Trainee Youth Worker

TN United Kingdom; Swaffham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking Trainee Youth Workers to join their dedicated team in residential settings. This role involves providing essential support and guidance to young individuals with complex needs, ensuring their safety and well-being. You will engage with service users in daily activities, fostering an environment that promotes their intellectual, social, and emotional growth. Ideal candidates will possess strong interpersonal skills, patience, and a commitment to making a positive impact. Join a supportive team where your contributions will truly matter and help shape the lives of young people in need.

Qualifications

• Ability to form professional relationships with service users.
• Willingness to participate in training and development.

Responsibilities

• Build strong professional relationships with service users and staff.
• Maintain a safe and enjoyable environment for service users.
• Support service users in managing their behavior.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Patience

Teamwork

Report Writing

Education

Relevant Qualifications in Youth Work

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 other staff members.
2. Maintain a safe, clean, and enjoyable environment for service users to live in and for staff to work in.
3. Keep up to date with all communication and information systems.
4. Attend and actively participate in meetings as appropriate.
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 maintain written records for monitoring purposes.
9. Attend all required training and be prepared to achieve qualifications relevant to the role.
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 the health and safety of yourself and others.
13. Undertake any additional duties relevant to the post as required.

Person Specification:

• Ability to form professional relationships with service users.
• Ability to read and understand written work and to write clear, accurate reports.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with service users in various ways.
• Willingness to go wherever service users want to go and participate in all activities.
• 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 work punctually and reliably.
• Awareness of effective teamwork principles.
• Understanding of the general health, safety, and welfare of service users.
• Knowledge of equal opportunities and discrimination prevention.