Youth & Community Worker (Support Worker Live-in Role)

This is a live-in position requiring a self motivated candidate to accompany, support and promote the wellbeing of young people (16 – 21yrs) living in a supported accommodation provision.

This is a live-in role as defined by HMRC as unmeasured work.

Responsibilities

• Offering personalised support and safeguarding young people to develop needed life skills including cooking, budgeting, healthy living, access education/training/employment etc.
• Accompany young people to appointments
• Promote the physical and emotional wellbeing of the service user
• Support the young person to access social activities as well as making right choices
• Understand and manage challenging behaviours that young people may presents
• Working in partnership with social workers and others external agencies CAMHS, GP, Youth Offending service, etc.
• Adhering to organisational policies and procedures
• Willing to work nights and weekends per rota including Live-in for minimum 4 days per week (subject to your availability and personal needs)

Qualifications & Requirements

Candidates with minimum level 3 NVQ in Social Care or Equivalent.

Must possess level 3 in functional skills (ICT, Literacy and Numeracy) and willing to learn. Employment offer subject to Enhanced DBS / Police check and satisfactory references.

Benefits

Free Training available for interested candidates with passion to help others.

A pension with employer contribution

Paid annual leave – including public holidays pro rata

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