Youth Support Worker

Horizon Care & Education; Stafford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive care organization in Stafford is looking for a Youth Support Worker committed to helping young people transition to independent living. You'll provide emotional and practical support, assist with education access, and manage properties. The ideal candidate will have experience working with youth and strong communication skills. The role offers a competitive salary up to £32,000, along with various employee benefits and training opportunities.

Benefits

Tastecard

Bluelight card

MyGym discounts

Real Living Wage employer

Generous Refer a Friend Scheme

Financial wellbeing service

Life Assurance

Ongoing training and professional development

Comprehensive induction programme

Employee assistance programme

Supportive management

Qualifications

• A driving license and access to a vehicle is desirable but not essential.
• Experience in a role supporting young people is required.
• Strong communication skills are critical.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and practical support to young people.
• Involvement in support plans and risk assessments.
• Help young people access education and training.
• Manage properties and liaise with other professionals.
• Support young people in developing independent living skills.

Skills

Experience working with young people

Excellent communication

Problem-solving abilities

Ability to manage own workload

Resilience and empathy

Job description

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.

Horizon Care and Education have an opportunity for a Youth Support Worker to join our team.

With an attractive salary that could earn you up to £32,000 a year.

• Salary £24,570
• Average mileage - £250 per month
• Sleep ins 2 per week
• On call £17.50 per day, average 1 week a month.

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.
• 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.

What we’re looking for from you:

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

Why work for us?

• 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.

Youth Support Worker - Apply now