Trainee Youth Worker

Fulbridge Social Care; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in social care is recruiting Trainee Youth Workers for residential settings in Milton Keynes. The role involves providing essential support to young individuals with complex needs, fostering a nurturing environment that addresses not only their physical requirements but also their emotional and social well-being. Candidates should be flexible, reliable, and ready to form impactful relationships while maintaining high standards in care and safety.

Qualifications

• Ability to form professional relationships with service users.
• Effective communication, understanding, and clarity in reporting.
• 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 maintain written records.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Teamwork

Relationship building

Patience

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 be working 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 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 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 all communication and information systems up to date.
4. Attend and actively participate in meetings.
5. Support service users in managing their behavior using approved skills.
6. Promote equality, acknowledging individual differences.
7. Protect service users from any form of 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 be prepared to achieve relevant qualifications.
10. Attend work reliably and punctually, following a set shift pattern.
11. Stay updated with all procedures and policy changes.
12. Take responsible care for health and safety of yourself and others.
13. Undertake any additional duties relevant to the role.

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, complete tasks reliably, and maintain high standards.
• 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.