Overview
There’s never been a more exciting time to join City of Doncaster Council. The City of Doncaster Council is a confident, ambitious organisation which puts improving the life of its residents at the centre of everything we do. You have an opportunity to be part of this in the role of Deputy Manager. An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Housing & Independence Service as a Support Worker for supported accommodation. We are looking for experienced and motivated individuals to support staff with our young people on their road to independence.
We are committed to ensuring that care experienced young people transition successfully to living independently. It is recognised that young people achieve independence at different ages linked to their cognitive ability, early life experiences, resilience and their experiences with regulated care settings. Taking this into account we developed the Housing & Independence service which delivers the ‘Key to Your Future Project’ in its entirety. The young people will also complete the Key to My Future preparation for independence programme. This well-established programme that was developed collaboratively with our young people leaving care focuses on the practical aspects of managing a tenancy and living independently. All the work they completed on the programme will be processed through to AQAs unit award scheme for accreditation certificates.
The Housing & Independence service utilises the Trusts Psychological services to provide formulations of the young people prior to them starting the programme as well as a dialectical behavioural Therapy based programme, that the young people work through with staff support once ready they will move into the identified outreach accommodation which is the next phase of the project.
Responsibilities
* To work with young people, children in care and care leavers, as part of a supportive and inspirational member of the support team.
* To contribute to the implementation of therapeutic approaches and develop and use these approaches in the service.
* To be an innovative and creative thinker who looks for opportunities to improve the offer to our young people.
Qualifications and requirements
* Experience of working with young people, children in care and care leavers.
* Willingness to develop and use therapeutic approaches within the service.
* Ability to be an innovative and creative thinker who seeks opportunities to improve outcomes for young people.
Benefits
In return for your hard work and dedication, you will be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will have access to attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, a generous local government pension scheme, well-being support and development opportunities, and access to staff discounts and benefits schemes. More information on benefits available to City of Doncaster Council employees can be found in the attached benefits book.
Application and contact
Please ensure you view the job summary and job profile as you will need to demonstrate in your application how you meet the required criteria. Shortlisting will be confirmed and interviews are anticipated to be held the week commencing 20 October 2025. For further details or an informal chat please contact:
Liza Justice, Team Manager, 07929 080166 or lisa.justice@doncaster.gov.uk or Barry Eannetta, Barry.Eannetta@doncaster.gov.uk
To apply please click the Apply Now link below.
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