Please send your application and CV or any queries to:
info@lifechancetrust.org.uk