Young Person's Support Worker
Retford
£24,030 - £24,513 per annum
Here at NCHA we have a fantastic opportunity for the right person to join our friendly and supportive Young Person’s Service in Retford.
This busy and dynamic service based in Retford provides support to encourage our young people to be the best version of themselves. Our Retford project offers a strengths based support service which aims to build the skills, confidence and independence of the young people who come through our doors.
Our team play a critical role in advocating for our tenants. From liaising with agencies to help them access permanent accommodation to supporting them to access education or employment training.
The Support Worker role
Every day is different and you will face many new challenges so we need colleagues that come with a built in can-do attitude! You must be willing to go above and beyond for our young people help better their lives, promoting independence, being a role model and achieving a successful home environment for them to live, in line with local authority care plan.
This isn’t a typical support worker position. Communication and understanding is key to help grow and mentor our young people. This role heavily requires you to listen and communicate with the young people, so a good understanding of written and verbal Engli...