Support Worker

5 months ago

Harrow, United Kingdom Hope Services Limited Full time

**Support worker - Semi-Independent 16+**

Hope Services Limited

Harrow

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**Job details**

Full-time | Part-time | Temporary | Contract | Permanent

**Full Job Description**

Hope Services is a Supported Living company, guided by our values and the quality of our service. We provide a unique combination of personalised care, support and housing solutions for young people 16 - 25 years old Care Leavers. We are currently looking for team members to join our growing team to deliver and support our young people and care leavers in a 24/7 Staffed Semi-independent home.

Hope Services is an independent run organisation dedicated to providing quality person-centred care to young people and care leavers aged 16 - 25 years old in Semi
- independent homes. We value our employees and we are committed to their Continued Professional Development, we support staff to achieve their career goals through our rigorous training programme. We have a benefit programme that our permanent staff enjoy.

As a Support Worker, you will promote independence, encourage and support service users in their day-to-day lives, enabling them to live more fulfilling lives, whilst helping provide high-quality person-centred care. This could include a range of tasks and activities such as personal care, domestic tasks and general activities that allow the individual to live their lives in the way they choose.

**Person Specification
- ESSENTIAL**

**Work Experience**:

- At least 1 year experience of working with young people and adolescents (required)
- Working individually and within a team
- Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
- NVQ Level 3 Children and Young Peoples workforce (preferred)
- Understanding of the full range of issues facing children, young people and/ or families including:

- Family functioning
- Domestic violence
- Substance misuse
- Housing issues
- Unemployment
- Mental health issues
- Physical health issues
- Emotional well being
- ASB/ crime issues

**Qualifications**
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
- Be committed to completing QCF /NVQ Level 3 award in Health & Social Care (Children) within the set time frame. This is a statutory requirement for all employees wishing to work in childcare.

**Personal attributes and child centred approach**
- Working individually and within a team
- Self motivated and a positive nature
- Ability to engage with young people in a positive and proactive approach
- Sense of humour
- Self organisation
- Sensitive and reflective
- Honesty and reliability
- Ability to listen and empathise
- Ability to assess risks

**Job related knowledge and skills**
- Effective communication skills: recording and report writing and verbal communication.
- Awareness of non-verbal communication i.e. eye contact and personal space etc
- A professional and caring value base i.e. consistency and empathy

**Work Conditions**
- Ability to lone work with individual young people
- Sleeping in duties
- Willing to work additional hours to cover sickness and holidays and to work in other homes within your area.
- Willing to work Bank Holidays & Christmas Holidays
- Have good medical health

**Work remotely**
- No

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage a young person living semi-independently in the community; you will be responsible in structuring daily routines consistent with an independent placement agreement.
- Monitor the young person’s ability to engage with everyday living and develop skills where necessary by supporting their identified needs.
- Support the young person in settling within the community and accessing local resources.
- Support and assist the young person around budgeting money, grocery shopping and administer a weekly subsistence allowance.
- Encourage the young person to engage and take part with positive activities within the community, building on relationships and developing social networks.
- Maintain accurate record/ log keeping.
- Maintain petty cash and receipts for each expenditure.
- To maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of the accommodation, leading by example and encouraging our young people to do the same.
- Work with your line manager and the young person to develop a structured programme and support plan based upon the young person’s individual support needs and focused on developing their self confidence and esteem.
- Promote safe, consistent and understandable boundaries with the young person in conjunction with a 'Young Person’s Agreement’.
- Encourage the young person to take an active part in the local community, building relationships and maintaining social networks.
- Prepare high standard monthly progress reports regarding the young person’s progress which are submitted to the placing authority.
- Complete required paperwork/ administration and key work sessions as directed.
- Work in partnership with other agencies and support the young people to attend meetings with other professionals. You will be required to attend admission and planning meet

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