Housing Support Workers - Young People

Do you have experience of working with vulnerable young people?

Would you like to join an award-winning, accredited charitable organisation, who work closely with vulnerable people to help them achieve a fulfilling life?

We're lucky to have a rich network of staff, ambassadors, trustees and patrons who work hard to ensure that we provide the best level of support possible. For this, we need inspirational people.

Alabar?? Christian Care & Support are looking to recruit 2 part time Housing Support Workers to work with Young People and Mother & Baby projects 22.5 hours per week, to provide support and advice around accommodation, basic life skills, welfare benefits, health and personal issues and sign post for additional support for Mothers and their baby and young people; allowing service users to work towards independent living. You are required to have early years qualification or equivalent experience for this role.

You will be based in Salisbury, however you may be asked to work at other services within the Wiltshire Young People Leaving Care Services.

The hourly rate is GBP8.87ph, rising to GBP9.09ph after successful probation review. Annual Salary GBP10,377.90 - GBP10,635.30, a 10% enhancement is paid for unsociable waking hours from 11pm to 7am.

Hold current driving licence and have access to reliable car with business insurance

This is a great opportunity to join our enthusiastic team!

Main responsibilities include:

• Work as part of a team being responsible to your Line Manager for the wellbeing of service users
• Provide service users with practical assistance, advice, advocacy and support in order that they might develop their skills and work toward maximising their independence
• To hold regular innovative activities by enabling a user led approach to managing the project
• To be proactive in building positive relationships with service users. To help create a "User led" project
• To work in accordance with the objectives of Alabar?? Christian Care & Support, its policy and procedures at all times

Benefits

Mileage 40p per mile.

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• Experience of working with vulnerable young people
• To currently hold NVQ Level 3 or above, or be committed to personal development through training leading to NVQ accreditation
• Experience of working unsupervised and on your own initiative
• Ability to form and maintain professional working relationships with a range of individuals
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills including ability to write reports
• Experience of forming and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
• Competent IT Skills Ability to record information accurately, objectively and within prescribed timescales
• To be able to cover on a flexible rota to include evenings, weekends, Bank Holidays, waking nights and sleep-ins
• Be flexible and able to move within houses as necessary

All applicants are required to be a car driver with access to a reliable motor vehicle, with Business Insurance.

• Good working knowledge of the welfare benefits system
• Experience and knowledge of key working systems
• Experience of involving service users in improving services
• Experience and knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and related issues

We provide housing related support for homeless and vulnerable people, assisting them towards living independently. All money raised helps to support our valuable work.

Winners of Investors in People Award, Two Ticks, and Mindful Employer. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. The successful applicant will be subject to an advanced DBS check. We strive to be an equal opportunities employer.

Why work for Alabar???

We believe that all employees are the heart and soul of Alabar??. We want to invest in you, to ensure that you feel valued as we believe happy staff equals a happy workplace and this will contribute to a successful Charity.

• 24 days holiday increasing to 29 days with over 5 years' service. Bank Holidays are in addition to this.
• Comprehensive Induction Training
• Access to award-winning training and development - My Learning Cloud
• Generous sick pay when 6-month probation is completed
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support Via Mindful Employer Plus
• Accredited Disability Confident Employer