Housing Support Worker with Young People
Location: Buxton
Salary: £25,830 per annum
Job title: Peripatetic Worker
An exciting and rewarding opportunity to be a key member of the team, providing support and housing related guidance to young people within a semi-supported accommodation service in Buxton.
* Adullam Homes Housing Association Ltd supports vulnerable individuals and households.
* We provide quality housing, deliver tailored support plans, training, education, and employment opportunities to help people achieve stable lives and realise their full potential.
Purpose of the role
* This is a key post contributing to the associations aims and objectives in delivering quality accommodation and support to young people under Ofsted regulation, ensuring young peoples rights are upheld and advocated for.
* The job holder will have acquired knowledge through on the job experience. Most work undertaken will be tailored to the needs of each young person presenting to our service albeit it will be of a routine nature requiring the job holder to follow delegated established practices, procedures and policies.
* Where incidents arise then job-holder will be the first point of contact and will be required act responsibly to precedents, and in compliance with appropriate housing regulations. There will be requirement for lone-working on-site/off-site with young people.
* The job holder will require a degree of adaptable engagement methods when supporting our young people with their emotional, practical and other support needs and will need to use translation services to ensure young people understand their rights and receive appropriate support.
* The actions and decision undertaken by the job holder will be determined predominantly by established and routine practices and processes albeit tailored to the needs of the Young Person.
* You will be expected to contribute to the maintenance and development of the Associations values, culture and ethos.
Please see the job description for more information.
Adullam offers the following benefits:
* Salary up to £25,830 per annumdependent on experience for 37.5 hours per week,
* Competitive Annual Leave (25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with an additional 2 days awarded annually for full attendance prorated for part-time employees)
* Training and career advancement
* Discounted Goods and services
* Group Personal Pension Plan
* Access to Thrive app
* Access to Westfield Health and Westfield Rewards/Discounts
* Access to Blue Light Card
* Life Assurance (4x Basic annual salary from the start of employment)
* Multidimensional wellbeing programmes and family-friendly policies for staff
* Refer a friend policy
We are passionate about actively encouraging applicants from all cultures, backgrounds, and identities. We are committed to treating our teams fairly and with respect, irrespective of their background, disability, or any other protected characteristic and this starts with our recruitment process.
Adullam Homes Housing Association Ltd. is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults accessing our services. We expect all staff, volunteers, and workers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced with Barred List Adult and Child DBS check, scrutiny of employment history and robust references checks.
Please note applicants must be authorised to work in the UK as we are unable to provide Visa sponsorships.
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