Senior Youth Worker

3 weeks ago

Canterbury, United Kingdom The Amber Foundation Full time

The Amber Foundation offers supported accommodation to homeless, unemployed and disadvantaged young people (aged 18 to 30) who are facing multiple disadvantage including lack of training, education and employment, addiction and substance misuse problems, mental health difficulties and may have been involved in crime and offending behaviour.

**This role is based in Kennington, Ashford, Kent. TN24 9QP.**

We offer 24/7 residential support with a full-time employability and well-being programme designed to inspire, educate, motivate and - most importantly - to make possible. We aspire to offer everything under one roof that marginalised young people need to rediscover their potential and move forward with their lives into Employment, Training and Education and somewhere safe and sustainable to live.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Youth Worker/Deputy Manager to assist the Service Manager in overseeing the operational running and leadership and management of our staff team at our residential centre (Farm Place) in Surrey.

The role of the Senior Youth Worker is to work proactively, creatively and effectively alongside the Service Manager and our staff team and young people to develop their skills and strengths to help them gain the confidence they need to live independent and fulfilling lives.

This is a Deputy Manager role, you will be expected to effectively lead, motivate and inspire the staff team to facilitate a high quality programme for our young people and be committed to excellent outcomes for young people. You will also undertake housing and facilities management and health and safety-related tasks as required.

**It is Amber’s responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all young people within its services. All applicants will need to evidence their suitability to work with young people.**

**Key tasks, responsibilities and outcomes**

To have a great knowledge and understanding of the services for which you are accountable, and to ensure the implementation of better practice initiatives.

To assist the Service Manager in the effective leadership and management of the staff team, ensuring that staff are listened to and valued.

To ensure that the staff team work collaboratively to manage and lead their young people in an effective way, in line with best practice and Amber values, making a positive difference to the young people we support whilst improving their outcomes.

To ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements ensuring appropriate records are kept and maintained, striving to provide outstanding services to young people.

To maintain good working relationships and to represent Amber positively and progressively in dealings with a range of external stakeholders in all areas of your work.

To champion and celebrate good practice, to excite and enhance further great working.

To assist the Service Manager in ensuring the financial sustainability of the centre and budget.

To create new and maintain existing excellent working relationships with our referrers and stakeholders and expand upon these to identify new referral streams and to complete a thorough needs and risk assessment with young people.

To build relationships with external stakeholders and to market and promote Amber in order to achieve maximum occupancy levels within the centre and reach target for funded placements.

To have a professional approach to all work aspects in line with the vision and values of the organisation and maintain all records in line with statutory and local policies and procedures.

To assist the Service Manager to ensure that the centre runs at its targeted occupancy according to the annual budget.

To assist the Service Manager in reaching funded occupancy set out in the annual budget.

To assist the Service Manager in completing a thorough and comprehensive assessment with all potential new residents to assess their suitability and appropriateness for the service.

To ensure that all telephone calls and correspondence to the centre are answered professionally and promptly.

To ensure the smooth transition and induction of all new residents to the centre, you will be required to assist with supervised drug and/or alcohol testing.

To effectively communicate with colleagues, residents and agencies.

To build and maintain open and productive relationships between all parties.

To facilitate regular team meetings and provide clear and concise communications to the staff team at regular intervals.

To ensure that each member of your staff receives one to one supervision in accordance with the supervision policy.

To attend events when required and at times deliver presentations.

To work alongside the Service Manager to complete objectives and achieve targets set for the service.

To undertake relevant training that may fall outside of their normal working pattern and hours.

To maintain high and excellent standards of practice using a person centred appr

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