Youth Support Worker

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Are you ready to make a difference?

Do you live in the Nottinghamshire area and have a passion for working with young people?

Then contact Compass Homes we want to hear from you!

Who we are

Compass Homes supports and accommodates young people aged 16-25, including care leavers, asylum seekers (UASC) and homeless young people. Our purpose is to give direction and support to young people to help them develop their independence skills and by taking a centred approach around support we enable our young people to make choices which will affect them and keep them heading in the right direction, by creating SMART objectives for young people to help and support them to achieve their goals.

Compass Homes believes that by being supported and shown the right direction, young people can fulfil their potential and become more resilience to life obstacles.

We are looking to recruit full time Support Workers who are required to be flexible and able to cover sleeps ins as part of the role. The role would involve working at properties across the Nottinghamshire/ Mansfield area as required.

You should be experienced in taking a person-centred approach to support and encourage our young people to build positive and healthy relationships to help them develop their life skills, with safeguarding being an integral part of their development and progression into independence.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Weekly Key-working sessions in alignment with support plans
• Creating SMART objectives and provide support to develop life skills such as budgeting, cooking, cleaning, etc.
• Completing daily records and reports of engagement/ support undertaken
• Adhering Safeguarding policies & procedures and reporting at all times

This is not an exhaustive list.

You must be able to work shifts, covering a range of times, between the hours of 8am - 10pm & sleeps

Required Education, Skills and Qualifications

• Essential - minimum of 1 year's relevant support work/housing/youth work/residential/social work, probation/criminal justice or community work experience
• Desirably hold or be working towards a Level 3 Children & Young Peoples' Workforce, Health & Social Care or other relevant/equivalent qualification
• A full UK driving licence and access to a car with business insurance is desirable but not essential

Benefits

• Training and development in line with your professional development plan
• Employer pension contributions

Please note that you will be required to complete an application form and an enhanced DBS for this role.

If this sounds like the role for you then please get in touch, we would love to hear from you.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: £10.50 per hour

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability
• Weekends only

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• Health and social care: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: On the road

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