Support Worker

**Support Worker (CDC)**:

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- Hatfield Lodge

02/02/2025
- Support Worker (CDC)

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

**Salary**

Grade 7, £27,259- £29,955 + 8.5 all-inclusive allowance

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full time

**Region**

Doncaster

**Job category/type**

Childrens Social Work

**Date posted**

02/01/2025

**Job reference**

REQ19018

Job description

**Based at**:Across the Service Area, (within Doncaster)**

**Salary details: Grade 7, £27,259- £29,955 + 8.5 all-inclusive allowance**

**Contract Type: Permanent**

**Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week**

**Closing date: 2nd February 2025**

**Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post**

The City of Doncaster Council is a confident, ambitious organisation which puts improving the life of its residents at the centre of everything we do. You have a opportunity to be part of this in the role of Support Worker.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Housing & Independence Service as a Support Worker for supported accommodation. We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to support staff with our young people on their road to independence.

We are committed to ensuring that care experienced young people transition successfully to living independently. It is recognised that young people achieve independence at different ages linked to their cognitive ability, early life experiences, resilience and their experiences with regulated care settings. Taking this in to account we developed the Housing & Independence service which delivers the ‘Key to Your Future Project’ in its entirety.

The young people will also complete the Key to My Future preparation for independence programme. This well-established programme that was developed collaboratively with our young people leaving care, focuses on the practical aspects of managing a tenancy and living independently. All the work they completed on the programme will be processed through to AQAs unit award scheme for accreditation certificates.

The Housing & Independence Service utilises the Trusts Psychological services to provide formulations of the young people prior to them starting the programme as well as a dialectical behavioural Therapy based programme, that the young people work through with staff support once ready they will move into the identified outreach accommodation which is the next phase of the project.

The applicant will need:
- To have experience of working with young people, children in care and care leavers.
- To be a supportive and inspirational member of the support team.
- To have some experience of therapeutic approaches and a willingness to develop then use of these in the service.
- To be an innovative and creative thinker who looks for opportunities to improve the offer to our young people.

In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, a generous local government pension scheme, a wide range of well-being support and development opportunities. You will also have access to a range of staff discount and benefits schemes. More information on the benefits available to you as a City of Doncaster Council employee can be found in the attached benefits book.

Shortlisting: 3rd February 2025.

It is anticipated that interviews will be held on 10th February 2025

01302 734178.
- Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community where we strive to improve the quality of life for all. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share these commitments._
- City of Doncaster Council is a disability confident employer committed to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job, are flexible when assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate they can do the job and make reasonable adjustments as required._
- Support Worker (CDC)