Job Description

PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP

: Support Worker (Children in Semi-Supported Accommodation)

We are looking for an ambitious, motivated, confident, proactive, and professional individual to join our team as a support worker. This role involves working with children and young adults in semi-supported accommodation, helping them develop the skills needed for independent living. Experience in this specific area is essential.

Responsibilities:

Eligible candidates must have the ability to perform key responsibilities, which include:

- Providing emotional support to young people.

- Working collaboratively with other professionals, such as social workers, to ensure consistency of support and evaluate and address young people's needs.

- Encouraging young people to attend to their personal hygiene and wellbeing.

- Supporting young people with daily independent skills such as cooking, budgeting, cleaning, shopping, tidying, community integration, and engaging in activities and attending appointments.

- Following young people's person-centred support plans.

- Ensuring the safety of the young people at the placement and in the community by risk assessing situations and carrying out daily safety checks at the placement.

- Supporting our young people to lead a good quality of life and helping them make positive life choices.

- Reporting and recording activities and incidents in line with protocol, e.g., Mispers, incident reports, weekly reports, and daily updates.

- Communicating with professionals and young people's families, updating them where applicable.

- Understanding their communication needs and adapting your communication to each young person, e.g., sounds, tones, and body language.

- Building therapeutic relationships with young people and having the confidence to communicate effectively and listen to them with the aim of understanding and meeting their individual needs.

Person Specification:

Personal qualities are highly important: calm, patient, level-headed, kind, caring, and compassionate.

Experience:

Experience in working with children in semi-supported accommodation is essential. Induction and training on the job will be provided. Candidates must have a good attitude to work at all times and be professional.

Skills:

Must have:

- Effective communication skills, ability to listen and pay attention to our young people's concerns and provide non-judgemental responses.

- Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing.

- Teamwork skills.

- Computer literacy: use of Microsoft Office.

Education:

- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent qualification, or the ability to achieve this within 12 months.

- A clean full driving licence is preferred but not essential.

- Car ownership is an additional advantage.

You must be able to work in compliance with legislation and guidelines and in line with the vision, mission, values, policies, and practices of our organisation.

Job Types:

Bank (zero hour)

Salary:

800 - 850 per week, depending on experience and competency at interview.

Benefits:

- Company pension

- Employee mentoring programme

- Enhanced maternity leave

- Free parking

Day range:

- Monday to Monday

Physical setting:

- Live-in

Shift:

- Live-In shift

Application question(s):

- Do you have a relevant training certificate?

Education:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

- Support work: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Northampton, NN3 6AQ (preferred)

Work Location:

In person

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 800.00-850.00 per week

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension Employee mentoring programme Enhanced maternity leave Free parking
Education:

Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)
Experience:

Home care: 1 year (preferred) Support Work: 1 year (required)
Language:

English (required)
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (preferred)
Willingness to travel:

25% (preferred)
Work Location: In person