Youth Development Worker

BDS (Northern) Limited; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

BDS (Northern) Limited is recruiting Youth Development Workers to join a well-established Housing Association team in the Truro and St Austell area. The role covers supporting young people with tenancy and housing management, risk assessments, and developing tailored action plans.

You will work Monday to Friday, 8am–8pm shifts on a temp ongoing basis with potential to become permanent. Pay rates are £15.34 PAYE or £19.76 Umbrella, and an enhanced DBS is required.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of young people’s needs, safeguarding and emotional and mental health issues.
• Understanding of support needs and support planning.
• Understanding risk assessing and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review support and action plans tailored to individual goals.
• Update and manage risk assessments and risk management plans.
• Support young people with tenancy and housing management.
• Assist with benefits applications (e.g., Universal Credit, PIP, Housing Benefit).
• Explore and support pathways into education, training, and employment.
• Collaborate with external agencies (mental health, domestic violence services, landlords, etc.).

Skills

Safeguarding

Risk assessment

Housing management

Education/employment pathways

Collaboration with external agencies

Benefits applications

Job description

BDS currently have exciting opportunities for Youth Development Workers to join a well-established Housing Association in the Truro and in the St Austell area.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and review support and action plans tailored to individual goals.
• Update and manage risk assessments and risk management plans.
• Support young people with tenancy and housing management.
• Assist with benefits applications (e.g., Universal Credit, PIP, Housing Benefit).
• Explore and support pathways into education, training, and employment.
• Collaborate with external agencies (mental health, domestic violence services, landlords, etc.).

The ideal candidate will have:

• A good understanding of young people’s needs, safeguarding and emotional and mental health issues.
• An understanding of support needs and support planning.
• An understanding risk assessing and risk management.

Location

Positions available in St Austell and Truro

Working Pattern

Monday- Friday – shift pattern working between the hours of 8am and 8pm

Expected Length of Contract

temp ongoing – potential to go perm for the right person

Pay Rate

£15.34 PAYE £19.76 Umbrella

YOU MUST HOLD AN ENHANCED DBS CHECK WITH ADULT AND CHILD BARRING FROM THE LAST 12 MONTHS

YOU MUST BE A DRIVER WITH ACCESS TO A VEHICLE