Are you passionate about empowering young people and helping them reach their full potential?
Barnardo'sarelooking forcreative,nurturingandmotivated individuals to join our friendly team at our16+ Glasgow Service.In this role,you'llbe supporting young people aged 1625 living in shared accommodationand in the communityas they work toward independence.
Ifyou'redriven to make a meaningful difference in a young person's life,we'dlove to hear from you!
Location :New City Road, Glasgow, Scotland, G4 9JT
Hours / Shift Pattern: 37hours per week
Shifts include sleepovers, day shift and back shift this includes weekend work.
About the Service
Glasgow 16+ service has over 30years' experienceof supporting care leavers within Glasgow through our housing support services.
Our housing support services include 2 residential accommodations for young people to group live to develop their skills within a group setting with staff support. We also have 18 flats within Glasgow which we offer outreach services to.
About the Role
As a Housing Support Worker, your responsibilitieswill include:
* Providing onetoone support, encouraging young people tomaintaintheir accommodation, build positive relationships with neighbours, safeguard their wellbeing, and access local community services.
* Designing and delivering flexible, individualised programmes that reflect each young person's needs, aspirations, and goals.
* Managing challenging behaviour constructively whilemaintainingprofessional boundaries, safety, and openness.
* Producing clear written reports,maintainingaccuraterecords within an open recording system, and encouraging young people to contribute to their own documentation.
About You
In your application, you shoulddemonstrate:
* HNC/SVQ3 or equivalent qualification
* Experience of working withvulnerableyoung people in a supportive role
* Strong understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures
* Knowledge of issues surrounding leaving care and social inclusion
* Evidence of trauma informed practice
* Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, includingsleep-ins
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's?values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our?People & Culture?Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
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