Trainee Youth Worker

Fulbridge Social Care; Fleetwood; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Fulbridge Social Care is seeking Experienced and Trainee Residential Youth Workers for their casual team. The role involves supporting young people aged 11-18 in care, providing guidance, and building professional relationships. Comprehensive training and qualifications will be offered, with opportunities for full-time employment for casual team members within the first three months.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, understand, and write clear reports.
• Willingness to participate in all activities.
• Knowledge of child development and learning.

Responsibilities

• Support young people throughout the day with various tasks.
• Build strong professional relationships with service users.
• Write accurate reports and maintain records for monitoring.

Skills

Effective communication

Ability to form professional relationships

Understanding of health and safety

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 seeking 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, candidates should have the confidence, patience, and skills to work successfully with these young people and positively impact their lives.

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 like 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 such as 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, and our recruitment team will provide an application pack. Many of our casual team members are offered full-time positions within the first 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 all communication and information systems up to date
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 and maintain records for monitoring
9. Attend training and achieve relevant qualifications
10. Attend work reliably and punctually, following a set shift pattern
11. Stay informed about procedures and policy changes
12. Ensure health and safety of yourself and others
13. Perform any additional duties relevant to the role

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 want to go
• Reliability and high standard of task completion
• 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