Support Assistant - RCT

TN United Kingdom; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in the UK is seeking a dedicated individual to provide emotional and practical support to young people. This role focuses on empowering young individuals to achieve independence and navigate challenges related to homelessness and trauma. With a competitive benefits package and opportunities for professional development, this position is ideal for someone passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people.

Benefits

Maximum holiday entitlement of 40 days

Enhanced Group Pension Scheme with 10% contributions

Free access to internal wellbeing and counselling team

Access to extensive online training platform

Qualifications

• Ability to engage and build strong relationships with young people.
• Forward-thinking attitude to crisis response.
• Ability to remain calm in challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Offer emotional and practical support to young people.
• Provide support in line with individual support plans.
• Work collaboratively as part of a supportive team.

Skills

Relationship Building

Crisis Response

Calmness in Stressful Situations

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

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• 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 40 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.

An IT test will be required to be undertaken, candidates will need to have access to Microsoft Word. This will be a timed test.