Youth Worker

3 days ago

Newton Abbot, United Kingdom Young Achievers Ltd Full time

**Purpose of the Post**

To provide advice, assistance and support to young people.

To attend to their practical, physical and emotional needs.

To act as an appropriate role model and to work closely with them to enable them to address their difficulties and achieve their optimum potential.

All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way.

All staff are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behavior's or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation or any other perceived difference.

**Specific Duties and Responsibilities**

To maintain a high quality of care and support which meets the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and cultural needs of young people within our setting.

Working from the guidelines from the 1989 Children’s Act, National Minimum Standards, Every Child, Matters and any other relevant legislation.

To provide a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which young people can feel secure and free from harm.

Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them unconditional and positive regard.

Helping young people gain self control by challenging unacceptable behavior's and rewarding acceptable, pro-social conduct.

Ensuring that each young person’s care plan is followed and amended as appropriate to reflect their changing needs

Attending to practical matters in relation to childcare (cooking, cleaning, general maintenance around the home etc)

To act as a key worker or co worker for a young person to ensure that the young person’s care plans are up to date and that all their care needs are being met.

To provide a positive role model to be able to offer advice, guidance and assistance where appropriate.

Establishing relationships which young people perceive to be positive, warm and rewarding

Providing advice, assistance and support on a 1:1 basis to enable young people to address past and present difficulties

Providing emotional support at times of difficulty or stress

Being ambitious for young people, helping them achieve their goals and optimise their potential

Providing support for young people in their education and extracurricular activities, this may include supporting them in the classroom if necessary

Keeping accurate records and providing written reports on young people for planning meetings, reviews or any other meetings as directed by the line manager

Empowering young people and facilitating their active involvement in the decision making about their lives and future

Encouraging the young person to develop links with the community,

attend off-site activities and expand their personal social network

**To work as part of a team**

Being aware of the aims and objectives of the home and working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve them

Attending team/ staff meetings and making a positive contribution to them

Actively contributing to the development of the team

Receiving and storing information to improve communication

Being willing to give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers

Being aware of childcare plans for all young people and providing support for colleagues by maintaining consistency in the execution of those plans

Providing informal practical and emotional support to colleagues experiencing difficulties

Attending and contributing to regular supervision sessions in line with the National Minimum Standards

Monitoring the conduct of colleagues and referring on any causes for concern (Whistleblowing)

Being familiar with all policies and procedures and adhering to them

**General Responsibilities**

Attending young people’s meetings and contributing to them

Receiving training appropriate to the role and maintaining an up to date training profile

Responsibility for the accurate maintenance of financial records appropriate to the duties of the post

Responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and colleagues in accordance with the requirements of the organisational Health and Safety

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

**Salary**: £11.00-£12.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 10 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Every weekend
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only

**Experience**:

- working with young people: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: YA1&2

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