Young Persons Worker

Action for Children; Kilbarchan; Remote; GBP 14.000 - 24.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Blue Light Card discounts

Paid leave (7 weeks)

Professional training opportunities

Life assurance cover

Employer contributions up to 5%

Zusammenfassung

Action for Children in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, is looking for a Young Person’s Worker to empower young people and support their wellbeing in community settings. This is a permanent, part-time role (20 hours) with a focus on person-centered care and safeguarding.

You’ll work with families and groups, delivering meaningful activities, building resilience, and providing a safe environment. Travel and driving may be required; training and supervision are provided to aid career progression.

Qualifikationen

• Prefer qualification in a social care discipline, but open to relevant experience.
• Experience of working with disabled young people and in community environments.
• Ability to use MS Office to record case notes.
• Excellent communication skills enabling engagement with young people and families.
• Understanding safeguarding procedures and how to act on concerns.
• Positive approach, creating a fun environment for children.

Aufgaben

• Provide a safe environment for young people to enjoy time with friends.
• Give families the break they need to continue supporting their children.
• Assist the children in all aspects of their care and support their health and wellbeing.
• Provide children with meaningful and fun activities within their local and wider community.

Kenntnisse

Excellent communication

Experience with disabled young people

Driving licence

MS Office

Safeguarding procedures knowledge

Ausbildung

Qualification in social care discipline

Tools

MS Office

Jobbeschreibung

• Locations Renfrewshire Short Breaks Service
• Job Schedule Part time

Role Description

Location:Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire

Contract/Hours- Permanent, Part Time- 20 hours,

Interview will be held Monday 5th October

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leaveand theoptionto buy or sell leave
• Excellent trainingand the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
• Up to5% employer contribution and life assurance cover

Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

As a Young Person’s Worker, you’ll use your skills to empower young individuals, build their resilience, and ensure their well-being. By emphasising person-centered care and strong social values, you'll be a positive influence and mentor to our young people.

In return, we offer a supportive environment for your professional development. We provide access to industry-specific qualifications, regular supervision, team gatherings, and a strong sense of community within our organisation, all designed to enhance your career progression.

Renfrewshire Outreach Support works in partnership with Renfrewshire Council to provide support to children, young people who have additional needs and their families within the context of community outreach support.

We support young people to access resources in the community such as local parks, cinema, bowling, shopping etc. Support can be on an individual basis, small groups and larger groups. The aim of the group is to provide stimulating activities for our young people in a group setting.

You’ll work as part of a well supported and trained team who work hard to achieve positive outcomes for our young people through group work and befriending.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

Key responsibilities of the Young Person’s Worker role include;

• Providing a safe environment for them to enjoy time with their friends.
• Giving families the break, they need to continue supporting their children.
• Assisting the children in all aspects of their care and supporting their health and wellbeing.

Provide children with meaningful and fun activities within their local and wider community.

Let's talk about you

• Ideally, a qualification in a social care discipline but we are very open to relevant experience, rather than a qualification.
• Experience of working with disabled young people and working within community environments.
• The ability to use MS Office to record case notes.
• Excellent communication skills enabling you to engage with our young people and families through a variety of methods.
• An understanding of safeguarding procedures and the ability to act upon any concerns.
• A positive approach, providing a fun environment for all the children in our care.

Driving licence and access to a car. The job requires the ability to travel according to the needs of the job, with reasonable adjustments, if required, according to the Equality Act.

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

Weactivelyencourageapplications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.