Youth Support Worker

Horizon Care Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tastecard discounts

Bluelight card

MyGym discounts

28 days holiday

Real Living Wage employer

Christmas bonus

Refer a Friend scheme

Financial wellbeing service

Life Assurance

CPD opportunities

Induction programme

SHINE training program

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Supportive management

Job summary

Horizon Care and Education in Derby is seeking a Youth Support Worker to help young people move towards independent living. The role includes emotional support, developing plans, and facilitating access to education and employment.

You will work with vulnerable young people, ensuring safeguarding and risk management while collaborating with professionals. A driving license is desirable and shifts include evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins.

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable young people.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge.
• Ability to be empathetic and resilient.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to work shifts including evenings, weekends and sleep-ins.
• Driving license desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and practical support to young people.
• Develop and review support plans with safeguarding and risk management.
• Help young people access education, training, and employment.
• Manage properties and liaise with professionals.
• Support development of independent living skills.

Skills

Youth support

Safeguarding

Empathy

Communication

Problem-solving

Flexibility

Driving license

Job description

Working Hours:

Location:

Closing Date:

30/09/2026

Job Category:

Region / Division:

Midlands

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Job Introduction

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

There’s nothing more rewarding than helping someone believe in themselves and have the confidence to celebrate their own uniqueness and achieve success that is personal to them.

At Horizon, we live up to our values, and we value our people. We are proud to be one of the most innovative providers of young people’s residential care and education in the UK.

Horizon Care and Education have an exciting opportunity to join our new home in Derby as a Youth Support Worker.

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

• Provide emotional and practical support , including out-of-hours on-call.
• Develop and review support plans, ensuring safeguarding and risk management.
• 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.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Experience working with vulnerable young people, ideally care leavers.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and assessment skills.
• Ability to be resilient and empathetic when working with our young people.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Flexibility to be able to work shifts that include evenings, weekends and sleep ins.
• A driving license and access to a vehicle is desirable.

Why work for us?

• Access to Tastecard, Bluelight card and MyGym discounts!
• 28 days holiday includes bank holidays
• Real Living Wage employer
• Competitive pay rates
• Christmas bonus
• 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 .
• Looking after your wellbeing - supporting you need to feel good about what you do. We’re in this together .
• Supportive management and senior leaders.