Youth Support Worker (Mat Cover)
Job information | |
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Salary | £22,700 |
Organisation | Hope Support Services |
Location | Herefordshire, UK |
Hours | Full time 40 hours per week to include some evening and weekend work |
Closing date | 12 pm on 6 June 2022 |
Job details
Youth Support Worker (Mat Cover)
Hope Support Services is looking for a talented, passionate individual to join our service delivery team as maternity cover for a full time (40 hours per week) Youth Support Worker.
Purpose: To deliver support services to children, including one-to-ones and group work. To work as part of a team and in partnership with other professionals and agencies.
Commitment: Full time 40 hours per week to include some evening and weekend work
Role and responsibilities
- Provide one-to-one support for children and young people in a variety of environments, including at
school, in the hospice, hospital, at home, in the community or via online video, audio or messaging. - Onboard new referrals, assess their needs and develop an action plan
- Supervise peer-to-peer support groups
- Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of the service and provide written reports of all the work
undertaken as required - Promote service user involvement and facilitate service user feedback
- Implement and follow Hope’s safeguarding policy and procedures for children and vulnerable adults
- Liaise with schools, colleges and other organisations
- Deliver presentations in person and online to promote the work of Hope
- Work with other members of the service delivery team to share good practice, attend team meetings
and contribute to the development of Hope - Record keeping, ensuring client notes are accurate
- Attend regular supervision
- Observe safe working practices at all times and follow all of Hope’s policies and procedures
- Support the delivery of the youth volunteer leadership programme (Y-Team)
- Organise and oversee administration for all sessions, groups and activities
Things we're looking for
- Qualifications in subjects relevant to the support of children
- Understanding of the needs of children & young people who have a loved one who is seriously ill,
particularly pertaining to pre-bereavement and bereavement. - Current knowledge of child protection/safeguarding issues
For more information contact
To apply for the role please click on the link below:
Youth Support Worker (Mat Cover) – Hope Support Services
Hoople Ltd is working on behalf of our Client as a Recruitment Agency.