Overview
Bay6, our Supported Housing Project for 16 – 24 year olds based in Leyland, Lancashire, has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our passionate team. Are you committed to making a difference to the lives of young people? Are you up for a new opportunity and challenge?
Service and Site Details
The service is made up of 3 buildings across 2 sites:
* Bay6 - 6 bedrooms with communal areas including staff offices
* Haddon Lodge - 5 one bedroom flats
* Belgrave Court - 6 one bedroom flats
Shift pattern: 9:30pm – 8:30am with a 30 minute unpaid break. The 37 hour post is 4 nights per week on a rota basis which covers Monday to Sunday. Based on a 4 on 4 off rota with another colleague.
Objectives of Service
Bay6 provides a safe environment to offer a holistic approach to young people to enable them to gain and develop the skills needed to live independently through one-to-one support and group work. Support Workers work alongside the young people to assess their needs and goals and develop individual plans to ensure we are working together towards positive outcomes.
Responsibilities
* To lone work for parts of the shift and to be awake throughout the night on site.
* To ensure health & safety routines are carried out within the building.
* To safeguard the young people within the service.
* To record in line with Barnardo's recording policy.
* To ensure young people adhere to the rules of the service.
Essential Requirements
* Experience of working with Young People and/or vulnerable adults.
* Able to demonstrate a good understanding of safeguarding.
* IT literate with the ability to accurately record information.
Our Mission
“To provide a safe, friendly and appropriate environment where young people are supported, enabled and empowered to prepare for independent living”
For more information about the role, please contact Cathy Trengrove - cathy.trengrove@barnardos.org.uk
When completing your application, please refer to the skills, knowledge and experience you have in relation to the Person Specification & Job Description.
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.
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