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Youth Support Assistant

13 Oct

The Core at Corby Cube - Closing date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025

Artform: Theatre

Role: Creative

Contract: Permanent

Location: East Midlands

Job Summary

Job Purpose: To provide support in the delivery of creative youth programmes for ages 12–25. This may include supporting session delivery, safeguarding reporting, communication with partners, parents, and session practitioners, and the continued development of collaborative partnerships

Job Description

Join The Core's Creative Learning Team!

Are you passionate about helping young people thrive through creativity? We're looking for a Youth Support Assistant to help deliver exciting programmes for ages 12-25, from workshops and showcases to community projects.

You'll support sessions, safeguarding, and partnerships - helping young people grow in confidence and creativity. If you're organised, proactive, and care about inclusion and youth voice, we'd love to hear from you.

Essential Experience:

  • Experience of working with young people aged 12-25 in a creative, educational, or community setting

  • Experience of working in a team and supporting youth program delivery

  • Experience of safeguarding practices and procedures

Essential Knowledge/Qualifications:

  • Awareness of youth issues and challenges affecting young people today

  • Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion

Essential Skills/Abilities:

  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks

  • Excellent verbal and written communication

  • Confident working independently and with initiative

  • Passion for working with young people and supporting creative opportunities

  • Willingness to learn and take part in training

  • Commitment to collaboration, inclusivity and wellbeing

Job Responsibilities

Key Task Areas:

Regular Program Support

  • To support with session delivery across the range of youth programs - times will vary but will include evenings and weekends from time to time

  • Contribute to planning and logistics

Project M Support

  • Attend and support Project M sessions weekly (Thursday 6:30-8:30) Attendance is required 3 weeks out of 4 in a month.

  • Assist with attendance monitoring, safeguarding reporting, and showcases planning and delivery

  • Be a fire warden for Project M space and a duty manager for the theatre, specific to evacuating youth groups as necessary.

Collaboration & Networking

  • Attend and support cross-sector in person youth partnership meetings (e.g., VCSE, CYP collaborations) These may take place either locally or at other venues across Northamptonshire

  • Represent the youth voice in relevant forums and share learning with the Core team.

A full Youth Support Assistant job description is available to view and download on our website.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Youth Support Assistant

  • Salary: £20k-£25k (pro-rata)

  • Hours: Part time

  • Artform: Theatre

  • Role: Creative

  • Contract: Permanent

  • Closing date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025

  • Location: East Midlands | view on Google Maps

How to Apply

Please follow the link our website and submit a covering letter (no more than two sides of A4) with your CV. In your letter, please include why you want this Youth Support Assistant role, your relevant experience, knowledge, and skills, and some examples outlining how you fit the job description

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