Youth Support Worker

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

Job summary

A supportive care organization in the United Kingdom seeks a Youth Support Worker to help young people transition to independent living. Key responsibilities include providing emotional support, managing properties, and assisting with access to education and employment. Ideal candidates will have experience with young people and strong communication skills. The position offers a salary of up to £32,000 annually and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Access to Tastecard and Bluelight card discounts

Generous Refer a Friend Scheme

Financial wellbeing service

Ongoing training and professional development

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people.
• Resilience when working with diverse needs.
• Driving license and access to a vehicle are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and practical support during on-call hours.
• Involve in support plans and risk assessments.
• Help young people access education and training.
• Manage properties and liaise with professionals.
• Support young people in developing independent living skills.

Skills

Excellent communication

Problem-solving abilities

Empathy

Ability to manage workload

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