Are you passionate about making a tangible impact locally and changing the lives of vulnerable young people? Roundabout is looking for Group Living Project Worker – DAY STAFF to support homeless young people aged 16-25 in Sheffield.
About the role
This vacancy is for Group Living DAY Workers.
This is a new and exciting role within our Roundabout Group Living services due to an evolving rota, now utilising separate Day and Night workers.
The Day Group Living Support Worker role will give the successful candidate the opportunity to support young people, aged 16-18 care leavers and looked after children, to learn life skills and progress towards their own tenancy. Implementing fantastic interpersonal skills will empower young people to achieve and strive for more.
This role will work as part of a team that is based at our Group Living Project, working together to support an array of young people with different needs. This role will also work alongside other Roundabout services and other professional services (such as social care, leaving care, and health care professionals), so excellent multi-agency working and communication skills are necessary.
The successful candidate will support young people from diverse backgrounds who have experienced trauma, and therefore any applicants with additional specialist skills, such as knowledge of the asylum system and trauma-informed support, would be well received.
Roundabout’s values are that we care, we strive, and we are creative. The successful applicant would be expected to support and demonstrate these values to support our young people.
You will be playing a vital role, key working our residents to develop life skills, make safe choices, manage their mental wellbeing, and build up a community network. You could be supporting our residents to manage complex issues, such as family breakdown, substance misuse, navigating the asylum process, amongst many others. This is in addition to helping them with more day-to-day challenges such as budgeting, accessing education and employment, preparing for adulthood, and maintaining a tenancy.
We work as part of a team with some shifts lone worked. At Group Living projects, there are both Day support workers and Night support workers, working across the whole week including weekends to guarantee a 24/7 service. This role will staff the project throughout the day, supporting young people as required. The Group Living service currently has three 24/7 staffed projects in Sheffield, and together we provide a community for our young people.
Please download and complete an application form, ensuring that all areas of the Role Specification are addressed in your application.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications will be Wednesday 19 February 2025. Interviews will be held Thursday 27 February 2025. Roundabout Ltd is committed to actively valuing diversity and encouraging equal opportunities for all and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, particularly those currently underrepresented.
Roundabout is a Company Limited by Guarantee No: 3313253 and a Registered Charity No 1061313.
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