Young Company Support Worker

Clean Break’s Young Company will launch in September 2025 and offer a programme of theatre making and personal development for young women and non-binary people with criminal justice experience or those at risk of entering it, interested in performance and theatre. The programme will be delivered on Tuesdays and Wednesdays each week from September 2025 through to July 2026 (excluding holiday periods) and culminate in a production of a new work written for the company. The support worker will work directly with the young people, meeting one to one on a weekly basis and supporting their participation in theatre and personal development workshops. The programme will have approximately 8 participants. You will have a strong youth work background or experience in similar support roles for young women aged 18-25 years.

You will demonstrate a deep understanding of trauma-informed approaches to identify and assist in meeting the varied support needs of young women and non-binary people, and have proven experience of providing specialist support for their mental health, criminal justice, drug/alcohol, financial, or emotional needs. You will have a passion for working with young people and an interest in their creative expression and the arts more generally. You will bring experience of 1:1 personal development work as well as experience of working in groups. You will have strong communication skills, be able to diffuse conflict creatively and work well as part of a team.

Please read the recruitment pack before applying for this role. This is a fixed term part time role working 14 hours a week.

Information Session: We are holding an online information session about this role on Friday 18th July from 2-3pm. Sign up link is in the Recruitment Pack.