About the role and the team
Our Service at Chester mainly provides support services to care leavers aged 16-18 years. The Service support the young people to develop independent living skills such as cooking, cleaning and personal hygiene. Managing budgets and understanding the wider benefits of work is also critical, and the young people access programmes for education, training and employment.
We are recruiting to fill a Young People Support Worker role at our new service in Chester and Winsford. The appointed candidates will join the team on a part-time (18.5 hours per week), permanent basis with flexible rota that includes evenings, weekends, sleep-ins and bank holidays.
As Young People Support Worker, you will work in a team that is responsible for delivering an assessment, support and move on service to care leavers (aged 16-18 years) in supported accommodation so that they can develop the skills and resilience to be confident and self-determining in their lives.
You will manage a caseload of young people, addressing their physical, emotional, social and behavioural needs. This will involve running group sessions and other key activities within the supported accommodation to help them progress towards independence.
Kindly see attached job description for more information about this great job opportunity.
About you:
You will have excellent communication skills and be committed to the values and ethos of Depaul UK.
1. Experience in working with care leavers, young people or other vulnerable groups
2. Experience of Safeguarding in children and adults and operating safeguarding requirements and procedures
3. Experience of using Risk Assessments and Support Planning tools
4. Experience of managing a case load, recording and record keeping
5. Experience of lone working
Benefits:
6. Free cover for your Partner living with you and your children under 18
7. Dental cover – including cosmetic dentistry
8. Optical cover – including glasses and contact lenses
9. International Accident Cover
10. Scans, Practitioner treatments, vaccinations and much more
Discounts and Vouchers:
11. Grocery shopping
12. Cinema tickets
13. Discounted Gym Memberships
14. Days out
15. Over 300 benefits to use and benefit from
Employee Assistance Program
16. 24/7 GP advice line with prescription service
17. 24/7 Counselling support – with face to face counselling included
18. Legal Advice line
About Depaul
Depaul UK delivers a range of support and housing services around the UK for young people and adults at risk of homelessness.
We provide services that:
19. Prevent homelessness
20. Increase the resilience of those we work with
21. Energise opportunities for employment, education, training & volunteering
We're dedicated to putting our values into action to achieve a society where everyone has a place to call home and a stake in their community.