Young Persons Worker

1 week ago

London, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Central is currently recruiting for two Young Person's Workers, to work in the London area. The service provides housing support for young people aged 16+ who have complex needs.

The successful candidate will be required to work 37.5 hours per week, working across Monday - Sunday on a rota basis, covering early (8AM - 3.30PM), mid (12.30PM - 8PM) and late (3PM - 10.30PM) shifts. There is a requirement to work 2 weekends out of 4. Temporary cover is required for approximately 2 - 3 months. The pay rate £14.49 per hour, with £1.75 holiday pay, totalling £16.24 per hour.

In this position, you will be required to:

* Hold a caseload of 2 - 4 young people and undertake regular key working sessions resulting in co-produced support and safety plans that are SMART and evidence progress

* Assess the needs of young people in order to identify appropriate move on accommodation

* Produce comprehensive and high quality risk assessments and risk management plans

* Assess referrals to the project to ensure suitable young people can be accepted

* Provide a safe, welcoming and high-quality standard of accommodation, ensuring when young people move in they feel comfortable and welcomed and are given information concerning the building and other local services

* Minimise risk to young people by identifying, reporting and following up any safeguarding concerns and incidents

* Work with social workers to enable young people to move back home if appropriate, or to support young people to identify opportunities for move on to appropriate PRS, supported, shared or self-contained accommodation

* Support young people to maximise benefit entitlements and secure project income through the collection of rents and service charges and the minimisation of arrears and void loss

* Run activities and support young people to participate in activities to prepare them for independence and move through

* Provide support to young people who are ready to move into work, education, or training by assisting them to access suitable courses or placements

* Work in partnership with internal departments as well as external community agencies to ensure client needs are met

* Carry out Health & Safety duties

Please note: this role involves loneworking.

To apply for this role, you must have:

* Experience of working with young people

* Knowledge of Ofsted's key principles for young people in supported accommodation and examples of how you can apply these principles in your work

* Understanding and experience of applying effective ways of working with young people, in particular young people with mental health & attachment needs including emerging personality disorder & significant self-harm

* Experience of working in a trauma informed and attachment focused way and a good understanding of the principles of this practice, and how they can be related to risk and needs assessment, planning, goal setting and reviews with young people

* Experience of working with young people to develop life skills and support their involvement in meaningful activities

* A demonstrable aptitude for working with at-risk young adults in a residential setting

* Ability to demonstrate through practice how 'Every Child Matters' relates to the young people living in our accommodation

* An excellent level of numeracy, literacy and comprehension of welfare benefits for under 21's, rents and service charges

* The ability to be self-servicing in the use of computers to create letters, minutes & reports

Candidates must confirm their interest as soon as possible, with interviews scheduled shortly after and the appointed candidate expected to start as soon as possible.

Further requirements:

In order to register with Central Recruitment Services for temporary agency work, candidates must meet the following criteria:

* Current valid right to work in the UK

* Minimum 12 months’ of paid experience in a front line social care role within the last 3 years* (unless recruitment criteria states otherwise)

* A fully enhanced DBS either registered on the DBS update service or issued within the last 12 months, or willingness to apply for one through Central (at a cost of £50)

* Employment or education history to cover the last 5 years which can be verified through the referencing process

How to apply:

If you feel that you fully meet the above outlined criteria for this role and would like apply for this post, please forward your CV for consideration.

*Please note the outlined experience is the 'minimum' first stage criteria, and we will therefore be unable to consider your application unless you are able to demonstrate a relevant work history in line with this position

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