What we offer
- We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
- Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
What you’ll do
- Supporting young people, aged 16-25, who may be facing homelessness, mental health challenges, exploitation or substance abuse, helping them to develop the skills to live independently.
- Encouraging and empowering young people to achieve their goals, whether it’s finding stable housing, securing employment or building confidence.
- Helping with day-to-day tasks such as budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation.
- Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews.
- Cuppas, chats and catch ups. Working alongside a supportive team you will take the time to build real connections with young people and guide them through life’s challenges.
Why join us
This is more than a job, it’s a place where you feel valued. You get great training, support from friendly colleagues and a chance to make a real difference every day. Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!
- You have a passion for supporting young people to grow, develop and succeed.
- Experience in care, youth work, or a similar setting, or a personal understanding of the challenges young people face.
- The ability to work on your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach.
- A flexible understanding and personal approach to support, because every young person’s journey is unique.
Stronger together
We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!
Qualifications
- Due to our service being regulated by Ofsted you must have experience supporting young people.
- You’ll work a four-week rolling rota, a mixture of weekdays and weekends.
- Where we’re flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.
- Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.
- You’ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay the fee.
Pay & Benefits
Earn £13.45 per hour (£26,300 per annum) plus great benefits including Health Cash Plan! Permanent, Full time (37.5 hpw) Tyneside Foyer, Newcastle upon Tyne. We can’t offer a CoS for this role.
- 34 days leave (including bank holidays and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, and time off for volunteering too!
- Health cash plan – saving you from £1,140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
EEO Statement
Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. For more details, please visit our website.
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