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Job description

Youth Housing Workers provide an accessible point of contact at night and weekends to promote the protection and safeguarding of young people living at MACS and help them to build skills and confidence to maintain their own homes.

Responsibilities

• To establish a positive relationship with Young People and to support them to create a safe home environment.
• To provide holistic support (on a one to one and group basis) to all young people accessing the service, ensuring the support meets their needs.
• To support the Housing Worker to ensure accommodation is well maintained, and is safe for young people to live in.
• To support the move in and move on process.
• To provide a service that nurtures and encourages development.
• To adhere to MACS Policies and Procedures including Safeguarding and Lone working as well as adhering to NISCC standards of conduct and practice.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• 6 Months’ experience (paid or voluntary) of supporting people in a caring role as an employee, volunteer or carer.
• Understanding and knowledge of homelessness, mental health and substance use.
• Ability to practice in line with MACS ethos and values.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of working in a supported housing or residential environment.
• A full, current driving license with access to a car, insured for business use is required to meet the requirements of the post in full.
• A health and social care qualification or third level education