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Support Worker - PT Ripon

Employer
Nacro
Location
LN6 0LT, Lincolnshire, England
Salary
£10,665 per year
Closing date
9 Oct 2024
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Support Worker - Ripon St

Lincolnshire NEST (Nacro Education, Support and Transition) Youth Housing

Actual Starting Salary £10665.37per annum

Our aim is to inspire the Young People we support to be ambitious and embrace new opportunities. We enable them to have new experiences and develop new skills to become independent and we support them in their transition to adulthood.

Are you passionate helping others?   Do you want to make a positive impact every day you come to work? If the answer is yes, then look no further!

Here at NEST we are commissioned by Lincolnshire County Council Children Services to provide accommodation and support to 16-21 year olds across the county of Lincolnshire.

This role is based at one of our hubs located within the city of Lincoln where we offer safe accommodation and support for 16 young people.

In this role you will work as part of a dedicated 24 hour staff team supporting the journey of our Young People from move in to move on. 

Most of our young people have experienced some level of childhood trauma and as such they all have a variety of support needs varying from substance misuse, undiagnosed learning needs, a lack of independent living skills, offending behaviours and mental health needs. As a Support Worker, you'll be responsible for coordinating the support for a number of young people to meet their needs.  You will be involved in the delivery of support to all Young People as and when they need us.

Every day will offer a range of exciting new challenges and opportunities for you to make a difference. Your motivation and creativity is key to the opportunities you create to engage your young people.  One day you may be supporting a young person to devise a meal plan and support them to cook a meal. The next, you may hosting an activity for the young people as a group.  Some days, you may find yourself offering emotional support to the young people, supporting them to build emotional resilience and to adopt 'safer' coping strategies.

NEST is a very busy place to work, whilst we plan in advance the ability to react and deliver the support our Young People need when they need it, is critical.

Our Young People can challenge us, they can break rules and push boundaries but, for many, they do this because they've never had any boundaries to follow; so they don't know how to. We need our team to build up trust, so our young people see us as positive people in their life.

We don't do personal care, restraints, or community supervision here. Our young people are capable individuals we treat with respect, actively preparing them for independence. You'll be their guide, using creativity to encourage their participation in support sessions. There's paperwork involved (action planning, safety planning, monitoring), but it's all about documenting their progress!

Our young people need individuals who will be

  • Empathetic and creative with a solutions-oriented mind.
  • A positive force, encouraging a can-do attitude.
  • Resilient and calm under pressure, fostering positive communication.
  • Thrives on creativity and can think on their feet.
  • Committed to lone working and ensuring their safety.

Overall our young people need someone who is truly invested in their journey at NEST  who can become a trusted individual in their life.

All of our young people have a story to tell. Do you want to be a part of their story?

 

Things you need to know

Hours 17 on average a week.                                                               

As we support Young People in their home around the clock, this role involves shift work 18:00pm - 22.45pm on a 4 on 4 off working pattern including weekends, this role does not include overnight working.

Your annual salary rises on an incremental basis

To help our Young People feel at home the dress code for this role is smart casual

The following is required for this role;

  • An Enhanced and Barred DBS check,
  • An understanding of your full employment and education history
  • Satisfactory references one of which mu

Company

We see your future whatever the past

We believe that everyone deserves a good education, a safe and secure place to live, the right to be heard, and the chance to start again, with support from someone on their side.

We provide practical help and personalised support through our educationhousingjustice and health and wellbeing services. We work closely with people to help them build independence and to move forward to a better future. We’re compassionate and strong, determined and flexible. And we never give up on people.

But this isn’t enough on its own. We need the barriers holding people back removed, and systems we all rely on improved, to give everyone a fair chance. The voices of those most affected are often ignored, so we fight alongside them to be heard. We use the insights from our services and the experience of the people we support to campaign together for meaningful changes in society.

We are Nacro and we won’t stop until everyone has the chance to succeed.

Our mission and vision

Our mission: We will work every day to give people the help they need and campaign to achieve our vision of a society where everyone has the chance to succeed.

Our vision: We want a society where everyone has the chance to succeed and the support they need to achieve their potential. Where a safe secure home, a decent education and a second chance when things go wrong are the foundations we can all build our lives on.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0300 123 1889
Location
Walkden House
16-17 Devonshire Square
London
EC2M 4SQ
United Kingdom

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