Support Worker

Care Leavers Support Worker / Salford

We are recruiting a Care Leavers Support Worker for a 3 bedded residential service in Salford with immediate starts on behalf of a well established care provider. You will be working alongside an experienced team of Managers and Support Workers to provide the best possible care for the young people in the home.

Do you want to enable young people who have been taken into care to have the best possible start in life? Are you enthusiastic, resilient, and driven to enrich and make a difference in the lives of young people? This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to really make a difference!

Overview:

• Title: Care Leavers Support Worker
• Pay: £25k per annum
• Location: Salford
• Hours: 10am-10pm sleep 1 on 2 off

Benefits:

• Support from an specialist consultant
• Free online training and subsidised practical training (TMVA,PMVA,PBM)
• 24-hour registration - register from the comfort of your own home
• Getting paid to go Shopping, Theme Parks, Zoos, swimming; many more activities!
• Casual dress code
• Work life balance

The role:

What you’ll be doing as a Care Leavers Support Worker

• To support the young people in all day to day activities and interests
• To promote the young persons independence and wellbeing
• To attend weekends away, holidays and trips away with the young people
• To attend weekend and evening activities to support the young people in their interests.
• To protect the young people from any risks to their health and welfare
• To provide emotional and practical support to the young people within your home.
• To ensure the safety of young people by maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of care plans and guidelines
• To support, overcome and learn to minimise incidents when behaviour can be challenging .

The successful candidate:

What you’ll need to be successful as a Care Leavers Support Worker

• A desire to create positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people
• Empathetic, caring and resilient nature
• At least 6 months experience of working with children or within a similar Social Care setting
• Valid UK Driving Licence
• Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or willing to obtain one
• The right to work in the UK

Do you want to make a real, measurable difference to the lives of young people? If this sounds like your dream role, we would love to hear from you. If you think you’re right for this Care Leavers Support Worker role, then click the ‘apply’ button below

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Salford, Greater Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)