YOUNG PERSONS SUPPORT WORKERS in Bristol & Keynsham
- BANK
- £14.25 per hour
- Sleep Nights are paid at £75 per night
Focus Futures UK has been established to support children and young people, with care experience, on their journey to independence. We do this through a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach to achieve the best possible outcomes with them.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people at Focus Futures UK.
All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing, and other vetting checks.
Our safeguarding system is underpinned by policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across Focus Futures UK. On joining you will be required to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.
We are expanding our Bristol & Keynsham teams and are looking for BANK Support Workers.
Are you passionate about enabling children and young people to realise their full potential?
Do you want a role that is varied, where your enthusiasm, compassion and personality can make the biggest difference to the lives of children and young people?
We are seeking compassionate and dedicated Support Workers to empower and assist young individuals in their journey toward independence and well-being.
You will be providing personalised support, fostering a safe environment, and promoting positive development for children and young people facing various challenges.
Your energy, patience, and proactive approach will help create a nurturing space where children and young people can thrive, learn essential life skills, and build confidence for their future.
Working amongst a creative and engaged team, and supported by an experienced management team, you will be responsible for:
- Ensuring all young people are effectively safeguarded in accordance with all relevant policies and procedures
- Implementing effective approaches to improve outcomes for young people aligned to their needs as identified in their pathway plans
- Acting as liaison between all key support staff who are working with young people offering advice, guidance and signposting as required.
- Leading the planning of the shift with other team members as and when required.
- Being able to refer young people to appropriate services with your professional opinion considering the most effective team/services.
- Supporting the group of young people, providing 1:1 and weekly groupwork sessions.
- Applying trauma informed knowledge to your work with young people and ensure this, where appropriate embodies the practice that is provided to our young people. We offer successful candidates a good training and induction programme, to enable the above.
Essential criteria:
- You need to be over 21 years old.
- Be a driver, with your own car for work
- You will need to demonstrate that you are a team player, who wants to achieve best possible outcomes for all our young people.
We are particularly interested to meet you if you already have experience in the following areas, but if you don’t then do still apply, as our thorough induction training will give you the tools you need to succeed in this role:
- Experience of working with children/young people in social care.
- Knowledge and experience of child development and parenting capacity
- An understanding of trauma informed practice and how this impacts young people with care experience
- Understanding of how anxiety and depression present in young people
- Experience of how to apply a strengths-based approach to your work
- A childcare qualification or a commitment to complete one
- Experience and/or knowledge in the field of adolescence
Benefits
- As part of our commitment to ongoing professional development, we offer staff the chance to gain a Diploma in Childcare while working with us.
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free, On-site parking
- Health & Wellbeing programme, including a £30/month Wellbeing Bonus
- Celebratory Culture where Birthdays and Work Anniversaries are celebrated
- Refer a Friend Scheme, where you can claim £250 for Refer a Friend who successfully completes their probation with us
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £14.25 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
