Trainee Youth Worker

TN United Kingdom; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking Trainee Youth Workers to provide support in residential settings for individuals with complex needs. The role involves building relationships, ensuring safety, and assisting with daily tasks while promoting a positive environment. Candidates should be flexible, reliable, and ready to undergo training and checks.

Qualifications

• Ability to form professional relationships with service users.
• Effective communication skills with service users in various ways.
• Willingness to participate in training and development.

Responsibilities

• Build strong professional relationships with service users and staff.
• Support service users in managing their behavior using approved skills.
• Write accurate reports for reviews and keep written records.

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Patience

Ability to form relationships

Job description

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We are recruiting Trainee Youth Workers to join our team to work in residential settings. We are looking for flexible, reliable, and interactive individuals.

The position involves providing security, guidance, interaction, and support to service users with complex needs within a residential setting, aiming to create an environment that caters to a person’s intellectual, spiritual, social, and emotional needs.

You will work with individuals placed into the care system for various reasons, with a range of disorders, behaviors, and needs. Therefore, we require individuals who have the confidence, patience, and skill set to work successfully with these individuals and make a positive impact on their lives.

In this role, you will support young people throughout the day with basic tasks such as meal preparation, cleaning, education, and shopping.

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

If you are interested in joining our team, please forward an updated CV or request an application pack from our recruitment team.

Main duties and responsibilities:

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

Person Specification:

• Ability to form professional relationships with service users
• Ability to read, understand, and write clear, accurate reports
• Effective communication skills with service users in various ways
• Willingness to participate in all activities and go wherever service users want to go
• Ability to work as directed and complete tasks reliably and to a high standard
• Willingness to participate in training and development
• Ability to follow a work pattern and attend punctually and reliably
• Understanding of effective teamwork
• Awareness of health, safety, and welfare of service users
• Understanding of equal opportunities and discrimination prevention