Are you interested in youth work and working with young people? Do you have disabilities or additional needs that would make you a great role model for our young people?

Amaze is offering a paid and supported work experience placement in our Brighton Amazing Futures youth team. If you are enthusiastic and keen to gain experience working in youth work and in an office environment, this is an opportunity to develop your skills and get work experience in a supportive, friendly team.

Supported work placement – Brighton

  • 7 hours a week – usually Thursdays 12 to 7 pm (including one hour paid break) plus four Fridays
  • 6 month placement running until end of March 2027
  • £13.57 per hour (based on living wage guidelines)

A young person with their arms out, laughing, in the middle of a game, while a youth worker in an Amaze tee looks on, smiling.About the role

The role involves helping to run our Amazing Futures service for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) aged 14 to 25.

It also involves working at Brighton & Hove Museum, and with Allsorts youth project, supporting LGBTQ+ young people.

You will spend:

  • 20 days working with Amaze
  • 4 days with Brighton & Hove Museum
  • 4 days with Allsorts

This means that you get a wide range of experience in different settings.

We will be offering training and support. This is an opportunity to get experience in youth work and build workplace skills such as teamwork and office administration.

About you

We are looking for someone aged 18+ who understands special educational needs and disability (SEND), and the issues young people are facing today, through your personal experience.

  • We will provide you with support and adapt the internship to your needs, but you do need to be able to travel to different locations in Brighton.
  • You will need to be confident to communicate with lots of different people, one to one and in groups.
  • You will be working with young people with SEND who are facing challenges in their lives, so you need to be warm and non-judgemental.
  • We need someone with basic computer skills. This means being able to use email and Microsoft Word.

At the moment, people from the global majority are an identified gap in our team so are encouraged to apply. (The global majority means people who are Black, Asian, brown, mixed ethnicity, or indigenous from the Global South. If you are not white, you are part of the global majority.)

We are looking for people to start in mid-October 2026.

Young people baking cakes at a youth group sessionCan I apply if I currently attend Amazing Futures youth groups?

You are welcome to apply if you currently come to our Amazing Futures groups, but if you were successful in getting the role you wouldn’t be able to come to groups as a participant because you will be working for us and need to keep professional boundaries.

You could go back to the groups once your placement ends.

Before you apply

Before you complete your application, please read:

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Thursday 24 September 2026.

Please upload your CV and cover letter, or a document with a link to your video application here: 

Apply for supported work placement

Interviews will be in-person on Thursday 30 September in Brighton.

Please complete the Diversity Monitoring Form linked in the mandatory questions section. (No-one involved in considering your application will have access to your answers, and you can choose “prefer not to say” for any question you do not wish to answer.)

Got questions?

For any other queries about the role, please contact Ella Burns on 07483 903 779 or email Ella at EllaB@AmazeSussex.org.uk