Equity Support Worker | Disability Solutions West Midlands

VAST; Stoke-on-Trent; Remote; GBP 12.000 - 15.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Disability Solutions West Midlands is seeking an Equity Support Worker to join our Life Without Limits project, supporting young people aged 16-25 in Stoke-on-Trent to prepare for independent living.

You will deliver person-centred enablement, build trusting relationships, run assessments and co-produced action planning, provide one-to-one mentoring and practical guidance, and help with decisions and independence. DBS check is required.

Qualifikationen

• Experience supporting young people with disabilities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work creatively and independently.
• Commitment to the Social Model of Disability and empowerment.

Aufgaben

• deliver person-centred enablement support
• build positive, trusting relationships with young people
• carry out assessments and co-produced action planning
• provide one-to-one mentoring and practical guidance
• support informed decision-making and independence
• help deliver engaging workshops and group activities
• support moves from family homes or local authority care into independent living

Kenntnisse

Mentoring

Communication

Relationship-building

Creativity

Independent working

Jobbeschreibung

Job ad from Disability Solutions West Midlands

Equity Support Worker

Are you passionate about helping young people achieve their goals and live life without limits?

At Disability Solutions West Midlands, we’re looking for an enthusiastic and committed Equity Support Worker to join our award-winning team and help deliver our Life Without Limits project. The project supports young people with disabilities aged 16 to 25 across Stoke-on-Trent as they prepare for independent living.

This is your opportunity to make a genuine difference every day by helping young people build confidence, develop life skills and make informed choices about their futures.

What you’ll do

Working directly with young people aged 16 to 25, you will:

• deliver person-centred enablement support
• build positive, trusting relationships with young people
• carry out assessments and co-produced action planning
• provide one-to-one mentoring and practical guidance
• support informed decision-making and independence
• help deliver engaging workshops and group activities
• support moves from family homes or local authority care into independent living

22.5 hours per week

Location

Stoke-on-Trent

Closing Date

12.00pm, Monday 30th November 2026

About you

We’re looking for someone who:

• has experience supporting, mentoring, advising or enabling young people with disabilities
• has excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• can work creatively and independently
• shares our commitment to the Social Model of Disability
• is passionate about equality, inclusion and empowerment

Experience of delivering workshops or group sessions to young people would be an advantage.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.