Trainee Youth Worker

Fulbridge Social Care; Stockport; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Fulbridge Social Care is seeking both experienced and non-experienced Residential Youth Workers to support young people in care settings. The role emphasizes building professional relationships, providing guidance, and actively engaging in the development of youth with complex needs, while also ensuring a safe environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Support young people with tasks such as meal preparation, cleaning, and education.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and enjoyable environment for young people.
• Write accurate reports and maintain records for monitoring.

Skills

Effective communication

Building professional relationships

Teamwork

Reliability

Job description

Fulbridge Social Care is recruiting both experienced and non-experienced Residential Youth Workers to join our casual team. The role involves working in children’s residential homes and Independent Living settings. We seek flexible, reliable, and interactive individuals eager to work in a specialist environment where full training and qualifications are provided.

The position entails providing security, guidance, interaction, and support to young people with challenging behavior and complex needs in residential or independent living environments. 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, with diverse disorders, behaviors, and needs. Therefore, confidence, patience, and skills to work effectively with these young people are essential to make a positive impact.

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 valid 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.

Applicants must 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 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 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 by staff, visitors, or other service users
8. Write accurate reports and maintain records for monitoring
9. Attend all required training and achieve relevant qualifications
10. Attend work reliably and punctually, following shift patterns
11. Stay updated with procedures and policy changes
12. Ensure health and safety of yourself and others
13. Perform any additional relevant duties

Person Specification:

• Ability to build 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 in completing tasks to a high standard
• Willingness to participate in training and development
• Ability to follow work patterns and attend punctually
• Understanding of effective teamwork
• Knowledge of health, safety, and welfare of young people
• Understanding of young people's development and learning
• Awareness of equal opportunities and discrimination prevention