Trainee Youth Worker

TN United Kingdom; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated Residential Youth Workers to join their casual team. This role involves supporting young people aged 11 to 18 in residential homes, providing guidance and interaction to foster their emotional and social development. With full training and qualifications provided, candidates will engage in meaningful work, helping to create a safe and nurturing environment. If you’re flexible, reliable, and passionate about making a positive impact, this opportunity could lead to a full-time position within three months.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, understand, and write clear reports.
• Understanding of how young people develop and learn.

Responsibilities

• Support young people with daily tasks like meal prep and education.
• Build strong professional relationships with service users.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to form professional relationships

Reliability

Understanding of health and safety

Willingness to participate in training

Education

Enhanced DBS check

Job description

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Fulbridge Social Care is recruiting Experienced and Trainee Residential Youth Workers to join our casual team. These roles involve working in children’s residential homes and Independent Living settings. We are seeking flexible, reliable, and interactive individuals eager to work in a specialist environment where full training and qualifications are provided.

The position involves providing security, guidance, interaction, and support to young people with challenging behavior and complex needs. The goal is to create an environment that caters to their intellectual, spiritual, social, and emotional needs.

You will work with young people aged 11 to 18 who are in the care system for various reasons and have diverse disorders, behaviors, and needs. Candidates should have confidence, patience, and skills to work effectively with these young people and positively impact their lives.

Your responsibilities include supporting young people throughout the day with tasks such as meal preparation, cleaning, education, and shopping. You will also interact with professionals like Social Workers, Probation Officers, and Police Officers, and support young people in environments such as classrooms, courts, and police stations.

A driving license is essential, as you will be required to drive the unit car and escort young people to destinations like family contacts, school, and social activities.

Applicants must complete an enhanced DBS check with Fulbridge Social Care and successfully finish one of our induction programs before placements are offered.

If interested, please send an updated CV. An application pack will be provided by our recruitment team. Many casual team members are offered full-time positions within three months.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Build strong professional relationships with service users and staff.
2. Maintain a safe, clean, and enjoyable environment for young people and staff.
3. Keep up to date with communication and information systems.
4. Attend and actively participate in meetings.
5. Support young people in managing their behavior using approved skills.
6. Promote equality and acknowledge individual differences.
7. Protect service users from abuse by staff, visitors, or other service users.
8. Write accurate reports for reviews and maintain written records for monitoring.
9. Attend all required training and aim to achieve relevant qualifications.
10. Attend work reliably and punctually, following a set shift pattern.
11. Stay updated with procedures and policy changes.
12. Ensure health and safety for yourself and others.
13. Undertake additional duties relevant to the role as required.

Person Specification

• Ability to form professional relationships with young people.
• Ability to read, understand, and write clear reports.
• Effective communication skills with young people.
• Willingness to participate in all activities and follow service requests.
• Reliability and high standard in completing tasks.
• Willingness to participate in training and development.
• Ability to follow work patterns and attend punctually.
• Understanding of effective teamwork.
• Awareness of health, safety, and welfare of young people.
• Understanding of how young people develop and learn.
• Knowledge of equal opportunities and discrimination prevention.