Job Description

Youth Support Worker & Job Specification

Unfortunately, we cannot offer this role to anyone overseas or far from our main office. UK applicants only.

Description:

At WeCare Housing and Support Limited, we offer numerous services targeted towards vulnerable and struggling individuals in need of support and safeguarding. Our goal is to provide shelter, tenderness and a safe space to those in difficult positions and this extends out to those struggling internally with mental health issues and learning disabilities.

We are looking to hire a

youth

support worker for a supported living home, caring for young people between 16-25 with complex mental health issues and learning disabilities, such as autism.

In this role, you will be working one-to-one with individuals with varying intensities of the above listed issues, as well as leading support groups. You will need to be able to form a healthy, friendly relationship with our tenants, as well as be able to talk respectfully with them especially during particularly hard moments.

It is essential that you have some experience in support work and desirable if you have qualifications, such as a Disability Support Worker certificate for example, to support your application further. You will also be required to complete a DBS check due to the nature of the job.

Our main requirement, above all, is empathy and a drive to help those in less fortunate, vulnerable positions be able to live their lives as happily and healthily as can be!

SUPPORTED LIVING

POST TITLE:

Youth Support Worker

ACCOUNTABLE:

Senior Support Worker/Service Manager

BASIC HOURS:

Flexible weekdays, overnights and weekends where required, plus being prepared for being On Call for Out of Hours.

Roles of the job will be to:

Monitor the health and safety of the young person and the property through domestic routines and structural boundaries within the home Monitor the young person's ability to engage with everyday living and develop skills where necessary Establish good relationships with the young people Promote professional boundaries between employee and young people Escalate concerns including safeguarding regarding young people's welfare to Head Office Encourage young people to access education, training, employment and any other activities supporting any application or enrolment process Complete daily notes regarding each young person's progress Attend regular support & supervisions Welcome applicants without experience who are willing to gain further qualification and broaden their knowledge Will be expected to work; Days, Waking Nights, Overnights and weekends as required.
Desirable Skills:

12 months experience working with young people- can be volunteer or personal experiences Ability to prioritise actions to achieve goals set
To apply for this job, you will be required to:

Have a NVQ L3 in working with children and young people or relevant qualification (if not, willing to sign up for one with the company) Show effective communication skills Have the willingness to travel Be a positive role model, nurture and care for all people in the Home. Work in accordance with the Quality Standards and co-operate with any inspection process. Carry out duties in line with organisational policies and procedures. Complete and maintain administrative records as required by the home.
Flexible Job Types: Full-time, Part time, Weekends

Salary: Starting at 12.50 per hour (day) / 11 per hour (night)

Shift:

10 hour shift 12 hour shift 8 hour shift Day shift Night shift
Work location: In person
Reference ID: Youth Support Worker 01

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From 12.50 per hour

Physical Setting:

Residential home
Shift:

10 hour shift 12 hour shift 8 hour shift Day shift Night shift
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Youth Support Worker 01