Young Persons Support Worker (Community)

Morgan Hunt; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Morgan Hunt is recruiting a Young Persons Support Worker in the community across Greater Manchester. This temporary 3-month contract delivers trauma-informed, strengths-based homelessness prevention and support for 18-25 year olds, managing caseloads and delivering person-centred interventions.

The role requires risk assessments, SMART planning, tenancy support, budgeting, and helping clients access education, training, employment or meaningful activity, with partnership work across authorities

Qualifications

• Experience supporting young people with complex needs and homelessness risk.
• Experience managing a caseload and evidencing outcomes against targets.
• Experience delivering outcomes-based contracts or service delivery.
• Proven ability to build trust and rapport with vulnerable young people.
• Experience liaising with statutory services, landlords, and voluntary partners.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, outcomes-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a diverse caseload of young people (18-25) delivering strengths-based, person-centered support aligned to KPIs.
• Conduct risk and needs assessments and develop SMART, outcome-focused support plans.
• Provide one-to-one support in the community and within tenancies to sustain accommodation.
• Support young people to improve financial capability, including budgeting and rent management.
• Help young people identify and access education, training, employment, or meaningful activities.
• Safeguard young people by responding to concerns and emergencies in line with policy and law.
• Maintain accurate records on the client database and contribute to monitoring/reporting requirements.
• Build and maintain productive partnerships with local authorities, health services, landlords, charities, and community organisations.
• Involve young people in decisions about their support and co-produce plans and reviews.

Skills

Caseload management

Outcomes-based delivery

Building trust

Partnership liaison

Risk & needs assessment

Person-centered approach

Job description

Young Persons Support Worker (Community)

Greater Manchester

Temporary

£16 - £17 per hour + holiday pay

Our Client

We are working with a Social Enterprise who are looking to recruit a Young Persons Support Worker in the community. This is a temporary contract initially for 3 months and is based across the Greater Manchester area. The role involves delivering trauma - informed, strengths - based homelessness prevention and support services for young people at risk. You will manage an allocated caseload of 18 - 25 year olds, delivering person - centred interventions to help secure and sustain accommodation, improve financial stability, and increase engagement with employment, education, training, or meaningful activity. The role requires effective partnership working with statutory services, landlords, and community organisations, as well as adherence to contractual outcome targets.

The Role

• Manage a diverse caseload of young people (18 - 25), delivering strengths - based, person - centred support aligned to contractual KPIs.
• Conduct thorough risk and needs assessments and develop SMART, outcome - focused support plans.
• Provide one - to - one support in the community and within tenancies to sustain accommodation.
• Support young people to improve financial capability, including budgeting and rent management.
• Work with young people to identify and access education, training, employment, and meaningful activities.
• Safeguard young people by responding to concerns and emergencies in line with policy and legislation.
• Maintain accurate, up - to - date records on the client database and contribute to monitoring and reporting requirements.
• Build and maintain productive partnerships with local authorities, health services, landlords, charities, and community organisations.
• Actively involve young people in decisions about their support and co - produce plans and reviews.

The Candidate

• Proven experience supporting young people with complex needs, including homelessness risk, mental health, substance misuse, offending behaviour, or care leaver status.
• Experience managing a caseload, developing personalised support plans, and evidencing outcomes against targets.
• Experience working within outcomes-based contracts or outcome - focused service delivery.
• Demonstrable ability to build trust, rapport, and positive relationships with vulnerable young people.
• Experience liaising with statutory services, landlords, and voluntary sector partners to secure resources and opportunities.
• Ability to work in a fast - paced, outcomes - driven environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.