Youth & Community Worker (Live-in Support Worker)

The candidate will be required to accompany, support and promote the wellbeing of young people (16 - 21yrs) living in a supported accommodation provision. This role is umeasured work as defined by HMRC. Your responsibilities will include some of the following: - Offering personalised support and safeguarding young people to develop needed life skills including cooking, budgeting, healthy living, access education/training/employment etc.

- Accompany young people to appointments - Promote the physical and emotional wellbeing of the service user - Support the young person to access social activities as well as making right choices - Understand and manage challenging behaviours that young people may presents - Working in partnership with social workers and others external agencies CAMHS, GP, Youth Offending service, etc. - Adhering to organisational policies and procedures - Willing to work nights and weekends per rota including Live-in for minimum 5 days per week (subject to your availability and needs of the service).

- Carry out house-keeping duties (cleaning, etc) to maintain a safe and healthy environment Candidates with minimum level 3 NVQ in Social Care or Equivalent. Must possess level 3 in functional skills (ICT, Literacy and Numeracy) and willing to learn. Employment offer subject to Enhanced DBS / Police check and satisfactory references.