Job Description
Senior Youth Support Worker – Problematic Substance Use Focus
Location: Efford Youth & Community Centre, Blandford Road, Plymouth, PL3 6HU
Base: Efford Youth & Community Centre (with partnership and city‑wide working)
Salary: JNC SCP 11–14, £29,644 – £33,066 per annum
Contract Type: Full time, fixed‑term
Contract Period: 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027
Hours per week: 37
Weeks per year: 52
- Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.
The Role
Plymouth City Council is seeking a Senior Youth Support Worker (Problematic Substance Use) to join its Community Youth Team. This is a senior youth work role with a specialist focus on supporting young people affected by, or at risk of, problematic substance use, using a relationship‑based, harm reduction and prevention‑led youth work approach.
The pri...