Young Peoples Support Worker – Weymouth

Joining the team as a Young Lives Worker, you will be conversant in safeguarding for young people.

Location:

Weymouth

Date Posted:

09/09/2024

Typical annual earnings:

Up to £29,813.88 per annum. This typically includes 40 hours per week (Mon - Fri), 16 hours per weekend (every other weekend), plus 4 sleep-in shifts per month. Please note this will be prorated for part-time hours.

Responsibilities include:

• Work within Ofsted framework following reporting requirements
• Possess Health & Social Care qualification or equivalent to NVQ level 3 or equivalent work experience
• Have in-depth knowledge of asset-based assessment, support planning, positive risk management, and review
• Have in-depth knowledge of housing-related support and homelessness legislation
• Understand benefits and income maximization
• Knowledge of safeguarding for children and adults
• Awareness of diversity and inclusion
• Experience working with young people, particularly those facing homelessness or vulnerabilities

The Role

The Support Worker increases the independence and skills of young people, promoting engagement with education and employment through flexible, person-centered, outcome-focused support. The role involves helping young people avoid eviction and repeat homelessness, and developing their capacity to move on to less intensive or more permanent housing solutions. The role requires working closely with various support agencies, mental health teams, landlords, law enforcement, social services, and others, within the Ofsted framework. The post holder will work within the Psychological Informed Environments Framework to ensure clients can make sustained life changes.

About You

You will be confident, enthusiastic, innovative, and willing to share your safeguarding, welfare benefit, and assessment knowledge. Flexibility to work on a rota basis, including sleep-in shifts, is essential. You should have a passion for learning and developing skills, motivating clients, and working with young people facing complex challenges.

Our Benefits

• Competitive pay, paid travel time, higher mileage for car sharing
• Enhanced annual leave, holiday buy/sell options
• Matched pension contributions, Death in Service Benefit, salary sacrifice options
• Enhanced sick pay, compassionate leave
• Access to professional training and funded apprenticeship programs
• Opportunities for career development
• Free health and wellbeing support via Employee Assistance Programme
• Provision of role-specific equipment and resources
• Discounts and travel benefits
• A supportive, employee-valuing organization
• Opportunity to work with dedicated colleagues

Additional Info

Our organization values being person-centered, innovative, trustworthy, can-do, and excellent. We seek passionate individuals aligned with these principles.