Youth Support Worker

**Are you looking for a change in career? Wanting a fun, challenging and rewarding role?**

**Do you want the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of young people?**

**Are you able to deal with challenging behaviours and stay calm under pressure?**

**Are you caring, supportive, resilient and a good role model?**

**Do you have transferrable life skills you can pass on to young people to enhance their life choices?**

We are looking for resilient, motivated and empathetic individuals to help support Looked after young people aged 16-18 develop the skills towards independence.

**Who are we?**

At Grove Social Care we recruit staff to work in our services with young people, and also provide staff for other companies who deliver care, support and accommodation to children and young people aged 16 to 18 within the care sector.

Grove Social Care is committed to the safeguarding, welfare and development of all young people. We expect all our staff to share these values.

**What does the role involve?**

Supporting and mentoring young people to achieve positive outcomes and finding and giving them opportunities to develop themselves.

It’s a varied and flexible role, a challenging yet rewarding position.

Supporting young people to achieve their goals, support them into education, employment and training

Helping to teach young people essential life skills, such as cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and booking appointments.

Engaging young people to participate in positive activities, both in placement and in the community

Building up a trusting relationship and providing emotional support to young people who may have complex needs and present challenging behaviour.

Supporting the young people to develop healthy lifestyles, positive relationships, self-esteem, and confidence.

Helping towards keeping a safe, secure and clean, living environment.

Following policies, risk assessments, and keep up to date with daily paperwork.

Someone with a can do attitude, who attends work wanting to help the young person to achieve
- A positive role model with high morals and values.
- Able to deal with challenging behaviour and stay calm under pressure.
- A good communicator and listener
- Proactive and hardworking
- Caring and supportive
- Have a good sense of humour

Previous experience is beneficial; however, we welcome applicants that we feel would have the right characteristics, aptitude, and life skills to work with young people. Full training will be provided prior to starting.

**Salary/ Working hours**:
£200 - £227.50 per day based on a full shift. Additional pay for bank holidays to be determined when necessary. Day rate based on a shift from 0900 - 2300 sleep in from 2300 - 0800 then 0800 - 0900

Day rate depends on the length of shift

**Working location**:
Working with young people in various homes across the locality. Applicants must be willing to travel.

**Due to the nature of the role, we can only consider applicants aged 22 years and above, this is an occupational requirement and therefore exempt from schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.**

**Benefits**
- **Holiday Entitlement (Pro rata)**:

- **Flexible Working**:

- **Career progression**:

- **Opportunity for permanent roles with service providers**:

- **Pension scheme**:

- **Ongoing training & development**

**We are committed to the safeguarding of young people, so we require all applicants to obtain an enhanced DBS check unless you already have a current DBS on the update service that checks both the child and adult workforce.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract

**Experience**:

- Similar Care Sectors: 1 year (preferred) but not essential the correct attitude is most important
- Life experience

Licence/Certification:

- Full UK Driving License (preferred)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract

**Salary**: £200.00-£227.50 per day

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Work Location: One location