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Transforming Lives Co; Leicester; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Ongoing training

Benefits programme

Paid annual leave

Job summary

Transforming Lives Co in Leicester is seeking a motivated Youth & Community Worker for a live-in role to support young people aged 16–21 in a supported accommodation, promoting wellbeing and life skills.

Responsibilities include safeguarding, accompanying to appointments, promoting wellbeing, enabling access to education, training and employment, and coordinating with social workers and external agencies. Night and weekend shifts per rota, with live-in for a minimum of four days per week.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 NVQ in Social Care or equivalent.
• Level 3 Functional Skills in ICT, Literacy and Numeracy.
• Enhanced DBS / Police check required.
• Satisfactory references.

Responsibilities

• Offer personalised support and safeguarding to develop life skills.
• Accompany young people to appointments.
• Promote physical and emotional wellbeing of service users.
• Support access to social activities and informed choices.
• Understand and manage challenging behaviours.
• Work with social workers and external agencies (CAMHS, GP, Youth Offending).
• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures.

Skills

Support for youth

Safeguarding

Life skills coaching

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Social Care

Functional Skills Level 3 (ICT, Literacy, Numeracy)

Job description

Youth & Community Worker (Support Worker Live-in Role)

This is a live-in position requiring a self motivated candidate to accompany, support and promote the wellbeing of young people (16 - 21yrs) living in a supported accommodation provision.

This is a live-in role as defined by HMRC as unmeasured work.

Your responsibilities will include some of the following:

• Offering personalised support and safeguarding young people to develop needed life skills including cooking, budgeting, healthy living, access education/training/employment etc.
• Accompany young people to appointments
• Promote the physical and emotional wellbeing of the service user
• Support the young person to access social activities as well as making right choices
• Understand and manage challenging behaviours that young people may presents
• Working in partnership with social workers and others external agencies CAMHS, GP, Youth Offending service, etc.
• Adhering to organisational policies and procedures
• Willing to work nights and weekends per rota including Live-in for minimum 4 days per week (subject to your availability and personal needs).

Candidates with minimum level 3 NVQ in Social Care or Equivalent.

Must possess level 3 in functional skills (ICT, Literacy and Numeracy) and willing to learn. Employment offer subject to Enhanced DBS / Police check and satisfactory references.

Employee Benefits and Assistance Programme:

Free Training available for interested candidates with passion to help others.

A pension with employer contribution

Paid annual leave - including public holidays pro rata