Support Worker

Sovereign Housing Association Limited; Ryde; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing support organization in Ryde is looking for a Support Worker to join their dedicated team. In this permanent full-time position, you will provide essential housing-related support to young people aged 16-30 to help them achieve independent adulthood. The role requires evenings and weekends and offers a starting salary of £24,493 - £27,000 based on experience. Benefits include generous holiday, pension matching, and wellbeing discounts.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Pension scheme matching up to 12%

Life cover

Recognition scheme with retail vouchers

Wellbeing discounts including Gym Memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in a support role with young people is required.
• Awareness of psychological informed environments and trauma informed practice is preferred.
• Ability to manage your own workload effectively is important.

Responsibilities

• Provide housing related support to young people aged 16-30.
• Help young people navigate options around housing, education, and employment.
• Work with a skilled team and cover a rolling rota pattern including evenings and weekends.

Skills

Experience of working in a support role with young people

Strong organisational skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Strong administrative skills

Experience in establishing working relationships

Willingness to learn and develop

Job description

The Foyer on the Isle of Wight provides young people who are facing homelessness with a safe place to live, learn and make the transition to independent adulthood.

We have an opportunity for a Support Worker to join the team on a full time permanent basis.

The starting salary is £24,493 - £27,000 depending on experience.

The role

You'll be working within a skilled team providing housing related support to young people aged 16-30. We work in partnership with our young people to help them navigate and choose options around housing, education, and employment while respecting their right to choice and control in their decisions.

The support worker role covers a rolling rota pattern with some requirement for evening and weekend working.

We are looking for:

• Experience of working in a support role with young people
• An awareness of psychological informed environments and trauma informed practice
• The ability to work in a fast paced environment with excellent organisational skills
• Experience in establishing and maintaining working relationships
• The ability to prioritise and manage your own workload effectively.
• Strong administrative skills
• A willingness to learn and develop

An enhanced DBS checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

What we can offer you

As a member of the Foyer Team you will be part of a supportive, dedicated and friendly team that are committed to making change happen for young people.

We invest in our people, and you will be able to develop your skills and be part of something that makes a real difference to people\'s lives. This role can give you the opportunity for a career within a successful and diverse organisation.

Some of our benefits include:

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• A chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• A generous pension scheme matching up to 12%
• Life cover as soon as you join us
• You will be a part of our Recognition scheme where you can be gifted retail vouchers
• A range of wellbeing discounts including Gym Memberships
• A wide selection of other benefits available

About us

It\'s an exciting time to be a part of the team as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group). Together we provide over 85,000 homes to over 200,000 customers investing in communities across London and the South of England. Our purpose is to provide good affordable homes in thriving communities that people love for generations.

We invest for the long term, in individual homes, our customers and work with partners to make a lasting difference to our neighbourhoods. Sovereign Network Group's financial strength will enable us to meet housing needs, regenerate places and build on the existing strengths in our communities.

We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.