Job Description

Benefits

Company pension Flexitime Comprehensive training Company funded NVQ Level 3 and/or 4,5 training
Looking for people with experience of providing community/floating support to the service users between 18 and 25 year of age living in an independent environment. The ideal candidate should have a positive attitude and knowledge of the social care legislation. In return, we offer flexible working pattern, flexi leave, bonus scheme, employee assistance programme and contribution into pension scheme.

Are You:

Experienced in working with young people who can display challenging behaviour (Essential).

NVQ Qualified (Minimum Level 2- 3) in a social care related subject (Desirable).

Able to demonstrate an understanding of social emotional and behavioural difficulties and how these may impact the lives of the young people that we support.

Able to inspire and encourage young people to engage in all aspects of daily living.

Promote and support independent living skills

An empowering, approachable and resilient worker.

Able to provide a person-centred approach.

Confident, influential, and inspiring.

Job Purpose:

To be responsible as a member of the staff team to formulate support plans with young people, construct packages of support to meet their needs and for the direct day to day support. Act in the capacity of an allocated keyworker, ensuring that recommendations and plans set out in young people's LAC review or pathway plans are being met and through positive intervention support young people to move forward towards independent living. To promote young people's physical, emotional and social welfare; promoting their capacity to take responsibility for themselves and to act responsible towards others; in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000.

Personal Specification:

Main Duties and Key Responsibilities:

Direct work with young people, key working and generally taking an active part in providing support Working in partnership with young people, their social worker and carers and other relevant agencies. To co-ordinate, monitor and review Pathway Plans for all allocated young people preparing to make the transition to adulthood and greater independence. Taking responsibility for the upkeep of the establishment with regard to health and safety and primary care issues, as well as making autonomous decisions about individual young people's requests and behaviour. Administrative work and record keeping associated with key working responsibilities. To ensure that young people carry as much responsibility for their own lives as they can reasonably and demonstrably be expected to carry, keeping them informed of their circumstances and rights, involving them in planning their lives, supporting them and helping them towards taking greater control and responsibility. To provide support as appropriate when a young person moves onto independent living.

Household Responsibilities:

To share in the practical activities necessary to maintain the House. To care for the fabric, equipment and overall environment To be accountable for moneys allocated for specific purposes Reporting repairs and ensuring that necessary actions are taken Carry out regular inspections ensuring standards are being met. Reporting repairs and ensuring that necessary actions are taken

Personal:

To be able to work on flexible hours during the week and ability to travel between satellite units (outreach)

To keep abreast of good practice in order to develop skills, knowledge and experience, in accordance with a personal development plan. To make use of regular professional supervision. To report to a line manager, or other appropriate person, malpractice or evidence which may suggest it
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: 14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 - 30 per week

Benefits:

Additional leave Casual dress Company pension Free or subsidised travel Health & wellbeing programme
Physical Setting:

Residential home
Shift:

Day shift
Work days:

Monday to Friday
Experience:

supported living: 1 year (required)
Language:

English (required)
Work Location: On the road