Outdoors or Music Youth Work Volunteer
An exciting opportunity for someone interested in the outdoors or music to join our team as a volunteer for our youth club sessions
Location: Okehampton
Hours of volunteering: Completely up to you!
Do you want to help us unlock potential with young people and their communities?
We're on the lookout for people with interests in the outdoors or music to join our team as volunteers for our youth club sessions in Okehampton. Our young people like getting active outdoors in nature and enjoy music. We need volunteers to assist with sessions and join in the youth club excitement.
About the role
Location: Room 13 Youth Centre in Okehampton
Hours of work: Completely up to you!
Coach: Senior Youth Support Worker
Role Ref: DYSVOL
Purpose of the role
To support in the delivery of quality youth work sessions on behalf of Space Youth Services.
Key Responsibilities
Engage with and be inclusive of all young people, actively respecting their diverse needs and lived experiences. Actively support youth work teams to achieve local team targets and ambitions.
Build positive relationships with young people. Contribute to the design and delivery of youth work programmes with support.
Be kind, work in an anti oppressive way, demonstrating Space values in all that you do. Support and deliver individual activities in line with teams programme offer.
Benefits of Volunteering
Access to FREE TRAINING
Be part of an amazing, supportive team
Give back to your community
Gain vital experience to obtain paid employment
Share your skills
Make a real difference to the lives of young people in your area
How to Apply
If you’d like an informal discussion about the role, please contact our volunteering team at volunteering@spacepsm.org
To apply for this volunteering opportunity please complete the expression of interest form below.
Fundraiser & Events Volunteer
An exciting opportunity for someone passionate about what we do to join our team as volunteers for fundraisers or events
Location: Devon Wide - Various locations
Hours of volunteering: Completely up to you!
Do you want to help us unlock potential with young people and their communities?
We are looking for volunteers across Devon to help in our Youth Club Sessions. This could be helping young people with cooking, gardening, art, music, refereeing sports activities and more. Open Acces is where it all happens!
About the role
Location: Devon Wide - Various locations
Hours of work: Completely up to you!
Coach: Fundraising / Volunteer Coordinator
Role Ref: DYSFUND
Purpose of the role
Community engagement & fundraising volunteers will support Space Youth Services with a wide range of activities and events to raise awareness of the work we do in the local community and support the fundraising team in generating funds. These funds help us to help more young people unlock their potential, and help us deliver essential services across the county. As a community engagement & fundraising volunteer, you will be working with our small team to ensure all activities and events are safe, efficient and effective in order to generate income and make an impact on our local community.
Key Responsibilities
Support local fundraising and engagement events
Support at seasonal events, and some events in our youth centres
Distributing promotional materials, posters and flyers across our communities
Attending local networking events
Helping with raffle ticket distribution and sales
Support planning fundraising activity, including generating and testing new ideas
Benefits of Volunteering
Access to FREE TRAINING
Be part of an amazing, supportive team
Give back to your community
Gain vital experience to obtain paid employment
Share your skills
Make a real difference to the lives of young people in your area
How to Apply
If you’d like an informal discussion about the role, please contact our volunteering team at volunteering@spacepsm.org
To apply for this volunteering opportunity please complete the expression of interest form below.
Volunteer Mentor
An exciting opportunity for someone to join the team volunteering their time to support young people
Location: Any Space Youth Centre
Hours of volunteering: Minimum 1 hour per week
Do you want to help us unlock potential with young people and their communities?
Can you dedicate an hour a week to supporting a young person on a 1-1 basis? Depending on your skills and the young person’s needs, this may involve being a listening ear, teaching them important life skills, doing some sports, doing some art based activities or music, or helping them to improve confidence. You would be offered the appropriate training to carry out this role, and always have support on hand from youth workers.
About the role
Location: Any Space Youth Centre - discover our locations
Hours of work: Minimum 1 hour per week
Coach: Volunteer Coordinator
Role Ref: DYSVOLMENT
Purpose of the role
Walk alongside a young person to support them in terms of motivation, self confidence, signposting or advocacy. To inspire. To be a listening ear, but not a counsellor. A mentor will use a solution focussed, person centred and positive approach.
Support a young person on a 1-1 basis, either in person at a youth centre, or online.
Key Responsibilities
Engage with and be inclusive of all young people, actively respecting their diverse needs and lived experiences. Actively support youth work teams to achieve local team targets and ambitions.
Build positive relationships with young people. Contribute to the design and delivery of youth work programmes with support.
Be kind, work in an anti oppressive way, demonstrating Space values in all that you do. Support and deliver individual activities in line with teams programme offer.
Benefits of Volunteering
Access to FREE TRAINING
Be part of an amazing, supportive team
Give back to your community
Gain vital experience to obtain paid employment
Share your skills
Make a real difference to the lives of young people in your area
How to Apply
If you’d like an informal discussion about the role, please contact our volunteering team at volunteering@spacepsm.org
To apply for this volunteering opportunity please complete the expression of interest form below.
Youth Work Volunteer
An exciting opportunity for people to join our team as volunteers for our youth club sessions
Location: Any Space Youth Centre
Hours of volunteering: Completely up to you!
Do you want to help us unlock potential with young people and their communities?
We are looking for volunteers across Devon to help in our Youth Club Sessions. This could be helping young people with cooking, gardening, art, music, refereeing sports activities and more. Open Acces is where it all happens!
About the role
Location: Any Space Youth Centre - discover our locations
Hours of work: Completely up to you!
Coach: Senior Youth Support Worker
Role Ref: DYSVOL
Purpose of the role
To support in the delivery of quality youth work sessions on behalf of Space Youth Services.
Key Responsibilities
Engage with and be inclusive of all young people, actively respecting their diverse needs and lived experiences. Actively support youth work teams to achieve local team targets and ambitions.
Build positive relationships with young people. Contribute to the design and delivery of youth work programmes with support.
Be kind, work in an anti oppressive way, demonstrating Space values in all that you do. Support and deliver individual activities in line with teams programme offer.
Benefits of Volunteering
Access to FREE TRAINING
Be part of an amazing, supportive team
Give back to your community
Gain vital experience to obtain paid employment
Share your skills
Make a real difference to the lives of young people in your area
How to Apply
If you’d like an informal discussion about the role, please contact our volunteering team at volunteering@spacepsm.org
To apply for this volunteering opportunity please complete the expression of interest form below.
Sports Youth Work Volunteer
An exciting opportunity for sports enthusiasts to join our team as volunteers for our youth club sessions
Location: Newton Abbot or Tiverton
Hours of volunteering: Completely up to you!
Do you want to help us unlock potential with young people and their communities?
We're on the lookout for sports enthusiasts to join our team as volunteers for our youth club sessions. Our young people like getting active outdoors, especially playing sports like football. We need volunteers to assist with refereeing, organising games, and joining in the youth club excitement.
About the role
Location: Newton About Youth Centre or Tiverton Youth Centre
Hours of work: Completely up to you!
Coach: Senior Youth Support Worker
Role Ref: DYSVOL
Purpose of the role
To support in the delivery of quality youth work sessions on behalf of Space Youth Services.
Key Responsibilities
Engage with and be inclusive of all young people, actively respecting their diverse needs and lived experiences. Actively support youth work teams to achieve local team targets and ambitions.
Build positive relationships with young people. Contribute to the design and delivery of youth work programmes with support.
Be kind, work in an anti oppressive way, demonstrating Space values in all that you do. Support and deliver individual activities in line with teams programme offer.
Benefits of Volunteering
Access to FREE TRAINING
Be part of an amazing, supportive team
Give back to your community
Gain vital experience to obtain paid employment
Share your skills
Make a real difference to the lives of young people in your area
How to Apply
If you’d like an informal discussion about the role, please contact our volunteering team at volunteering@spacepsm.org
To apply for this volunteering opportunity please complete the expression of interest form below.
Space Youth Service Trustee
Becoming a Trustee for Space provides an exciting and challenging opportunity to help shape the future development of youth services across Devon and beyond.
We are looking for candidates who will bring passion, drive and skills that will add value to Space. This expertise could include any number of skills beyond youth work, administration, management and teaching skills. All Trustees learn and develop on the job.
Don’t be put off if you think the role is daunting - there’s lots of support available.
About the job
Deadline for application: Open until appointment
Interview Date: Following weeks after applying
We are currently looking for 2 Trustees:
1 x Trustee with legal experience - To support us in navigating the legal aspects of our charity.
1 x Trustee with finance experience - To assist us in navigating the financial aspects of our charity.
The role of Trustee
Becoming a Trustee for Space provides an exciting and challenging opportunity to help shape the future development of youth services across Devon and beyond. We are looking for candidates who will bring passion, drive and skills that will add value to Space. This expertise could include any number of skills beyond youth work, administration, management and teaching skills. All Trustees learn and develop on the job.
Don’t be put off if you think the role is daunting - there’s lots of support available.
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The Board currently comprises ten Trustees, seven Independent Trustees (including the Chair) and three Staff Trustees (including the CEO). We have recently amended our Articles to allow for more Independent Trustees. These are part-time, voluntary roles, requiring a commitment of approximately one day per month. As a Board member you will be both a Director of the company and Trustees of the charity. This will entail having duties and responsibilities under company law and charity law. Whilst not onerous these must be taken seriously. More information regarding being a Trustee and the duties and responsibilities involved can be found here
Principal responsibilities
Trustees will:
Work closely with the Chair and other Trustees during their period of appointment
Ensure that Space complies with its governing document and pursues the objectives defined in it
Ensure that Space deploys resources exclusively in line with its objectives –the charity must not spend money on activities which are outside its objectives
Contribute actively to the Board’s role in giving strategic direction to the CEO and wider organisation, setting overall policy and evaluating performance
Safeguard the reputation and values of Space
Ensure the efficient administration of Space
Ensure Space’s sustainability
Protect and manage the property of the organisation and to ensure the proper investment of the organisation’s funds
Work with other trustees alongside the CEO to monitor his/her performance
In addition, and with other Trustees, each Trustee must hold the charity ‘in trust’ for current and future beneficiaries by:
Ensuring that the charity has a clear vision, purpose and strategic direction and is focused on achieving these
Being responsible for the performance of the charity and for its ‘corporate’ behaviour; ensuring that the charity complies with all legal and regulatory requirements
Acting as guardians of the charity’s assets, both tangible and intangible, taking due care over their security, deployment and proper application
Ensuring that the charity’s governance is of the highest possible standard
As well as the various statutory duties, any Trustee should make full use of any specific skills, knowledge or experience to help the Board make good decisions.
Person specification
Essential skills and experience:
Commitment to advocating for and implementing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion practices and challenging discrimination.
An understanding or interest in the issues and opportunities facing young people from all backgrounds and a full understanding of how youth work can address and realise these
An understanding of the challenges of leading an organisation in its development, or in periods of significant change
Impartiality, fairness and the ability to respect confidences
Willingness to attend occasional daytime and evening events
A passion for supporting young people to reach their potential.
Experience of supporting a developing organisation that consistently evaluates and improves its services.
The ability to monitor, understand and respond to national youth, education and other policies which impact on young people and their communities.
Comfortable with ‘measured’ risk and innovation
Willingness to attend Board meetings and be available for and respond to telephone calls and electronic communication from the Leadership Team of Space
Great communication skills with an ability to influence and negotiate successfully - A ‘can do’ attitude
Desire to lead and inspire a team of professional, committed and motivated staff
Commitment to Space and a willingness to devote the necessary time and effort
Preparedness to make unpopular recommendations to the board and a willingness to speak their mind
Understanding the value of Space and willingness to grow awareness of the range of services on offer
Ability to think strategically and creatively with good independent judgement.
Ability to understand, analyse and challenge a range of information
Willingness to be available to staff for advice and enquiries on an ad hoc basis
An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
An understanding of the roles of the Chair, Trustees and CEO
How to Apply
Thank you for your initial interest in this opportunity to join Space’s Board of Trustees. We ask that you send a copy of your CV together with an Expression of Interest of no more than two sides of A4 addressing the following:
• What are your motivations for applying for the role of Trustee
• What area of expertise and what value do you feel you can bring to the role
To ensure fairness to all applicants, any decision to shortlist you for initial telephone screening will be based solely on the information that you supply on your CV and Expression of Interest. Therefore, it is important you give as much information as possible regarding why you wish to apply and what you think makes you a suitable candidate.
Completed CVs and Expressions of Interest should be sent by email to:
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Applicants must be over the age of 18
You will not be able to apply if you:
• Have an unspent conviction for an offence involving dishonesty or deception
• Are currently declared bankrupt, or are subject to bankruptcy restrictions orders or an interim order
• Have an individual voluntary arrangement to pay off debts with creditors
• Are disqualified from being a company director
• Have previously been removed as a trustee by either the Charity Commission or the High Court due to misconduct or mismanagement
It is an offence to act as a charity trustee while disqualified unless the Charity Commission has given a waiver under S.181(2) of the Charities Act 2011. You will not be able to apply if you are “associated” with Devon County Council. “Associated” means that you are currently an elected member or an officer of Devon County Council or have been an elected member within the preceding 4 years. This restriction is necessary to ensure the organisation’s independence in the eyes of the Charity Commission.
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At SPACE, we work with young people and are fully committed to ensuring their safeguarding and welfare is a priority at all times. As part of our Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, all of our employees, contractors and volunteers will be expected to comply. Upon a conditional offer of appointment being made, all employees will also be required to satisfy our pre-employment screening process which will include:
• An identity check (photo ID)
• Receipt of satisfactory references cover for 3 years to current
• Documentary evidence of right to work in the UK
• A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)