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Job description

As a Support Worker you will ensure that you listen to the needs and feelings of the young person to enable you to facilitate any necessary help that they need, including interventions and signposting them to other support services to give them every opportunity to get the help that they need and deserve. Please see employer website for full job details & person specification.

Responsibilities

• Act as key worker for a number of young people in the project, providing emotional and practical support.
• Working through support plans to ensure that the needs of the young people are met.
• Review plans and goals to encourage the young person to live a life that they choose and reach their goals and work towards positive outcomes.
• Carry out risk assessments to ensure that the young person is safe and has everything that they need.
• Support young people to learn independent life skills, e.g. cooking, cleaning, household shopping and budgeting.
• Work as a team with other Support Workers to maintain tidiness, cleanliness and hygiene standards in all communal areas.
• To undertake assigned duties regarding the overall health and safety and security of the service and utilize available security systems to manage risk relevant to the service.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records including completing daily contact sheets, reporting on incidents, and maintaining the young person’s files to ensure compliance with agency and regulatory requirements.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• At least one year's experience supporting groups and/or individuals either a paid or voluntary capacity.
• Ability to competently use IT for communication and record-keeping.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Further Information

Work Time: Night Shifts - 8pm-8.15am. Week 1: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Week: 2 Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Please note we do not offer sponsorship for these roles.