* A service that is about much more than offering young people a roof over their head. It's about giving them a safe and inclusive home and help to achieve their potential, transition into independent living, and engage in employment or education
* You’ll offer day-to-day emotional and practical support to motivate and empower young people to gain independence and reach their full potential
* You’ll provide support and advice in line with support plans and as requested by the young person’s keyworker, working collaboratively as part of a team who embrace differences and creative thinking
What do you need to be considered for this role?
* The ability to engage and build strong relationships with young people while understanding the impacts of homelessness, domestic abuse and trauma
* A forward-thinking attitude to crisis response
* The ability to remain calm and collected in challenging and traumatic situations
What’s in it for you?
* We are passionate about nurturing talent, our senior leadership team includes colleagues that have progressed through the business from entry level roles
* You’ll have access to a competitive benefits package including a maximum holiday entitlement of 41 days (including bank holidays)
* Enhanced Group Pension Scheme of 10% contributions (after qualifying period)
* You’ll also have free access to an internal wellbeing and counselling team
* You’ll have opportunities to diversify your skills and widen your experience across a range of services and niche roles including domestic violence service, employment support, training and skills tutoring
* You’ll have access to an extensive online training platform, as well as the chance to enrol on specific training in substance misuse, housing law, ACEs etc.
Location: Swansea
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Working Hours: 38.5 hours per week, a mixture of days and waking nights on a 16-week rolling rota
Vacancies: 2 x Full Time Support Assistants
Please note that the successful applicant to this vacancy will be subject to clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Llamau is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all of its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
“We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.”