LiveWest
Support Worker- Nights
Job Location
Redcliffe, United Kingdom
Job Description
About The Role
Do you recognise adolescence as a difficult time? Do you have empathy for young people who struggle to navigate the changes? Do you have the creativity, innovation, and drive to lead impactful interventions? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are looking for a Support Worker (nights) to provide waking nights cover at Bristol Foyer, our accommodation based service for 16-25 year olds. Our Foyer offers emergency and short term accommodation for young people who are experiencing homeless or threatened with homelessness.
You will work closely with other teams across the service to provide different levels of practical support to young people. This is lead by their individual goals, aspirations and will include; time spent listening to people who need to talk, doing welfare checks and carrying out inspections to ensure the health, safety and security of the building.
One of the great things about this role is being able to bring your own personality. Our young people come from a wide range of backgrounds and we try to mirror that in our staff team.
This role will involve working on a 4 on / 4 off basis, between 7pm to 6am.
The most important part of this role is to have pride in your work and have a positive attitude, a proactive approach and the confidence to support a diverse range of young people. You will be able to balance your passion and commitment with good organisational skills, and the ability to maintain professional boundaries.
This role is really suited to someone who likes to interact with young people but also being alert to changes of risk and needs of the young people.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If you would like to discuss this vacancy, please contact our Resourcing team on 01392 814 599 or email.
About The Candidate
To be a successful Support Worker - Nights, you will be/have:
Here at LiveWest we promote a person-centred approach, as a Support Worker, you will have the opportunity to help young individuals to set and achieve personal goals, helping them to grow their independence and confidence. This is a highly rewarding role where you can make a real positive difference to people's lives.
About The Company
Our Reward and Benefits:
LiveWest provides over 40,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the South West from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 5,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.
As well as developing new homes, we continue to invest in existing properties and communities. Through the stability of good housing, we place better living for better lives at the centre of our mission both today and for generations to come. At LiveWest we believe in a home for everyone.
As an Inclusive Employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. For further information about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, pleasevisit our website.
Location: Redcliffe, GB
Posted Date: 10/24/2024
Do you recognise adolescence as a difficult time? Do you have empathy for young people who struggle to navigate the changes? Do you have the creativity, innovation, and drive to lead impactful interventions? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are looking for a Support Worker (nights) to provide waking nights cover at Bristol Foyer, our accommodation based service for 16-25 year olds. Our Foyer offers emergency and short term accommodation for young people who are experiencing homeless or threatened with homelessness.
You will work closely with other teams across the service to provide different levels of practical support to young people. This is lead by their individual goals, aspirations and will include; time spent listening to people who need to talk, doing welfare checks and carrying out inspections to ensure the health, safety and security of the building.
One of the great things about this role is being able to bring your own personality. Our young people come from a wide range of backgrounds and we try to mirror that in our staff team.
This role will involve working on a 4 on / 4 off basis, between 7pm to 6am.
The most important part of this role is to have pride in your work and have a positive attitude, a proactive approach and the confidence to support a diverse range of young people. You will be able to balance your passion and commitment with good organisational skills, and the ability to maintain professional boundaries.
This role is really suited to someone who likes to interact with young people but also being alert to changes of risk and needs of the young people.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If you would like to discuss this vacancy, please contact our Resourcing team on 01392 814 599 or email.
About The Candidate
To be a successful Support Worker - Nights, you will be/have:
- A good understanding of young peoples needs, safeguarding and emotional and mental health issues.
- An understanding of support needs and support planning.
- Understand risk assessing and risk management.
- An ability to engage with a range of young people.
- A tenacity in seeking the best outcomes for young people.
- Innovative and creative in your ways of working.
- Resilient and flexible in dealing with others.
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Confident in lone working and be a good team player.
Here at LiveWest we promote a person-centred approach, as a Support Worker, you will have the opportunity to help young individuals to set and achieve personal goals, helping them to grow their independence and confidence. This is a highly rewarding role where you can make a real positive difference to people's lives.
About The Company
Our Reward and Benefits:
- Defined Contribution pension scheme employer contribution of 6% - 9%.
- Discretionary Bonus scheme.
- Death in Service benefit (3 x salary).
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with service related increase to your entitlement up to 30 days plus an option to purchase extra annual leave.
- Family Friendly policies.
- Health Cash Plan including dental and optical cover (worth up to £1,100 per annum).
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health and Wellbeing programme which includes enhanced sick pay, monthly campaigns, training and yearly flu jabs.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Car Benefit scheme.
- Learning and Development including coaching and professional qualification support.
- Volunteering days.
LiveWest provides over 40,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the South West from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 5,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility.
As well as developing new homes, we continue to invest in existing properties and communities. Through the stability of good housing, we place better living for better lives at the centre of our mission both today and for generations to come. At LiveWest we believe in a home for everyone.
As an Inclusive Employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. For further information about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, pleasevisit our website.
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Location: Redcliffe, GB
Posted Date: 10/24/2024
Contact Information
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