Trainee Youth Worker

Fulbridge Social Care; Bristol; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Fulbridge Social Care is hiring Experienced and Trainee Residential Youth Workers for children's residential homes in Bristol. This role involves supporting young people aged 11-18 with challenging behaviors, fostering their personal growth and safety in a structured environment while providing full training and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Ability to form professional relationships with young people.
• Effective communication skills.
• Willingness to participate in training and development.

Responsibilities

• Support young people with daily tasks like meal preparation and education.
• Maintain a safe environment.
• Write accurate reports for monitoring.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Patience

Reliability

Job description

Fulbridge Social Care is recruiting Experienced and Trainee Residential Youth Workers to join our casual team in our clients' children’s residential homes and Independent Living settings. We are looking for flexible, reliable, and interactive individuals who want 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 within residential or independent living settings. The goal is to create an environment that caters to the young person’s 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. Therefore, we seek individuals with the confidence, patience, and skill set to work successfully with these young people and make a positive impact on their lives.

In this role, you will support 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 transport young people to destinations like family contacts, school, and social activities.

Please note that you will need to complete an enhanced DBS check with Fulbridge Social Care and successfully complete one of our induction programs before placements are offered.

If interested, please send an updated CV to receive an application pack from our recruitment team. Many of our 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. Participate actively 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 from staff, visitors, or other service users.
8. Write accurate reports for reviews and maintain records for monitoring.
9. Attend all required training and achieve relevant qualifications.
10. Attend work reliably and punctually, following a set shift pattern.
11. Stay updated on procedures and policy changes.
12. Ensure health and safety for yourself and others.
13. Undertake additional relevant duties 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 go where service users go.
• Reliability and ability to complete tasks to a high standard.
• Willingness to participate in training and development.
• Punctuality and reliability in attendance.
• Understanding of effective teamwork.
• Awareness of health, safety, and welfare of young people.
• Knowledge of how young people develop and learn.
• Understanding of equal opportunities and discrimination prevention.