Support Worker (Supported Accommodation Uasc And 16 Plus Care Leavers)

Mission Statement - Our Purpose

We will provide young people with the best preparation for adult life. We will provide high-quality accommodation and support to ensure young people develop life skills to manage their money, home, and relationships. We will support young people in education and training to prepare them for work. We will plan and deliver our services to safeguard young people, be better at how we work and achieve excellence in our outcomes.

Supporting Young Futures (SYF) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Our recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce with robust vetting procedures for safer recruitment. The suitable applicant will be appointed subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS, proof of identity and eligibility to work in the UK.

Our semi-independent homes support up to 6 young people in each location. The service is staffed 24 hours a day by a team of Youth Support/Key Workers and Night Support Workers. Youth Support Workers will provide support to young people in order to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of each young person and to allow them to eventually move on to independent living. They will work with young people to promote social inclusion and independent living, encouraging young people to maximise their skills.

Our work is based on building relationships with our young people and working in a person-focused way to meet their individual needs. Young people we support are at the heart of everything we do - they are special and unique and deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.

We recognise that Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children have very specific cultural and language needs and additional support may be required.

Our organisation has successfully supported many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children including children from Vietnam, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Albania, Afghanistan, Iraq, Eritrea and Iran.

We are, therefore, looking to find workers who are passionate and committed to making a positive difference in the lives of young people every time they come to work. We are looking for workers who share our values and attitudes to working with young people. Workers who are self-motivated and model positive behaviour.

Job purpose:

§ To be accountable to the Home Manager and be responsible for ensuring high standards of professional practice are maintained and to ensure every young person’s welfare is safeguarded and always promoted.

§ To contribute to and deliver a psychologically informed environment that provides high-quality Supported Accommodation and support to UASC, and Care Leavers aged 16 Plus preparing to leave the care of the local authority.

§ To establish and maintain daily routines within the home which provide a framework for the development of a positive culture of care and support.

§ Establishing and maintaining positive, caring relationships with young people, their families and other professionals involved.

§ Responsible for promoting a positive safe and homely environment for all young people within SYF’s care. To work following SYF’s Mission statement, values, policies, and procedures.

§ Understanding the skills and approach required to work with young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs, and the ability to de-escalate potentially confrontational situations.

Responsibilities and Duties

§ To support young people to develop independent living skills through keywork, goal setting and outcome-focused activities.

§ Managing a caseload of young people living in Supported Accommodation, you will be responsible for planning and structuring key work sessions consistent with an independent placement agreement and support plan.

§ Building positive relationships with young people

§ Support with legal and immigration processes.

§ Develop a structured program of key work sessions based upon the young person’s individual support needs and focussed on developing their self-confidence, resilience, and self-esteem.

§ Promote safe, consistent, and understandable boundaries with young people in conjunction with a 'Young Person’s Agreement’, Support Plan, and House Rules

§ Prepare detailed high-quality monthly progress reports regarding each young person’s progress which are submitted to the placing authority within deadlines.

§ Work in partnership with social workers and other agencies and support young people to attend meetings with other professionals. You will be required to attend admission and planning meetings and attend Looked After Children Reviews ensuring all relevant paperwork is completed.

§ You will be responsible for carrying out weekly Health and Safety checks within the building. You must record and report any repair work or damage to the property to ensure it is kept to a high standard.

§ Mandatory attendance and participation in team meetings and training sessions and structured supervision.

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This Job Description is not exhaustive and all employees will be required to undertake all tasks and responsibilities deemed to be reasonable by SYF Management.

All SYF staff are expected to demonstrate behaviours which are:

• Understanding
• Respectful
• Supportive
• Creative
• Co-operative
• Purposeful
• Professionalism

Shift Hours 8 am-9 pm

Job Type: Full-time & Part-time Days and Weekends & Night all available

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Salary: £11.75-£12.75 per hour

Benefits:

• Health & wellbeing programme

Day range:

• Monday to Friday

Shift:

• 12 hour shift

Education:

• Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)

Experience:

• Support & Residential Environment: 3 years (preferred)
• Working with Vulnerable & Complex Needs Young People: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)
• NVQ / Diploma Level 3 Health & Social Care/CYPP (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: SYF 2024