Youth worker Work, Jobs in Pitsea, Ess (with Salaries)

Youth Support Worker (Experienced)
ELASTIKOS SEMI INDEPENDENT ACCOMMODATION —Basildon
- £12.72 - £13.50 an hour
- Temporary
- Cooking
- Driving
- Mentoring
- Flexible schedule
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9d
Waking Night Support Worker (Children)
Cherry Care Children's home —Canvey Island
- £13.50 - £14.75 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- IT
- In-person
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8d
Child Support Worker
Belsteads Group —Chelmsford
- £30,000 - £35,000 a year
- Overtime
- English
- Working with children
- In-person
- Free parking
- Referral programme
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1d
Senior Support Worker Children's Home
Aden Children Homes Limited —Basildon
- From £14.75 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Computer literacy
- Working with children
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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14d
Support worker for young offenders
Newpath Residential —Southend-on-Sea
- £24,420.00 - £38,090.75 a year
- Part-time
- Mentoring
- In-person
- Communication skills
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4d
Children's Residential Support Worker
Momentum Care Home Ltd —Canvey Island Winter Gardens
- £13 - £14 an hour
- Part-time
- Childcare
- Working with children
- Organisational skills
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Residential Support Worker
Compass Children's Homes —Thurrock
- £29,390.40 - £30,056.00 a year
- Full-time
- No experience needed
Team Leader - Children's Residential Support Worker
Harmony Residential Homes Ltd —Tiptree
- £33,524 - £36,044 a year
- Part-time
- Working with children
- Driving
- In-person
- Health & wellbeing programme
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Looked After Children (LAC) Quality Assurance Social Worker
Canary House Care Limited —Westcliff-on-Sea
- £35,000 - £40,000 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Master's degree
- Working with children
- Bachelor's degree
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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5d
Residential Children's Support Worker
Elite Children's Care Group —Gravesend
- 12 hour shift
- Childcare
- In-person
- Employee discount
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Full Time Support Worker - Young Adult Care
Finefair Ltd —Ilford
- £12.50 - £13.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Working with children
- In-person
- Care plans
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6d
Support Worker
Elliot Leigh TLC —Forest Gate
- £14.80 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Cooking
- IT
- In-person
- Referral programme
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4d
Targeted Youth Justice Worker
London Borough of Havering —Romford
- Weekend availability
- Childcare
- Working with children
- Communication skills
5d
Support Worker Children's home
Aden Homes Limited —Chelmsford
- £13.50 - £14.75 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Computer literacy
- Driving
- Store discount
- Employee discount
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14d
Qualified Children's Social Worker
Cafcass —Maidstone
- £45,749 - £49,866 a year
- Full-time
- Organisational skills
- In-person
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11d
Qualified Bank/Sessional Residential Child Care Workers
Five Rivers Child Care Ltd —Orpington
- £13.09 - £14.71 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Childcare
- Working with children
- IT
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
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10d
Youth Development Worker
LifeLine Projects —East London
- £26,780 a year
- School
Case Prevention Officer - Youth Justice Service
Tower Hamlets —London
- £45,852 - £49,155 a year
14d
Residential Support Worker
Care2rise Limited —London
- £12.50 - £14.00 an hour
- Overtime
- Childcare
- In-person
- Care plans
- Sick pay
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6d
Children's Residential Care Worker
Esland —Sidcup
- £37,205 - £37,828 a year
- Overtime
- Childcare
- School
- Paid training
- Employee discount
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Youth Support Worker (Experienced)

ELASTIKOS SEMI INDEPENDENT ACCOMMODATION
Basildon

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Job details

Temporary | Permanent | Part-time | Temp to perm | Full-time | Zero hours contract
£12.72 - £13.50 an hour
9 days ago

Benefits

Flexible schedule

Qualifications

Level 3 in Health & Social Care
Driving Licence
Report writing
GCSE
Cooking
Level 2 in Health & Social Care
Driving
Youth work
Mentoring
NVQ
Communication skills
A Level

Full job description

About us

Elastikos Supported Accommodation is a company in Basildon SS16. We are inclusive, supportive and collaborative, and our goal is to build resilient young people that can add value to their community.

Our work environment includes:

Flexible working hours
Safe work environment

To provide support up to 4 young persons (who might have been previously looked after or UASC) aged 16 - 18 years old with varying degrees of challenging behaviour and low to medium mental health conditions in a 24-7 staffed semi-independent home.

The Role

The role is to offer and provide the young people daily life skills such as cooking, budgeting, accessing education, training or employment etc. This will be based around structured key work sessions. These sessions will aim to promote the life skills of young people and support their transition into adulthood. Youth Support Worker must have experience of working with young people with challenging behaviour and low to medium mental health conditions and must be enthusiastic and resilient. The role involves Sleep-In duties.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage a young person living semi-independently in the community; you will be responsible in structuring key work sessions consistent with an independent placement agreement.
Monitor the young person’s ability to engage with everyday living and develop skills where necessary by supporting their identified needs.
Support the young person in settling within the community and accessing local resources.
Encourage and support the young person in accessing education, training or employment as well as supporting them with any application process.
Support and assist the young person around budgeting money, grocery shopping and administer a weekly subsistence allowance.
Encourage the young person to engage and take part with positive activities within the community, building on relationships and developing social networks.
Maintain accurate record/ log keeping.
Maintain petty cash and receipts for each expenditure.
To maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of the accommodation.
Work with your line manager and the young person to develop a structured programme of key work sessions based upon the young person’s individual support needs and focussed on developing their self-confidence and esteem.
Promote safe, consistent and understandable boundaries with the young person in conjunction with a 'Young Person’s Agreement’.
Encourage the young person to take an active part in the local community, building relationships and maintaining social networks.
Prepare high standard monthly progress reports regarding the young person’s progress which are submitted to the placing authority.
Complete required paperwork/ administration.
Work in partnership with other agencies and support the young people to attend meetings with other professionals. You will be required to attend admission and planning meetings; and attend Looked After Children’s Reviews ensuring all relevant paperwork is complete.
You will be responsible to carry out weekly Health and Safety checks within the accommodation. You must record and report any repair work or damage to the property to ensure it is kept to a high standard.
Maintain confidentiality of young people and report any concerns regarding young person’s welfare to your line manager.
Attend staff meetings and training sessions as and when required.
You will be expected to take part and attend structured supervision sessions at least once a month.

Person Specification- ESSENTIAL

Work Experience

At least 1 year experience of working with young people
Experience of working with young people involved in CSE, Missing, Gangs etc (Desired)
Knowledge of CSE, Missing, Gangs etc (Essential)
Working individually and within a team
Experience of working with trauma experienced young people

Qualifications

Minimum NVQ level 2 award in Health & Social Care or its equivalent
Be committed to completing QCF /NVQ Level 3 award in Health & Social Care (Children) within a set time frame.

Personal attributes and child centred approach

Working individually and within a team
Self-motivated and a positive attitude
Ability to engage with young people in a positive and proactive approach
Sense of humour
Self organisation
Sensitive and reflective
Honesty and reliability
Ability to listen and empathise
Ability to assess risks
Ability to think on the spot and act quickly should a challenging situation arise
Ability to diffuse situations calmly and effectively
Ability to build positive rapport with young people to ensure successful outcomes.

Job related knowledge and skills

Effective communication skills: recording and report writing and verbal communication.
Awareness of non-verbal communication i.e. eye contact and personal space etc
A professional and caring value base i.e. consistency and empathy

Work Conditions

Ability to lone work with individual/group of young people
Commit to work including evening and weekends.
Sleep-In duties
Willing to work additional hours to cover sickness and holidays and to work in other homes within your area.
Willing to work Bank Holidays & Christmas Holidays
Have good medical health
Successful candidate will be required to complete a Health Questionnaire and a Rehabilitation Of Offenders Declaration Form

Experience:

Working with Children and Young People: 1 year (Essential)
Residential: 1 year (Preferred)
Experience of working with young people involved in CSE, Missing, Gangs etc (Desired)
Knowledge of CSE, Missing, Gangs etc (Essential)
Experience working with Trauma experienced young people

Education:

GCSE A Level or equivalent (Essential)

Licence:

Driving License (Desired)

Candidates should be aware that all posts in Elastikos involve some degree of responsibility for safeguarding children, although the extent of that responsibility will vary according to the nature of the post.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Permanent

Salary: £12.72.00-£13.50 per hour

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temp to perm, Zero hours contract

Pay: £12.72-£13.50 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

Basildon, Essex: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

Support Work: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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youth worker jobs in pitsea, ess

Youth Support Worker (Experienced)

Waking Night Support Worker (Children)

Child Support Worker

Senior Support Worker Children's Home

Support worker for young offenders

Children's Residential Support Worker

Residential Support Worker

Team Leader - Children's Residential Support Worker

Looked After Children (LAC) Quality Assurance Social Worker

Residential Children's Support Worker

Full Time Support Worker - Young Adult Care

Support Worker

Targeted Youth Justice Worker

Support Worker Children's home

Qualified Children's Social Worker

Qualified Bank/Sessional Residential Child Care Workers

Youth Development Worker

Case Prevention Officer - Youth Justice Service

Residential Support Worker

Children's Residential Care Worker

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