Young People Support Worker
* Housing provider in Supported Living
* Grantham, Lincolnshire
* £13.98 PAYE / £18.00 Umbrella
* Temp to Perm.
Are you passionate about helping others?
Are you looking for a new challenge in Social Housing?
Client snapshot:
An excellent opportunity has been made available by my client, an established housing provider in the UK. My client has a large portfolio of supported living projects and offers generic housing management and supported housing services.
Vacancy Brief:
* My client is looking for two Young People Support Workers.
* This is a potential temp to perm vacancy based in Grantham.
* Full Time hours, 35 per week.
* The pay rate for this job is £13.98 per hour on PAYE OR £18.00 Umbrella
* A three week rolling rota with three weekends in five.
* Shift Pattern: 8am to 4pm. 8am to 6pm. 11am to 7pm. 3pm to 11pm
* Full UK Driver’s License and access to a vehicle is preferrable.
* A current Enhanced DBS covering Child and Adult workforce will be required for this job role.
* Supporting Service User group of 16 – 18 or up to 21 if leaving care in self-contained single occupancy flats.
The Responsibilities:
* As a Young People Support Worker, you will provide front-line support work 1-2-1 with one or two young people in a home environment.
* In your job role as a Young People Support worker, you will be supporting young people to enhance their independent living skills.
* Part of your job role as a young people Support worker will be tailor person centered action plans based upon any needs identified.
* An important part of your job role will be to offer support and guidance to young people throughout, empowering them to be independent.
* Furthermore, you will be keeping documents and paper trails up to date and within this documenting all support with the YP within their dedicated support file.
Skill Outcomes of this role:
This role provides an excellent springboard for other criminal justice professions including experience of working with a range of criminal justice agencies.
In addition, you will gain experience in liaising local authority Housing Benefit departments and the DWP to resolve financial issues.
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