Youth Worker - Norwich, United Kingdom - Break Charity

Break Charity

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Norwich, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Youth worker (Aspiration Project Worker) (fixed term Maternity cover)

Salary - £20,752 per annum starting salary

Hours - 35 hours per week over 5 days

Contract - Fulltime fixed term until end of December 2023 (possible extension to end of march 2024)

Location - Norwich (with travel across Norfolk and Cambridgeshire)

About Break:

Nobody chooses the family or circumstances they are born into. At Break we firmly believe that with the right care, there is no limit to what can be achieved.

We work across East Anglia with children and young people on the edge of care, in care and leaving care.

Whether you're interested in working in our residential homes and short breaks for children with disabilities, our pioneering Staying Close Staying Connected project or vital essentials like our family assessment centre and wraparound care offer, one thing is universal:

you'll be joining a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who want the very best for the young people they care for.

At Break we invest in the future of our staff just as we do for the young people in our services.

We strive to provide the highest quality of care, so whether you're just starting your career in children's social care or are already qualified, you'll be supported, recognised and rewarded for your essential part in our vital work.

About the role:

As an Aspiration Project Worker you will be joining a team that allows you to be creative and use your talents to inspire our young people to achieve their potential.

You will be involved in the development and co-production or a wide range of activities and initiatives within Break that support children and young people in broadening their horizons as well as enabling them to experience a wide variety of opportunities.

In this role you will be working directly with Break's children and young people across all of our services to help them create and work towards an aspiration plan to support them to build their self esteem, build their social and professional networks and to help build their confidence to live independently.

In your role, you'll have access to the following benefits:

Free, career-enhancing qualifications
A benefits platform enabling you to access discounts across a range of shops, venues and services.
A free counselling service to all our employees.
The opportunity to influence Break's strategy and direction through the Staff Consultation Forum.
Enhanced sick pay.
Free flu jabs.

Full details of the role, including a job description and person specification can be found within the 'documents' section at the top of this page.

Closing date: 28/02/2023

Break operate services for vulnerable children and families and we need to ensure that we take steps to protect both them and our staff teams from the transmission of the Covid 19 virus. It is therefore a requirement for all staff unless they provide evidence of an appropriate medical exemption to be able to meet at least two of the following three requirements 1) Maintain a full vaccination status (including any recommend booster injections) 2) Undertake LFT / PCR or other approved Covid tests as required 3) Wear PPE including e.g. face masks when requested.

To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UK Visa's and Immigration (UKVI) requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

We will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKVI guidelines.

Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview.

This job is also known as: Care, Children, Youth Worker, Support Worker

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