Youth Support Worker/ Supported Living
6 months ago
**Youth Support Worker Job Description & Job Specification**
**Unfortunately, we cannot offer this role to anyone overseas or far from our main office. UK applicants only.**
**Description**:
At WeCare Limited, we offer numerous services targeted towards vulnerable and struggling individuals in need of support and safeguarding. Our goal is to provide shelter, tenderness and a safe space to those in difficult positions and this extends out to those struggling internally with mental health issues and learning disabilities.
We are looking to hire a **youth** **support worker for a supported living home, caring for young people between 16-25 with complex mental health issues and learning disabilities, such as autism.**
In this role, you will be working one-to-one with individuals with varying intensities of the above listed issues, as well as leading support groups. You will need to be able to form a healthy, friendly relationship with our tenants, as well as be able to talk respectfully with them especially during particularly hard moments.
Our main requirement, above all, is empathy and a drive to help those in less fortunate, vulnerable positions be able to live their lives as happily and healthily as can be
**SUPPORTED LIVING**
**POST TITLE**: Youth Support Worker
**ACCOUNTABLE**: Senior Support Worker/Service Manager
**BASIC HOURS**: Flexible weekdays, overnights and weekends where required, plus being prepared for being On Call for Out of Hours.
Roles of the job will be to:
- Monitor the health and safety of the young person and the property through domestic routines and structural boundaries within the home
- Monitor the young person’s ability to engage with everyday living and develop skills where necessary
- Establish good relationships with the young people
- Promote professional boundaries between employee and young people
- Escalate concerns including safeguarding regarding young people’s welfare to Head Office
- Complete daily notes regarding each young person’s progress
- Attend regular support & supervisions
- Welcome applicants without experience who are willing to gain further qualification and broaden their knowledge
- Will be expected to work; Days, Waking Nights, Overnights and weekends as required.
Desirable Skills:
- 12 months experience working with young people
- can be volunteer or personal experiences
- Ability to prioritise actions to achieve goals set
- Have a NVQ L3 in working with children and young people or relevant qualification (if not, willing to sign up for one with the company)
- Show effective communication skills
- Have the willingness to travel
- Be a positive role model, nurture and care for all people in the Home.
- Work in accordance with the Quality Standards and co-operate with any inspection process.
- Carry out duties in line with organisational policies and procedures.
- Complete and maintain administrative records as required by the home.
Flexible Job Types: Full-time, Part time, Weekends
**Salary**: Starting at £11 per hour
Reference ID: Youth Support Worker 01
**Salary**: From £11.00 per hour
Shift:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Youth Support Worker 01
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