Youth Support Worker

Salary: £27,322 – £27,984 per year

£27,321.6 – £27,984 per annum / Oxford / Children’s residential supported living / Opportunities to progress

Your new company
We aim to provide non-institutional therapeutic living environments where staff work with young people to enable them to develop inner controls, respect for self and others and take responsibility for their actions. Our staff not only aim to meet the development needs of young people but, through the use of individual assessment, support, guidance and opportunities they can begin to explore and address their individual needs improving outcomes, with a comprehensive care plan that helps support them to achieve their aspirations.

We believe every child and young person has the right to a safe place to live where they are listened to, cared for and understood. Do you? If the answer’s yes, then your next career step could be working for us!

Your new role
We’re looking for an exceptional person to join us in either our Bicester Children’s home or our Oxford home.
The successful candidate will be an inspirational role model for the young person. We welcome applicants with qualifications and relevant experience, but our ideal candidate is not necessarily someone with previous experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• To ensure the protection and safeguard the wellbeing of the young people in our care.
• Demonstrate to the young people the value of education, care and development to achieve better outcomes
• Build and create mutual trust and respect with young people in order that they respond and react appropriately to information and advice.

Define structures and boundaries of behaviour to young people, acting as a positive role model, so they understand daily routines expected.

• Produce, maintain and distribute house paperwork to ensure relevant information is recorded accurately and is available.
• Control and analyse the young people’s behaviour to encourage them to participate in a positive structured routine.
• Create and produce activities to occupy and develop young people in order that they gain life skills and education on an informed basis
• Maintain knowledge of and apply the relevant legislative, regulative and standards against inspection framework requirements.
• Provide basic advice and skills to young people on managing their finances and other everyday life skills.

What you’ll need to succeed
Essentials

• Ability and commitment to complete QCF Level 3 Children and Young People qualification.
• Full driving licence

Desirables:

• Experience of monitoring service delivery and meeting short term objectives
• Residential or non-residential care experience

Key competencies:

• Supporting and working with others
• Acting Professionally
• Dealing with Changing Circumstances
• Sharing & Co-operating

What you’ll get in return
Aside from the fulfilling aspect of helping to support young people reach positive outcomes, there are other benefits to this role. The work undertaken by our dedicated teams are invaluable to us, our employees also have access to the following benefits:

• 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays with increases with length of service (up to 33 days after 5 years’ service) and ability to purchase additional annual leave
• Medicash – claim back an annual cost of everyday healthcare, such as dental, optical treatment and specialist treatment
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP) – 24/7 access to support via phone, sms, whatsapp and live chat. 8 free counselling sessions/short-term solutions provided

What you need to do now
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If this job isn’t quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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