Youth Support Worker

Horizon Care and Education Group Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive care organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Youth Support Worker to help young people transition to independent living. Responsibilities include providing emotional and practical support, managing properties, and helping access education and training. Candidates must have experience working with young individuals, a driving license, and display resilience and empathy. Competitive pay rates and comprehensive training offered.

Benefits

Access to Tastecard

Bluelight card discounts

Generous Refer a Friend Scheme

Financial wellbeing service

Life Assurance

Ongoing training and professional development

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people is essential.
• A driving license and access to a vehicle are necessary.
• Ability to manage your own workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and practical support.
• Help young people transition to independent living.
• Manage properties and liaise with other professionals.

Skills

Emotional support

Communication

Problem-solving

Resilience

Empathy

Job description

Overview

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

Qualifications & Benefits

• 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.
• A driving license and access to a vehicle is 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.
• We can offer an array of different shift patterns to suit you and the service.
  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.
• Looking after your wellbeing - supporting you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together.
• Supportive management and senior leaders.