Support Worker (CDC)

The City of Doncaster Council is a confident, ambitious organisation which puts improving the life of its residents at the centre of everything we do. You have an opportunity to be part of this in the role of Support Worker.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Housing & Independence Service as a Support Worker for supported accommodation. We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to support staff with our young people on their road to independence.

We are committed to ensuring that care experienced young people transition successfully to living independently. It is recognised that young people achieve independence at different ages linked to their cognitive ability, early life experiences, resilience and their experiences with regulated care settings. Taking this into account we developed the Housing & Independence service which delivers the ‘Key to Your Future Project’ in its entirety.

The young people will also complete the Key to My Future preparation for independence programme. This well-established programme that was developed collaboratively with our young people leaving care, focuses on the practical aspects of managing a tenancy and living independently. All the work they completed on the programme will be processed through to AQAs unit award scheme for accreditation certificates.

The Housing & Independence service utilises the Trusts Psychological services to provide formulations of the young people prior to them starting the programme as well as a dialectical behavioural Therapy based programme, that the young people work through with staff support. Once ready they will move into the identified outreach accommodation which is the next phase of the project.

The applicant will need:

• Experience of working with young people, children in care, and care leavers.
• To be a supportive and inspirational member of the support team.
• Experience of therapeutic approaches and a willingness to develop the use of these in the service.
• To be an innovative and creative thinker who looks for opportunities to improve the offer to our young people.

Please ensure you view the job summary and job profile as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.

Shortlisting: week commencing 31st March 2025.

Interviews are anticipated to be held week commencing 7th April 2025.

For further details or an informal chat, please contact: Liza Justice, Team Manager on 07929080166 or email Liza.Justice@doncaster.gov.uk or Alleah Clough at alleah.clough@doncaster.gov.uk