Youth Support Worker

6 months ago


Portsmouth, United Kingdom Freedom Care Group Full time

**Youth Support Worker**

**(Neurodiversity, mental health and challenging behaviours)**

Are you looking to make a difference in a young person’s life?

Would you like the ability to be creative and have the freedom to demonstrate your true self?

Would you like the ability to focus on what’s important?

Are you looking to expand your experience and knowledge?

Would you like to work for an organization who places the care of its teams at the heart of every decision?

**Description**

Job Title: Youth Support worker

(Neurodiversity, Mental Health and Challenging Behaviours)

Reporting to: Social Care Manager/ Case Manager

Hours: A team to provide the following hours a range of part or full time hours covering 7 days a week.

Shifts include

6.30am to 1pm

1pm to 6.30pm

7am to 3pm

6.30am to 6.30pm

We will be looking to offer part time and full time contracts to applicants who develop a working relationship with the young people after a 3 months probationary period, prior to this you will be on a zero hours contract

**Location: This is a community role based in the Portsmouth area**

**Role**: To provide person centred support to young person who is transitioning from hospital to home. To create stability for the young person and develop their life skills and opportunities through a range of community and home-based activities.

**About Freedom**

Freedom Care is a growing company that has been providing services to parents, social services and the NHS for over 20 years. In this time we have grown into a multi-faceted organisation offering bespoke solutions based around a broad range of services. Our Social Care Services are carefully designed to provide specialist one-to-one advice and practical support on a range of development needs and complex issues. People are at the heart of our business, both in terms of the clients who receive our services and the staff that deliver them. As such, Freedom places great emphasis on the wellbeing of its staff and the support they receive in their role. The provision of caring and compassionate services does not simply require people with these attributes but the necessary skills and abilities to deliver them. We therefore ensure all our staff are equipped with the necessary training to perform their roles with confidence and to grow as individuals. To aid our teams we have also invested heavily in information technology to allow your energy too be focused on the key tasks.

**Essential Skills**

You should have experience of working with young people aged between 14 and 25 who are Neurodiverse, display challenging behaviours and have mental health challenges. You should be able to “get alongside” the young person to role model and guide them. You should be a driver and have use of a car for this role.

Ideally you should have a level 3 in health and social care or a qualification that would be aligned with the role and have transferable knowledge. Freedom offers full training however safeguarding, food hygiene, first aid and de-escalation training would be

**Who we are looking for**

Your values as a person should align with Freedom’s which are: Care, Empathy, Trust, Respect, Compassion, Understanding and Trust

You need to be confident but have this underpinned by knowledge and experience and be calm, reflective and agile allowing you to pivot your approach to mirror the young person’s needs on any given day.

The need for a curious and creative solution-based mind set will enable you to avoid blockages for the young person and allow you to develop a detailed understanding of who they are and what they need. You should be tenacious in your approach always looking to move the young person closer to their dreams and aspirations. You will also need a good sprinkling of resilience to not allow the demand of the role to deplete your energy levels and be able to not take the behaviours of the young person personally.

You should be self-motivated, energetic and possibly bring additional skills alongside the core requirements of this role. You should be someone who is looking to make a difference to a young person’s life.

**Benefits**
- Excellent pay and travel allowances include paid travel time and mileage from your home address
- Continual professional development including training, opportunities, and supportive supervision.
- Access to wellbeing days and social events
- Friendly and supportive environment
- Continuous support and monitoring from the case manager and the out of hours team.
- Use of streamlined systems, Freedom investment into IT means you can focus on working with the young person.


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