Bank Support Workers - Semi Independent 16+ LAP North London

St Christopher's Fellowship; Ilford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in children’s care seeks an experienced professional to safeguard and support young people aged 16-17 at risk of custody. The role involves collaborative work with local authorities to foster positive outcomes, including education and life skills in a trauma-informed environment.

Benefits

Competitive pay and reward structure

Friendly working environment

Contributory pension scheme

Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme

BUPA Employee Assistance Programme

Interest-free season ticket loan

Cycle to work scheme

Discount shopping scheme

Discretionary funded training programmes

Employee Awards based on performance

Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience working with young people at risk of custody.
• Understanding of restorative justice and issues facing young people.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard young people through collaborative working with external agencies.
• Work closely with local authorities to reduce young people’s offending behaviour.

Skills

Good communication skills

Team working skills

Ability to cope with challenging behaviour

Education

Relevant qualification in Social Work, Probation, Youth Justice, or Youth Work

Job description

Client:

St Christopher's Fellowship

Location:

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

5a2273bcc460

Job Views:

6

Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

Job Description:

About the Role

St Christopher’s is the supported housing provider for the new London Accommodation Pathfinder – an innovative new London wide service to improve accommodation and outcomes for young people aged between 16 and 17 in contact with the youth justice system at risk of custody (remand or sentence). You and your team will be working closely with local authorities across London and the Pathfinder project team to deliver meaningful programs of activity for young people promoting consequential thinking and diversions from offending by supporting positive outcomes, particularly education, training and employment in addition to life and independent living skills within a trauma informed environment.

About Us

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.

We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.

St Christopher’s Academy

At St Christopher`s we can provide more than just a care job. We can offer you a career where you can develop your skills and knowledge while making a difference to young people’s lives.

When you join St Christopher’s, we will set you up in your career with a tailored development plan. Whether you want to move across to a different service, become a Manager or just explore further your current role, we will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions. If you want to learn more about St Christopher’s Academy, please click here

We are proud that 84% of all our Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers are internal promotions.

Key aspects of the job will be:

• To safeguard young people through collaborative working with external agencies and emergency services and compliance with local authority safeguarding procedures.
• To work closely with the local authorities to reduce young people’s offending behaviour and support them to complete their court orders.
• To ensure a trauma informed environment within the home at all times.

Applicants should have:

• Hold a relevant qualification in Social Work, Probation, Youth justice, Children’s Residential Care Youth Work etc.
• At least 1 year experience working with young people at risk of custody.
• An understanding of the issues facing young people
• An understanding of restorative justice.
• The ability to cope effectively with challenging behaviour
• Good communication and team working skills
• Flexibility to work shifts, including weekends and bank holidays.
• Working knowledge and thorough understanding of the barriers and challenges that non-white young people face within the criminal justice system

In return we offer:

• Competitive pay and reward structure offering salary progression based on performance.
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• Contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme.
• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme.
• Discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
• Discretionary funded training programmes.
• Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.
• Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.