Support Worker

1 day ago

Chorley, United Kingdom Turning Point Full time
Job Introduction

At Turning Point, we support people across The UK with mental health, substance misuse and learning disabilities. As a Youth Support Worker, you will make a real difference to individual’s quality of life as you engage with people to improve their daily living skills. Passionate about people, you’ll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you will gain the experience and training you need to progress your career with us.

As a Youth Support Worker, you will join The Lancashire Young People supported accommodation services that supports 18 young people (Aged 16- 21) across two location in Chorley –(Parker House and The Bridge ) who are threatened with homelessness/ leaving care/ looked after children  or young people at risk.

Role Responsibility

As a Youth Support Worker, you will have knowledge and experience of working with young people with complex needs, homelessness, children who are looked after and in transition to leaving care or care leavers who struggle to maintain a tenancy as a result of complex and an unmet need. You will be able to support young people and to maximise their benefits, gain independent living skills, promote independence, health wellbeing and healthy lifestyle choices as well as supporting them to maximise their involvement in local training, education, and employment opportunities.  

The Ideal Candidate

We’re ideally looking for a Youth Support Worker with an NVQ 3/experience/ qualification in Youth / Social work, as well as solid understanding of homelessness and the impact this has on the wellbeing of young people. You will have experience in support planning, re-engaging and motivating young people to participate in employment and work programmes, education, training, volunteering and skill building opportunities. As a Youth Support worker, the hours of work are flexible to the service needs and include some evening and weekend working.  You will be expected to prioritize your own case load and use your initiative to plan and implement agreed action to meet set deadlines.

As a great team player with lots of energy, you’ll need strong communication skills, a flexible approach and positive attitude to achieve targets in a challenging environment which requires empathy, understanding and patience.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.

You will get 31 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 33 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

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