Youth Homelessness Support Worker

4 weeks ago


Gravesend, United Kingdom Depaul Group Full time

Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact in the lives of young adults facing homelessness? Join our dynamic team as a **Youth Homelessness Support Worker** in Depaul UK, where you will play a vital role in supporting and empowering individuals on their journey towards independence.

**About Us**:
**Role Overview**:
Our service at Kent (the Grove) is a 6-bed low -medium hostel providing support to care leavers and homeless young people aged 18 - 25 years old.

As **Youth Homelessness Support Worker** at our service in Kent, you will work along young people to move towards independence and ensure that they are able to take control of decisions affecting their lives.

You will be the first point of contact for clients and visitors and will be responsible for coordinating the daily office work including health and safety compliance.

You will also be responsible for a small caseload of complex needs clients, taking responsibility for the wellbeing and day to day support in the services.

**Please note that the usual hours will be 22.5 hours over 3 days and shift times will be 8.30am - 4.30pm. Shift times and days can be flexible and agreed during the interview process.**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of clients in the service at all times, including using safeguarding and emergency alert procedures as applicable.
- Manage a small caseload of clients, you will take responsibility for the wellbeing and day to day support of all clients in the services.
- Lead on risk and needs assessment and support planning for your key clients and contribute to ongoing needs and risk assessment of other clients in the service.
- Proactively work in partnership with multiple agencies including statutory teams, to support the wellbeing of Depaul clients in accordance with data protection and information sharing protocols.
- Support all clients to participate in Education, Training, Employment and Volunteering opportunities as appropriate to the development of their skills, assets and aspirations.

**Kindly see attached job description for more information about this job opportunity.**

**What We Are Looking For - Person Specification**:

- Experience of working with clients with mental health and or drug/alcohol dependency issues.
- Ability to work with clients whose behaviour may be personally challenging.
- Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships and boundaries with clients.
- Experience working in partnership with multi agency teams, including social workers, immigration and mental health professionals.
- Ability to demonstrate clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures.

**Note**:
Applications submitted without a supporting statement and/or after the closing date and time stated will not be put forward for shortlisting. In addition,** an enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post. **Our recruitment checks, induction and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients.

**Applications**:
**We kindly request no contact from unsolicited recruitment or media agencies**.


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