Young Persons Support Workers Immediately Required X20
Duration: Permanent
Location: Nottingham (Newark & Retford)
Hours: Work on a rota basis (early shifts, late shifts, nights etc.)
Rate: Starting salary £18,868 - £20,315 per annum pro rata (£9.78 - £10.53 per hour) after successful probation and a further years’ service
An opening has arisen for immediately available Support Workers for an organisation in East Midlands. This position will require candidates who have previous experience of supporting young persons with challenging behaviour.
The successful candidate have experience in a similar position and be responsible for:
- Supporting young person’s with challenging behaviours in either Newark or Retford sites
- The service operates 24/7, however day shifts are either 08:00 – 15:30 or 14:30 – 22:00, nights shifts being 21.45pm to 07:00am
- Working on a rota basis means you will need to be flexible over a 7 day rota
- Provide support practical activities such as shopping, tenancy maintenance such as cleaning or budgeting
- Offer high quality, person centred support as well as adhering to Health and Safety
- Change can sometimes be hard so you could face behaviours that challenge, your patient and assertive nature will make sure this doesn’t escalate and make sure there are positive outcomes consistently
- Previous experience of working with Young People and who have an understanding of childhood trauma and its effects
- Play a critical role in advocating for the tenants, from liaising with agencies to help them access permanent accommodation to supporting them to access education or employment training
The successful candidate will have:
- Challenging behaviour experience (Training desirable)
To discuss this role in more detail and to secure this opportunity, please contact Kim Parsons (Executive Consultant) on 0121 616 0660 or alternatively email kparsons@venngroup.com
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