Work for us - YMCA DownsLink Group

Work for us

Make a positive impact on local children and young people in our community

Work for us

At YMCA DownsLink Group, we need talented and passionate people to help us make a difference to young people’s lives.

We are proud to offer competitive pay that is above the Real Living Wage rate and a range of other benefits listed below.

Explore current job opportunities across our teams.

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Employee benefits

Our staff and volunteers are essential to everything we do. We’re committed to creating a working environment where they feel valued, respected and supported. We offer:

  • Leave entitlement: 27 days holiday per annum for full time employees, plus 8 bank holidays (increases with service). Part-time employees receive a pro rata amount of leave dependent upon the hours they work.
  • Wellbeing: We offer a Health & Wellbeing Cash Plan to all contracted employees, an Employee Assistance Programme which provides access to 24/7 support for all of life’s challenges and flexible/hybrid working for some roles.
  • Financial: We offer an enhanced workplace pension through Legal and General - 3% employer/4% employee contribution and 1% Government Top up (Tax Relief), a Cycle to Work scheme, exclusive discounts on a broad range of top brands via Health Shield (from fashion and holidays to car hire and grocery shopping) and a Life Assurance Policy: 2 x salary.
  • Learning & Development: We provide an extensive programme of formal learning opportunities, supported by an organisation-wide culture of learning.
  • Reflective practice: As part of our commitment to being a Trauma-Informed organisation, all frontline staff have access to regular group Reflective Practice Supervision and for therapeutic roles, we offer clinical supervision.
  • Chaplaincy: our chaplains offer independent support to residents and staff of all faiths, and those that have no faith. They offer monthly prayer groups and are available for everyone, to share in both the joys and sorrows of life.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We're committed to building an inclusive workplace to reflect our values: we do what’s right, we work with heart and we build real connections.

We actively welcome applications from all communities we serve, especially Black and racially minoritised groups, LGBTQU+ individuals, and people with disabilities or neurodiversities who are currently under-represented in our team.

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Alys - Support worker

"What I love most about working here is the opportunity to make a real, tangible difference in young people's lives. Seeing their confidence grow, watching them make positive changes and knowing that our conversations, whether we're chatting about their week, favourite films, or just sharing a laugh, are having a profound impact, is incredibly rewarding.”

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