Teams across YMCA Dulverton Group change lives every day.
From those early years in childhood, right through to adulthood and beyond; our teams work in local communities to support individuals and families throughout their lives.
Want to be part of something special? Take a look at our current vacancies here.
Early Years
Our current Early Years opportunities:
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £12,514.28 per annum pro rata
Do you enjoy being around children and helping them learn? Then this is your chance to earn whilst you train.
Topics you will study include child and young person development, safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, supporting positive behaviour, partnership working in services for children and young people, health and safety, supporting positive environments, child development, practical care, planning and implementing activities, and observation.
How to apply:
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
Or, if you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Natalie Purkiss, Head of Early Years Education on: Email: Natalie.Purkiss@ymca-dg.org Telephone: 07851246509
Hours: 40 per week
Salary: £25,821.14 per annum
Do you share a passion for working in Early Years and would you like to be part of our fun, enthusiastic and motivated team? Would you like to join us in guiding, nurturing and developing the next generation of Super Heroes?
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and passionate Level 2 Early Years Practitioner to join our growing team.
How to apply:
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
Or, if you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Natalie Purkiss, Head of Early Years Education on: Email: Natalie.Purkiss@ymca-dg.org Telephone: 07851246509
Salary: £26,280.00 per annum
Hours: 40 per week
Do you share a passion for working in Early Years and would you like to be part of our fun, enthusiastic and motivated team?
The Old Potting Shed is a unique setting set in the Coombe Lodge Estate in Blagdon. We make the most of our wonderful surroundings at the Old Potting Shed, with a play-based curriculum that focuses on being outdoors and integrates a forest school approach to learning. Would you like to join us in guiding, nurturing and developing the next generation of Super Heroes?
How to apply:
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
Or, if you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Natalie Purkiss, Head of Early Years Education on: Email: Natalie.Purkiss@ymca-dg.org Telephone: 07851246509
Hours: 38 hours per week
Salary: £24,530.08 per annum
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our well-established childcare provision. Nestled behind our lovely old Farm House, Yew Trees is a purpose-built Nursery where every classroom door leads out onto acres of rolling countryside. Nature and the outdoors are at the heart of our children’s daily experiences and it is from here that the team is committed to making a difference to the lives of the children in our care.
Do you share a passion for working in Early Years and would you like to be part of our fun, enthusiastic and motivated team?
Would you like to join us in guiding, nurturing and developing the next generation of Super Heroes?
How to apply:
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
Or, if you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Natalie Purkiss, Head of Early Years Education on: Email: Natalie.Purkiss@ymca-dg.org Telephone: 07851246509
Hours: 38 hours per week
Salary: £24,966.00 per annum
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our well-established childcare provision. Nestled behind our lovely old Farm House, Yew Trees is a purpose-built Nursery where every classroom door leads out onto acres of rolling countryside. Nature and the outdoors are at the heart of our children’s daily experiences and it is from here that the team is committed to making a difference to the lives of the children in our care.
Do you share a passion for working in Early Years and would you like to be part of our fun, enthusiastic and motivated team?
How to apply:
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
Or, if you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Natalie Purkiss, Head of Early Years Education on: Email: Natalie.Purkiss@ymca-dg.org Telephone: 07851246509
Hours: 38 hours per week
Salary: £24,530.08 per annum
Do you share a passion for working in Early Years and would you like to be part of our fun, enthusiastic and motivated team?
Would you like to join us in guiding, nurturing and developing the next generation of Super Heroes?
How to apply:
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
Or, if you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Natalie Purkiss, Head of Early Years Education on: Email: Natalie.Purkiss@ymca-dg.org Telephone: 07851246509
Hours: 38 hours per week
Salary: £24,966.00 per annum
Do you share a passion for working in Early Years and would you like to be part of our fun, enthusiastic and motivated team?
Would you like to join us in guiding, nurturing and developing the next generation of Super Heroes?
How to apply:
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
Or, if you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Natalie Purkiss, Head of Early Years Education on: Email: Natalie.Purkiss@ymca-dg.org Telephone: 07851246509
Hours: 38 hours per week
Salary: £23,601.16 per annum
Do you share a passion for working in Early Years and would you like to be part of our fun, enthusiastic and motivated team?
Would you like to join us in guiding, nurturing and developing the next generation of Super Heroes?
How to apply:
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
Or, if you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Natalie Purkiss, Head of Early Years Education on: Email: Natalie.Purkiss@ymca-dg.org Telephone: 07851246509
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £12,514.28 per annum
Do you share a passion for working in Early Years and would you like to be part of our fun, enthusiastic and motivated team?
Would you like to join us in guiding, nurturing and developing the next generation of Super Heroes?
How to apply:
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
Or, if you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Natalie Purkiss, Head of Early Years Education on: Email: Natalie.Purkiss@ymca-dg.org Telephone: 07851246509
Role: Nursery Practitioner (BANK STAFF)
Location: North Somerset, Somerset
(The Potting Shed, Barley Wood, Stepping Stones, Yew Trees, and Meadowside)
Salary: £12.07 to £12.60 per hour
Hours: Variable
Contract type: Temporary
Deadline for applications: Ongoing
Interview date: Ongoing
Do you share a passion for working in Early Years and would you like to be part of our fun, enthusiastic and motivated teams? Would you like to join us in guiding, nurturing and developing the next generation of Super Heroes?
We are recruiting highly motivated and passionate Early Years Practitioners as bank staff to support our growing teams.
How to apply:
For further information, or to apply for this position, please contact recruitment@ymca-earlyyears.org or on social media.
Or, if you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Natalie Purkiss, Head of Early Years Education on: Email: Natalie.Purkiss@ymca-dg.org Telephone: 07851246509
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Salary: £11,328.55 to £11,826.00 per annum depending on qualification
Do you have an interest in working in Early Years and would you like to be part of our fun, enthusiastic and motivated team?
Would you like to join us in guiding, nurturing and developing the next generation of Super Heroes?
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
Or, if you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Natalie Purkiss, Head of Early Years Education on: Email: Natalie.Purkiss@ymca-dg.org Telephone: 07851246509
Hours: 18 hours per week
Salary: £11,328.55 to £11,826.00 per annum depending on qualification
Do you have an interest in working in Early Years and would you like to be part of our fun, enthusiastic and motivated team?
Would you like to join us in guiding, nurturing and developing the next generation of Super Heroes?
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
Or, if you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Natalie Purkiss, Head of Early Years Education on: Email: Natalie.Purkiss@ymca-dg.org Telephone: 07851246509
Hours: 40 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £27,051.71 per annum
We are looking to recruit a motivated and passionate Room Lead to provide effective and engaging opportunities for children to learn through play experiences that are cohesive with our practice and the EYFS, utilising the outdoors as much as possible.
You will lead the team, to ensure we provide a secure and stimulating environment where children can develop emotionally and intellectually as well as morally, physically, spiritually and socially, at their own pace.
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
Or, if you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Natalie Purkiss, Head of Early Years Education on: Email: Natalie.Purkiss@ymca-dg.org Telephone: 07851246509
Hours: 38 per week, over 4 days on a rota basis between Monday-Friday
8.00 am – 6 pm. 7.30 am starts may be required on a rota basis.
Salary: £27,051.71 per annum
We are looking to recruit a motivated and passionate Room Lead to provide effective and engaging opportunities for children to learn through play experiences that are cohesive with our practice and the EYFS, utilising the outdoors as much as possible.
You will lead the team, to ensure we provide a secure and stimulating environment where children can develop emotionally and intellectually as well as morally, physically, spiritually and socially, at their own pace.
If you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Natalie Purkiss – Head of Early Years Education, on Email: Natalie.purkiss@ymca-dg.org or Telephone: 07851246509
For more information and to apply for this position, please click here
Hours: 12 hours per week Term Time only
Contract: Fixed term for 12 months
Salary: £20,984.10 to £21,357.00 (FTE) per annum
We have an exciting opportunity arise within one of our Early Years settings, and are looking to recruit a motivated and passionate Practitioner to join our team as a support practitioner working one to one with a deaf child.
Stepping Stone’s is a fantastic pre-school set within the grounds of Court De Wyck School in Claverham. We have access to beautiful outdoor spaces and green areas, including a woodland area, where our children love to explore, imagine and learn.
If you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Natalie Purkiss – Head of Early Years Education, on Email: Natalie.purkiss@ymca-dg.org or Telephone: 07851246509
For more information and to apply for this position, please click here.
Hours: 40 per week
Salary: £27,051.71 per annum
We are looking to recruit a motivated and passionate Room Lead to provide effective and engaging opportunities for children to learn through play experiences that are cohesive with our practice and the EYFS, utilising the outdoors as much as possible.
You will lead the team, to ensure we provide a secure and stimulating environment where children can develop emotionally and intellectually as well as morally, physically, spiritually and socially, at their own pace.
If you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Natalie Purkiss – Head of Early Years Education, on Email: Natalie.purkiss@ymca-dg.org or Telephone: 07851246509
For more information and to apply for this position, please click here.
Accommodation
Hours: 37.5 per week (includes evening and weekends on a rota basis)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £24,461 (payable monthly)
We are hiring multiple candidates. We offer a range of contract types to accommodate different preferences and needs. Whether you’re seeking full-time or part-time, we have options available.
General Information:
We are looking for enthusiastic, honest and hardworking people to join our teams in Somerset. As of April 2024, we will be continuing or work in partnership with Somerset Council to deliver a new contract providing a key service of supported accommodation for young people aged 16 – 24.
We are growing and extending our passionate Young Persons’ Housing team in Somerset and are keen to find people who really believe in young people and their potential and who are motivated to make a real difference in for young people and communities.
Creating professional, positive and trusting relationships are key to working with every young person, in order to provide a supportive environment where they can make steps to move on to greater independence and achieve goals that matter to them. Our teams take an asset-based approach to actively encourage positive progression for all the individuals we work alongside.
As a service we provide a safe and welcoming environment for the individuals we support, with their aspirations and desires at the forefront of the support we offer.
Overall, we seek to provide a safe and welcoming environment to encourage and enable everyone we support to achieve progressive change through positive opportunities. This can be challenging yet rewarding work that helps individuals to belong, contribute and thrive.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of our children and young people. We follow a safer recruitment process, all appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and are required to provide two suitable references.
For further information, or to apply for the position, please click here.
If you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Kevin Lilwall – Head of Young Peoples Services, via Email: Kevin.Lilwall@ymca-dg.org, or via Telephone: 07854172693.
Hours: 37.5 per week (includes evening and weekends on a rota basis)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £24,461 pro rata (payable monthly)
We are hiring multiple candidates. We offer a range of contract types to accommodate different preferences and needs. Whether you’re seeking full-time or part-time, we have options available.
General Information:
We are looking for enthusiastic, honest and hardworking people to join our teams in Somerset. As of April 2024, we will be continuing or work in partnership with Somerset Council to deliver a new contract providing a key service of supported accommodation for young people aged 16 – 24.
We are growing and extending our passionate Young Persons’ Housing team in Somerset and are keen to find people who really believe in young people and their potential and who are motivated to make a real difference in for young people and communities.
Creating professional, positive and trusting relationships are key to working with every young person, in order to provide a supportive environment where they can make steps to move on to greater independence and achieve goals that matter to them. Our teams take an asset-based approach to actively encourage positive progression for all the individuals we work alongside.
As a service we provide a safe and welcoming environment for the individuals we support, with their aspirations and desires at the forefront of the support we offer.
Overall, we seek to provide a safe and welcoming environment to encourage and enable everyone we support to achieve progressive change through positive opportunities. This can be challenging yet rewarding work that helps individuals to belong, contribute and thrive.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of our children and young people. We follow a safer recruitment process, all appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and are required to provide two suitable references.
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
If you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Kevin Lilwall – Head of Young Peoples Services, via Email: Kevin.Lilwall@ymca-dg.org, or via Telephone: 07854172693.
Hours: 37.5 per week (includes evening and weekends on a rota basis)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £24,461 pro rata (payable monthly)
We are hiring multiple candidates. We offer a range of contract types to accommodate different preferences and needs. Whether you’re seeking full-time or part-time, we have options available.
General Information:
We are looking for enthusiastic, honest and hardworking people to join our teams in Somerset. As of April 2024, we will be continuing or work in partnership with Somerset Council to deliver a new contract providing a key service of supported accommodation for young people aged 16 – 24.
We are growing and extending our passionate Young Persons’ Housing team in Somerset and are keen to find people who really believe in young people and their potential and who are motivated to make a real difference in for young people and communities.
Creating professional, positive and trusting relationships are key to working with every young person, in order to provide a supportive environment where they can make steps to move on to greater independence and achieve goals that matter to them. Our teams take an asset-based approach to actively encourage positive progression for all the individuals we work alongside.
As a service we provide a safe and welcoming environment for the individuals we support, with their aspirations and desires at the forefront of the support we offer.
Overall, we seek to provide a safe and welcoming environment to encourage and enable everyone we support to achieve progressive change through positive opportunities. This can be challenging yet rewarding work that helps individuals to belong, contribute and thrive.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of our children and young people. We follow a safer recruitment process, all appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and are required to provide two suitable references.
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
If you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Kevin Lilwall – Head of Young Peoples Services, via Email: Kevin.Lilwall@ymca-dg.org, or via Telephone: 07854172693.
Hours: 37.5 per week (includes evening and weekends on a rota basis)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £24,461.95 (payable monthly)
General Information:
YMCA Dulverton Group are seeking a vibrant individual to join the Housing Team in West Somerset, as an Accommodation & Support Enabler. We’re in search of a motivated individual with the ability to maintain precise records, adapt to new challenges and offer guidance on all aspects of independent living. Taking an asset-based approach to actively encourage positive progression for all of the individuals we work alongside, you will create professional, positive and trusting relationships to provide a supportive environment to encourage moving on to greater independence. We are looking for someone who can proactively foster positive growth for the individuals we support through building professional, positive, and trusting relationships. You will cultivate a supportive environment that inspires positive progression whilst building resilience. While it may pose challenges, the work is immensely rewarding. Our teams work to foster a sense of belonging, contribution, and thriving for each individual.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of our children and young people. We follow a safer recruitment process, all appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and are required to provide two suitable references.
For further information, or to apply for the position, please click here.
If you would like an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Joe Heslop – Head of Adult Housing, via Email: Joe.Heslop@ymca-dg.org, or via Telephone: 07891809004.
Corporate Resource
Hours: 16 hours per week
Salary: £28,083.62 (FTE) per annum
We are looking for a Fundraising Officer to support the Executive Team to raise vital funds across varied income streams and to increase the provision of unrestricted funding streams. This will enable YMCA DG to continue to carry out its objects and increase opportunities, for developing new and existing projects, and raise our profile.
For further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
Social Enterprise
Location: Great Western Hotel
Hours: 37.5 per week
Contract: Permeant
Salary: £22,721.25 per annum
We are currently looking for a confident individual to assist with the management team on shift, ensuring great customer services and providing a high standard of motivation and to be a role model for our team of apprentice staff.
If you would like further information, or to apply for this position, please click here.
