ARC Senior Support Worker Grade 6 @ Cardiff

CareMatchr Ltd.; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

CareMatchr Ltd. is seeking a Senior Support Worker to join our ARC team delivering flexible care packages to young people and families across the region.

You will work in the community, at homes and at our centres, providing evidence-based interventions to enable problem solving, resilience and positive change. You will lead with a strengths-based, person-centred approach, supervise and mentor staff, and be able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends to meet crises and urgent

Qualifications

• Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Experience with adolescents and families in times of need.
• Supervisory/mentoring experience.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide flexible and responsive care packages to young people and families.
• Work across community, home and centre settings to achieve positive outcomes.
• Deliver structured, evidence-based interventions for problem solving and resilience.
• Provide rapid response to families in crisis and prevent escalation.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Communication

Flexibility

Mentoring

Education

Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

You will be working within an experienced team providing flexible and responsive care packages of respite, intervention, outreach and family support.

You will be working with young people across the region in the community, at their homes and at our centres at a time of need delivering positive outcomes.

You will provide structured, evidence-based interventions enabling families to develop problem solving skills, resilience and achieve positive change.

You, and the team will provide a rapid response to children and families in crisis, enabling them to address and overcome the difficulties that have led to the family being at risk of breakdown, and prevent further escalation

What is most important is creativity and flexibility in your approach to young people and their families using a strengths based, person centred approach. As a Senior Support Worker at the ARC, team work is essential, you will have a Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent in teaching, nursing or youth work. You will have experience working with adolescents and families at times of need. It is essential that you have supervisory/mentoring experience and are able to work flexibly to include evenings and weekends.

Requirements & Other Important Information

Job Category Social Care - Unqualified

Job Requirement Proof of Qualification, 2 Years References, Diploma in Health. and Social Care