• Young People Support Worker
• Housing provider in Supported Living
• Lewisham
• £17.76 PAYE / £20.44 Umbrella
• Temp to Perm.

Are you passionate about helping others? 

Are you looking for a new challenge in Social Housing?

Client snapshot:

An excellent opportunity has been made available by my client, an established housing provider in the UK. My client has a large portfolio of supported living projects and offers generic housing management and supported housing services.

Vacancy Brief:

• The vacancy is that of a Young People Support Worker.
• This is a temp vacancy for 3 months with 35-40 hours P/W.
• This post will be shift–based
• Candidates must be flexible to work throughout the week.
• Pay rate for this job role is £17.76 per hour on PAYE OR £20.44 Umbrella.
• Full UK Driver’s License and access to a vehicle is preferrable.
• A current Enhanced DBS covering Child and Adult workforce will be required for this job role.
• Service User group is 16 – 18 or up to 21 if leaving care.

Typical example of working pattern is below:

Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (07:30am – 15:30pm)

Week 2: Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday (07:30am – 15:30pm)

Week 3: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (14:00pm - 10:00 pm)

Week 4: Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday (14:00 pm - 10:00 pm).

The Responsibilities:

• As a Young People Support Worker, you will provide front-line support work 1-2-1 with one or two young people in a home environment.
• In your job role as a Young People Support worker, you will be supporting young people to enhance their independent living skills.
• Part of your job role as a young people Support worker will be tailor person centered action plans based upon any needs identified.
• An important part of your job role will be to offer support and guidance to young people throughout, empowering them to be independent.
• Furthermore, you will be keeping documents and paper trails up to date and within this documenting all support with the YP within their dedicated support file.

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