Young People Support Worker

Depaul UK; Warrington; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts

Cash health plan

Death-in-service

Job summary

Depaul UK in Warrington is seeking a Young People Support Worker to help homeless and vulnerable young people build brighter futures. You’ll provide one-to-one and group support in our accommodation and develop tailored support plans.

You’ll have safeguarding awareness, experience with at-risk youth, strong communication, and the ability to work flexibly including weekends. This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week), permanent role.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people or those who have experienced homelessness.
• Understanding of needs of people who have experienced homelessness and related issues.
• Knowledge of risk assessments and support planning.
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding and equality.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and wellbeing of clients at all times and follow safeguarding procedures.
• Maintain high quality risk and needs assessments and SMART outcome plans.
• Provide one-to-one and group support within accommodation to increase resilience.
• Lead partnerships with local agencies to support client wellbeing.
• Engage flexibly, reflectively, and personalize support.
• Involve clients in decisions and encourage participation in Depaul’s community programme.
• Support access to Education, Training, Employment and Volunteering opportunities.
• Participate in a rota including unsocial hours and weekend work.
• Prepare accommodation for new clients and assist settling in.
• Support volunteers who contribute to the work.
• Ensure accurate collection and recording of rent, charges and petty cash.

Skills

Experience with young people

Safeguarding awareness

Risk assessments

Communication skills

IT literacy

Teamwork

Job description

Join Us and Help Shape Brighter Futures

At Depaul UK, we believe in people’s potential — and we take action every day to help unlock it. Whether you’re supporting young people directly or strengthening our organisation behind the scenes, your work will create real, lasting impact.

Join Us and Help Shape Brighter Futures

At Depaul UK, we believe in people’s potential — and we take action every day to help unlock it. Whether you’re supporting young people directly or strengthening our organisation behind the scenes, your work will create real, lasting impact.

About The Role

Young People Support Worker | Warrington | Full Time

Ready to help young people build brighter futures? Join our Warrington team and support young people facing challenges such as homelessness, mental health difficulties, substance misuse or experience of the care system. You'll provide one-to-one and group support, develop tailored support plans, manage risk, and empower young people to achieve greater independence and resilience.

You will be someone with experience supporting vulnerable people, strong safeguarding awareness, and the ability to build positive, trusting relationships. You will be a proactive, compassionate, and motivated individual to make a real difference in the lives of these young people thereby unlocking their potentials and assist them to move forward with confidence.

At Depaul UK, you'll be part of an inclusive team that believes in the potential of every person, with access to excellent training, ongoing support and genuine opportunities for development.

Please note that this job opportunity is offered as a full-time (37.5 hours per week), permanent role.

In This Role (Key Deliverables)

• You will ensure the safety and wellbeing of clients in the service at all times including ensuring that Safeguarding and emergency alert procedures are followed as laid out in Depaul’s Policy and Procedures
• You will ensure the high quality of risk and needs assessments SMART outcomes based support plans and case files for all key clients
• You will ensure one-to one and group support opportunities occur within their accommodation aimed at increasing resilience in the clients we work with
• You will proactively lead on partnerships with local agencies including statutory teams, to support the well-being of Depaul clients in accordance with data protection and information sharing protocols
• You will be flexible, reflective and creative in your engagement with clients and personalised in your support to them
• You will involve clients in the decisions made about them and encourage participation in Depaul’s wider community programme of activities
• You will support all clients to participate in Education, Training, Employment and Volunteering opportunities as appropriate to the development of their skills, assets and aspirations, through facilitating the work of Depaul’s Community Programmes Team
• You will participate in a rota which may include unsocial hours and weekend working, including lone working
• You will attend training as appropriate to your development and support you in your role
• You will form an integral part of the team and as such attend team meetings when required
• You will have responsibilities as part of the team for ensuring the health and safety of the environment for clients, staff, visitors and volunteers through regular checks and reporting
• You will have responsibility as a member of the team for preparing the accommodation for new clients to move into and supporting the client to settle in
• You will support and facilitate the work of the volunteers who add value to the work that we do
• You will ensure the accurate collection and recording of rent, charges and petty cash
• You will fully understand the requirements of the contract that apply to your service
• You will undertake further duties as commensurate to the role, in line with Depaul Policies and Procedures and as identified by your line manager

About You (What we are looking for from you – Person Specification)

• Experience of working with young people or those who have experienced homelessness
• An understanding of the needs of people who have experienced homelessness, poor mental health, substance misuse or the care system
• A knowledge and understanding of Risk Assessments and Support Planning
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills
• Able to demonstrate clear understanding of Safeguarding requirements and procedures
• Commitment to working in a manner which promotes diversity and equality, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity and no one suffers from discrimination
• Commitment to promoting an environment, which has the highest regard for the Health and Safety of others
• Personal and professional integrity
• High level understanding of professional boundaries and ability to maintain these
• Effective collaborative working
• Ability to effectively reflect on own practices for ongoing learning and development
• Respect for the values and ethos of Depaul and its founding partners

What You’ll Receive

• Tailored training and development
• Flexible working options where suitable
• 26 days annual leave, rising with service
• Family‑friendly leave policies
• Pension scheme with employer contributions up to 7%
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP access
• Discounts across retail, travel, food, fitness and more
• Cash health plan for you and your family
• Death‑in‑service benefit
• Access to legal and practical support

Safer Recruitment

Depaul UK is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If a role requires it under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, we will carry out the appropriate Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. We only look at information that is relevant to the role, and a criminal record will never be treated as an automatic barrier to employment. All DBS information is handled sensitively, confidentially and in line with the DBS Code of Practice, and we encourage applicants to discuss any concerns with us openly.