Youth Support Worker

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom Origin Housing Full time

We are a registered social landlord, managing over 7,000 homes in London and Hertfordshire. We provide affordable housing in our communities as well as related care and support services to the people who live in them. 

 

Youth Support Worker - Based Gough Street WC1X - Shift rota (9am – 9pm) Monday to Sunday

Origin – Great homes, positive people and strong communities

An inspiring past and a bright future

A home is the essential foundation for a good quality of life, so what we do every day really matters to the wellbeing of our communities. Here at Origin, we trace our roots back almost 100 years, building and managing high quality homes as well as providing support services and housing for those who are most vulnerable in London and Hertfordshire. We work to provide safe, decent affordable homes and support for individuals and communities.

Focused on our residents, our driving ambition is to provide services that make people’s lives easier, and homes and communities they can be proud to live in. We are ‘not for profit’ and reinvest all our surpluses back into our varied and vibrant neighbourhoods.

The role – Youth Support Worker

As a Youth Support Worker you will deliver a high quality and effective support service to young people which promotes the independence, wellbeing, and inclusion of service users, in accordance with Origin Housing policies and procedures, operating as part of a team on a flexible shift basis which includes some lone working.

This is a rewarding and exciting position – responsible for building relationships and trust both internally with your colleagues and the young people you support and externally with the Camden Pathway Leaving Care Team and partner organisations.

What you’ll do

You will

  • Take responsibility for the provision of a high quality support service to young people who are Care Leavers and Unaccompanied Minors, under the guidance of the Team Leader and Service Manager.
  • Hold a caseload of young people and deliver support to them on an individual and group basis promoting customer involvement at all times.
  • Keep up-to-date and accurate records of needs assessments, risk assessments, support plans, outcomes, and case notes.
  • Work in partnership with professionals from other organisations that support young people such as social care, physical/sexual/mental health, police, education, youth offending teams, substance misuse and local authorities.
  • Maintain the health and safety of the building- arranging for repairs to communal areas and related fixtures & fittings, keeping bin areas, entrances, corridors, and the office tidy, controlling security to the building. Carrying out essential fire safety checks and fire alarm testing on a rota basis.
  • Support young people to deal with anti-social behaviour, incidents, and neighbour disputes.

What you’ll need

We’re looking for someone who has:

  • A motivational approach
  • Collaboration is highly important; you’ll need to demonstrate your experience of working effectively within a team.
  • We work closely with the Camden Pathway Team and external services; you’ll need experience of successful partnership working and communication.
  • You will need good understanding of safeguarding young people, risk assessment and management of incidents.
  • We move things forward and get things done; you’ll need experience of using your initiative and managing challenging situations and behaviour.
  • You’ll need to be a confident communicator across all channels but, specifically, you’ll need experience of maintaining up to date written records, support plans and risk assessments.

Our Values

Our core values are at the heart of how we work

  • Take the lead
  • Create energy
  • Build trust
  • Be generous
  • Stay grounded
  • Remember the little things

We're committed to the wellbeing of our people and in creating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

Our benefits to you

  • Origin’s ways of working make it easier for you to balance work and home life. You will benefit from flexible working which offers you the opportunity to work from where you are most effective, with the technology and equipment you need, as well as access to flexible space for collaborative working.
  • A generous 25-day holiday allowance plus bank holidays, that increases with time, with the opportunity to buy and sell leave
  • 2 additional ‘giving something back’ volunteer days
  • A pension scheme with contributions up to 8% of your salary
  • Family leave, compassionate leave and enhanced maternity pay
  • Simply Health cash plan providing money back when you spend on health appointments including physiotherapy, dental and opticians
  • Interest free loans to help spread the cost of a season ticket or another big purchase
  • Annual staff conference, team away days and annual team meal allowance
  • Access to Perk Box for fantastic savings on everyday purchases and much more
  • Free employee assistance programme
  • Opportunities to join staff network groups
  • Refer a friend bonus

We’re also committed to ensuring that our people have access to an excellent range of learning and development opportunities including our induction programme, course sponsorship, leadership development, mentoring and talent schemes along with professional membership if it’s a requirement to your role.

Tell us your story

We are looking forward to learning about you. Please help us get to know you by sending your latest CV and covering letter detailing how your skills and experience meet the job description for Youth Support Worker outlined above.

Closing date for applications: 3 November  2024

Please note that suitable candidates will be invited to interview throughout the application window and therefore the vacancy may close at short notice. However, all candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application and therefore interested candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS

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