Residential Youth Support Worker – Children’s Homes
- Employer
- Homes 2 Inspire
- Location
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Salary
- £20,346 - £22,382 per annum plus £33 per sleep in completed
- Closing date
- 30 Dec 2021
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Child protection / Safeguarding, Social care jobs, Youth work
- Sector
- Charity / Voluntary sector, Residential care
Job Details
Residential Youth Support Worker – Children’s Homes
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
£20,346 - £22,382 per annum plus £33 per sleep in completed.
You will be expected to work closely and collaboratively as a team to support the young person, ensuring they are empowered, protected and safeguarded, and their best interests are at the heart of everything they do. You will need to be resilient, creative, motivated and willing to work within a fast-paced environment.
Some duties and responsibilities will include defining structures and boundaries of behaviour to the children and young people, acting as a positive role model, demonstrating the value of education to the children and young people, supporting them to achieve better outcomes, ensuring house paperwork is completed accurately and in a timely manner and creating and producing activities to occupy and develop the young person to support them to gain life skills.
Essential Criteria
- Ability to work professionally and collaboratively with others.
- Eagerness to develop professionally and obtain QCF Level 3 in Residential Childcare.
- The ability to work in an ever changing and fast paced environment.
- Ability to act as a positive and inspirational role model for the young person and team around them.
Previous experience is ideal however not essential for the role. We would welcome candidates with previous lived-in experience to apply for the role, and you will be guaranteed an interview.
What we can offer you?
- Competitive salary.
- Career progression within a rapidly growing organisation.
- Ongoing support, guidance and mentoring from Management team.
- 28 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays which increases with length of service.
- Ability to purchase additional annual leave.
- Other benefits to be discussed during interview
For further information please visit our website www.homes2inspire.co.uk
Please Note all successful candidates will be subject to a vetting process, inclusive of a DBS check, Right to Work checks and references will be obtained.
Company
At Homes2Inspire, part of the Shaw Trust Group, we are passionate about what we do. As one of Ofsted’s top 10 private and voluntary children’s homes providers, we strive for excellence in the care we provide, ensuring our children and young people are ready for the next stages of life. We provide a home to over 100 children, in 27 locations across the country and are a provider of choice for local authorities.
In order to provide the best care for our children and young people, we want to have the best team.
In addition to job satisfaction and quality training and personal development throughout your career, staff can enjoy the following employee benefits:
- 20 days annual leave plus 8 Bank holidays in lieu.
- Pension scheme.
- Shopping, cinema, and holiday discounts.
Homes2inspire offer careers in a rewarding industry, with job security and opportunities for progression and development. Previous experience is not essential, except for our senior positions. We encourage applicants who have
transferable skills and an enthusiasm for working with young people to apply.
If you have the passion and drive to improve the lives of children and young people and want to act as a positive role model we would like to hear from you.
- Website
- https://homes2inspire.co.uk/
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