Youth Support Worker - Doncaster, United Kingdom - Safe Haven Accommodation

Safe Haven Accommodation

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Doncaster, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Youth Support Worker

Areas of work:
Doncaster

Permanent Contracts & Zero hours agreements available:

Salary/ Contract/ Hours:

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Permanent Contract_
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_ **£28,230 per annum 35 hours per week plus two sleeps on a permanent contract.

Optional overtime available with earning potential £33,170 or more

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Registration Agreement (Zero hours):_**_ _£18,964 - £28,230+ per annum expected earnings based on 35 hours+ per week as bank

What is Safe Haven Accommodation?

Safe Haven is a family business working in partnership with Local Authorities and our excellent team to deliver quality support to empower young people, predominantly aged 16 to 18, to develop the skills they need to become independent.

In 2023 were going for Ofsted registration, and we would like to take you on that journey with us.

Our philosophy is to support our Young People to achieve their full potential in life, giving them the prospect of a brighter future.

The Role
In this role, you will be working closely with young people, colleagues, and professionals to promote young peoples welfare.

You will support young people to complete activities to promote their independence and ensure any concerns are recorded and reported.

Safeguarding will be at the forefront of everything you do.

Your duties will be varied and rewarding, including but not limited to:

Engaging young people in activities
Encouragement and development of life skills such as budgeting, attending appointments and finances
Working towards positive outcomes regarding emotional needs, employment, education, training, mental health
Developing healthy lifestyles building trust, socialising, showing empathy, healthy living
Safeguarding young people and protecting from harm
Reading and updating risk assessments
Reporting any concerns in relation to child protection
Ensuring all documents and reports are completed
Attending relevant meetings with professionals such as social workers
Providing a positive, welcoming and stimulating environment for young people

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for confident people who are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged young people.

In short - if you are someone who will take pride in supporting young people to live happy and fulfilling lives then this position could be for you

A patient, supportive and caring nature
A positive person
Good communication skills written and verbal
A good understanding and awareness of safeguarding issues
Able to stay calm in challenging situations
Commitment to achieving positive outcomes for young people
Comfortable both loneworking and with other team members

Why work for Safe Haven?

Permanent contracts & Zero Hours agreements available
Support from Team Leaders, Team Managers and Oncall (24/7 support)
Fully funded Level 4 apprenticeship qualifications for permanent staff
Market leading sleep shift rate of £89.10 per sleep
Single place of work per shift (not multiple locations per day)
Overtime regularly available if desired
Generous mileage contributions
Contributory Company Pension Scheme
Full induction training including shadow shifts prior to going on shift
Training updates and development offered
Paperless environments
Employee Recruitment Referral Bonus Scheme of £300 per hire for recommendation and £100 for the new staff member
Annual leave allowance increasing during length of service
Applicants must be aged 22 years or above this is due to the nature of the role and therefore exempt from schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010_

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