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Freelance Support Worker

4 months ago


Catford, United Kingdom Dwelling Places Full time

**About us**

Dwelling Places Homes 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+ and 18+ Care Leavers. We are currently looking for team members to join our growing team to deliver and support our young people and care leavers aged 16+ years old in a 24/7 Staffed Semi-independent home. Dwelling Places Homes is an independent, long standing family-run organisation dedicated to providing quality person-centred care to young people and care leavers aged 16 - 18 years old in Semi
- independent homes. We value our employees and we are committed to their Continued Professional Development.

As a Support Assistant, 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. What really matters to us is that you have the right mix of empathy, a can-do attitude, and good communications skills.

**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 meetings; and attend Looked After Children’s Reviews ensuring all relevant paperwork is complete.
- You will be responsible to carry out weekly Health and Safety checks within the accommodation. You must record and report any repair work or damage to the property to ensure it is kept to a high standard.
- Maintain confidentiality of young people and report any concerns regarding the young person’s welfare to your line manager.
- Attend staff meetings and training sessions as and when required.
- You will be expected to take part and attend structured supervision sessions at least once a month.

**Essential**
- Full Enhanced DBS
- Minimum of 2 years experience working with children and/or young people or as a Health Care Support worker and/or minimum of 2 years Teaching/teaching assistance background
- Computer literate
- Willing to travel to our homes across South London and the surrounding areas
- Available to work weekends on a rota basis

**Desirable**
- Previous experience as a keyworker
- Formal Qualification in Teaching/Teaching Assistant/Facilitation
- Interest/experience in working with SEND children and young people

**Work Conditions**
- Ability to lone work with individual young people
- Willing to work evenings and weekends on a rota basis.
- Willing to work additional hours to cover sickness and holidays and to work in other homes within our portfolio.
- Willing to work Bank Holidays & Christmas Holidays
- Have good medical health

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

**Salary**: £10.42-£12.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

Shift:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- South London, Greater London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Teaching (preferred)

Licence/Cert