Young Person's Support Worker

I have a fantastic opportunity for a Young Person's Support Worker to join an organisation in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex - supporting children between the ages of 12 to 16 who have experienced Childhood Trauma, Emotional Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and Challenging Behaviour.

The home is beautiful, with an extremely welcoming environment and a real sense of togetherness towards the care of the young people.

You must be committed and passionate, engaging, and devoted to encouraging and mentoring the children - whilst having loads of fun along the way!

Role: Young Person's Support Worker
Salary: £27,000 - £28,000
Location: Brighton & Hove, East Sussex
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week plus sleep ins (rolling rota pattern)

Benefits;

• Getting paid to make the children's lives fun
• Opportunity to do the NVQ level 3 Children & Young People qualification - fully funded!
• Company pension
• Generous annual leave
• Comprehensive Training Package including scheduled ongoing face-to-face training and CPD planning
• Plenty of opportunities to maximise earnings and career development
• Enhanced disclosure cost coverage

Responsibilities of Young Person's Support Worker;

• Encouraging young people to participate in activities and take responsibility for their own lives, depending on their age.
• Dealing with challenging behaviours when needed.
• Ensuring to help the children with their emotional, physical and developmental needs.
• Display yourself as an appropriate role model
• Demonstrate a positive attitude, empathy and resilience
• Encourage positive life experiences for the children
• Assisting the children to attend School and other scheduled appointments

Requirements;

• Experience in a residential children's home environment is DESIRABLE
• Experience from within the health & social care sector is DESIRABLE
• Full Driving Licence is DESIRABLE as you may be required to transport the children from time to time

This is a great opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young people; you'll help them to grow, develop and flourish in an environment where they feel safe. Experience in supporting children is a huge bonus, but by no means essential.

Apply today!!