Support Worker

5 months ago


Aylesbury, United Kingdom Fevaca Full time

**Job Details**:

- Job Position: Support Worker in Aylesbury & High Wycombe
- Pay starts: £11.60 p hour
- Sleep in: £35 (p sleep in)
- The usual shift is 9 am - 10 pm and with a sleep-in up to 3 times a week supported housing or 8am-11pm & sleep in. for the residential children home with a sleep in up to 3 times a week.
- However, this is flexible and different shifts will be rotated to consider for training and specific client requirements.

We are currently recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Supported Accommodation Service in Aylesbury and Residential Children's Home in High Wycombe.

**The Role**:

- This role will include lone and group working with young people.
- You would join a small and friendly team.
- The support team delivers a personalized service to young people, delivering day-to-day interventions and building positive relationships.
- As a Support Worker building relationships with our young people is filled with opportunities to go out and engage in activities in the community, for example, going for walks, to the cinema, eating meals together, and watching movies when it's time to relax.

At FEVACA we encourage every member of the team to be creative within their role and ensure group reflective exercises within your team to allow for continued personal and professional development.

All applicants must be able to commit to 39 hours and up to 3 sleep-ins per week.

We do consider individuals to be contracted for 26/30hrs hours and up to 2 sleep-ins per week. Our shift pattern is flexible, with the rota being released every 6 weeks and will be given with notice.

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**Essential**:

- Positive and non-judgmental value base.
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to equality of opportunity to colleagues, service users, and all external personnel.
- Knowledge of the Children Act and subsequent relevant legislation.
- Ability to represent the organization to outside bodies and those within local communities.
- Demonstration of a commitment to supporting and motivating young people.
- Ability to maintain boundaries and communicate effectively with young people.
- Ability to work within a team.
- Ability to manage matters relating to health and safety.
- Willingness to manage household tasks
- Ability to work shifts including sleep-ins - including weekends and bank holidays.
- Experience in working with children or young people.
- Good standard of written and verbal English.
- Highly motivated, adaptable, and able to work under their initiative.
- The ability to admit mistakes and ask for help and guidance.

**Desirable**:

- Knowledge of health and safety requirements relevant to Houses of Multiple Occupancy.
- An understanding of the legislation and guidance relating to the provision of supported housing services and social care for care leavers.
- Experience working at a level of responsibility with children and young people in a supported housing setting.
- Ability to show leadership skills.
- Ability to write reports and contribute to support plans.
- Full, clean driving license and use of own vehicle with business insurance.

**What can we offer you?**
- Free meals/refreshments whilst on shift
- Free DBS
- Pension scheme, with an employer top-up
- Flexible working agreements are available
- Free parking in most of the locations when on shift
- On-call support 24/7
- Access to our employee assistance program. (free confidential advice, for work, counselling, financial well-being, childcare support, family issues, legal information, and medical information)
- 30 days of annual leave ( up to 35 days per year depending on years of service)
- Full and comprehensive training program
- Ability to work additional hours
- Access to additional sleep-in payments
- Access to company vehicles
- Christmas party and other fun staff social events
- Mileage and expenses paid
- Family-friendly
- Financial support to access further education relevant to the role
- Opportunities for internal progression

**About Fevaca**:
We are a company specialising in providing support to children, young people and vulnerable adults. Our team consists of Social Workers, Teachers, Social Care Practitioners and those with experience from the business sector; creating social care expertise within an efficient business model. Our experience is drawn from both UK and International social care work within the private, voluntary and statutory sector.


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