Casual Youth Support Worker Mansfield Supported Housing

Malt Cross; Mansfield; Hybride; GBP 14 000 - 21 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual leave 23 days

Pension contribution

Life insurance

Cycle to work

Staff training

Discount schemes

Employee events

Résumé du poste

YMCA Robin Hood Group is seeking a Casual Youth Support Worker to cover holidays, sickness and busy periods within our Housing Provision. You will start days at the YMCA offices, engaging with residents and planning age-appropriate activities to build skills and confidence.

Role involves lone working, Monday to Friday baseline with occasional early mornings, evenings or weekends. A positive, nurturing environment and DBS checks are highlighted; salary is stated per hour and benefits apply from

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting vulnerable or challenging individuals with diverse needs.
• Strong communication skills to build rapport with residents.
• Proactive and passionate about supporting people and creating a positive environment.

Responsabilités

• Engage with residents individually and in small groups to identify strengths and promote new skills.
• Craft constructive activities to build confidence, self-esteem and independence.
• Coordinate with local providers to create volunteering, education or employment opportunities.
• Follow schedules for regular 1-2-1 or small group sessions and maintain consistent support.
• Organise and facilitate life skills sessions for residents.

Connaissances

Vulnerable individuals support

Communication skills

Proactive and empathetic

Description du poste

Are you interested in a new career in Supported Housing and looking to work flexibly, whilst working with and supporting Young People to create a positive, nurturing and trusted environment for them to live and thrive? We are looking to add a new Casual Youth Support Worker to our Casual team to provide cover for holidays, sickness and busy periods.

As part of our dedicate Housing Provision, you can expect your role as a Casual Youth Support Worker to include:

• Starting your day at the YMCA offices, checking emails, and liaising with overnight staff regarding any incidents or events that require your attention.
• Engaging with residents individually and in small groups to identify their strengths and interests, crafting constructive activities that promote new skills, confidence, and self-esteem.
• Exploring pathways with local providers to create opportunities for volunteering, education, or employment.
• Following your schedule to ensure regular sessions with each resident on a 1-2-1 or small group basis, maintaining consistent support.
• Organising and facilitating sessions that build essential life skills for residents.

If you seek a dynamic role where no two days are the same, where you are actively engaged rather than confined to a desk, and where you can make a tangible difference in young people’s lives, this position is ideal for you!

About You:

• This demanding yet rewarding role requires experience in supporting vulnerable or challenging individuals with diverse needs.
• Your communication skills will be pivotal; you will need to build rapport and trust with residents effectively.
• Previous experience in Supported Housing or an understanding of the challenges faced by vulnerable individuals will be advantageous.
• You must be proactive and passionate about supporting people, sharing our belief that everyone deserves a fair chance to discover their potential.
• You will creating a positive, nurturing and trusted environment for them to live and thrive.
• You will providing unconditional positive support, whilst maintaining boundaries with calm and consistent professional practice.
• Act as a role model for them to model their behaviours against.
• Confidence to lone working and manage your own schedule, alongside collaborating with your team to achieve results, is necessary.
• This role primarily operates Monday to Friday, but occasional early mornings, evenings, or weekend shifts may be required to support the team.

Why You'll Love This Role:

• Impactful Work: Be part of meaningful changes in young people’s lives every day, witnessing their successful transitions to independence.
• Career Growth: Enhance your understanding and gain qualifications and experience in housing support and working with vulnerable individuals or those experiencing homelessness.
• Supportive Environment: Collaborate within dedicated teams across Nottinghamshire that value teamwork, continuous learning, and compassion.

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check (paid for by YMCA) and registration with the DBS Update Service. We reserve the right to withdraw this role before the closing date should we be able to appoint to the role.

£12.71 per hour

Hours

Casual

We offer the following benefits from day 1 of your employment with us:

• Equivalent of 23 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing 1 day each year for your first 5 years!
• Workplace pension with Royal London (3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution)
• 4 x Life Insurance/Death in Service whilst in the pension scheme
• Reduced school holiday childcare places at YMCA Camp Williams Nottingham & Newark
• 10% off in our hospitality venues including the Malt Cross and the Café at our Activity Village in Newark.
• Pastoral support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Excellent opportunities for development and progression
• Support for further study up to post-graduate level 7 courses to support your development
• £500 refer a friend scheme applicable across the Group
• Regular ongoing inhouse training
• Eligible to join the Blue Light Discount scheme
• Staff events and annual celebrations

On passing your probation, you can select from one of the following additional benefits:

• Private medical and dental cashback scheme with Westfield Health and access to Westfield Rewards for high street discounts
• £120 cash annual contribution towards either:
  Travel costs or;
  Childcare costs or;
  Private gym membership