Senior Youth Mentor And Support Co-Ordinator

Homes2Inspire Ltd are part of Shaw Trust Group, a charity which helps to transform the lives of children, care leavers and adults across the UK.

Belinda Ferrison House is a semi-independent accommodation in Northampton for care leavers aged 17 – 25 years, providing care leavers the very best steppingstone to a brighter future.

Belinda Ferrison House has 19 flats for care leavers leaving care, is staffed 24/7, and provides support sessions, workshops and activities to support the transition to independence.

The Senior Support Worker will have accountability for the delivery of bespoke services to support care leavers residing in Belinda Ferrison House. The Senior Support Worker will supervise, Mentor and guide Support Workers and work collaboratively with a multi-agency team.

You will be required to:

• Work directly with the young people in supporting them to gain the skills to carry out practical tasks, as well as supporting them in achieving positive health and wellbeing outcomes.
• Deliver workshops, support sessions, and keywork sessions on multiple topics.
• To ensure the protection and safeguard the wellbeing of the young people in our care.
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of young people based at provision, carrying out daily health and safety checks and monitoring visitors.
• Provide a full administrative service so that the needs of the functional/departmental team are met.
• Carry out cleaning tasks and minor maintenance as required.

Homes2Inspire understand the value of our people and the need to invest in our staff to ensure they have all of the skills and experience to provide our young people with the best quality of care. We welcome applicants without prior experience in the role to apply, as full training and guidance is provided to ensure you are at the expected level to be able to care for the young people.

The Benefits

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, Homes2Inspire 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

• Wellbeing support – We have an internal health and wellbeing team who are on hand and available to provide professional help and Support during difficult times. Our team all have an NHS clinical background and are trained in their field of expertise

• Shopping, Cinema and Holiday discounts – you can also sign up to the Blue Light discount card for £4.99 for 2 years to access additional online and retail savings

• Cycle to Work Scheme – A cost-effective solution to getting new cycling equipment

• ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme where employees can earn a £500.00 bonus every time for referring the right candidate to us

Please note:

All successful candidates will be subject to a vetting process in line with safer recruitment requirements. This includes right to work checks, Enhanced DBS Check for Children and Adults workforce (H2I will cover the cost of this check) and satisfactory reference checks in line with safer recruitment requirements.

Please note we are not currently able to support any visa sponsorship applications.