Youth Support Worker

Horizon Care & Education; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading support organization in Birmingham is seeking a Youth Support Worker to assist young individuals transitioning to independent living. You will provide emotional and practical support, help access education and training, and manage properties. Ideal candidates will possess experience working with youth and excellent communication skills. The role offers competitive pay, ongoing training, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Access to Tastecard, Bluelight card

Real Living Wage employer

Competitive pay rates

Generous Refer a Friend Scheme

Financial wellbeing service

Life Assurance

Ongoing training and professional development

Comprehensive induction programme

Face-to-face therapeutic training

Employee assistance programme

Supportive management

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people essential.
• Ability to communicate effectively and solve problems.
• Resilience and empathy when supporting young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and practical support to young people.
• Assist in support plans and risk assessments.
• Help young people access education, training, and employment.
• Manage properties and liaise with professionals.

Skills

Experience working with young people

Excellent communication

Problem-solving abilities

Ability to manage own workload

Resilience and empathy

Tools

Driving license

Job description

As a Youth Support Worker you will be helping young people transition to independent living. Your duties include:

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and practical support, including out-of-hours on-call.
• Involvement in support plans and risk assessments.
• Help young people access education, training, and employment.
• Manage properties and liaise with other professionals.
• Support our young people to develop independent living skills to prepare them to live fully independently.

If you're passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team.

Qualifications and Skills

• A driving license and access to a vehicle is desirable but not essential.
• Experience working with young people.
• Ability to be resilient and empathetic when working with our young people.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving abilities and ability to manage your own workload.

Benefits

• Access to Tastecard, Bluelight card and MyGym discounts.
• Real Living Wage employer
• Competitive pay rates
• Generous Refer a Friend Scheme
• Financial wellbeing service
• Life Assurance
• Ongoing training and professional development plus High quality CPD opportunities
• Comprehensive induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
• Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
• Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support.
• Supportive management and senior leaders. We're in this together.

Other

• We can offer an array of different shift patterns to suit you and the service.