Overview
Young Person Support Worker – Wiltshire Leaving Care – Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Salary: £24,862.50 – £25,116.00 Per annum after probation
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week on a flexible rota covering 7 days a week and will include weekends, bank holidays and sleep ins. Additional payments of £70 for each Sleep in.
Contract type: Permanent
A bit about us:
ALABARÉ is a charity that provides accommodation and support for individuals experiencing homelessness and mental health challenges, including armed forces veterans, young people, adults and those with learning disabilities. ALABARÉ aims to break the cycle of homelessness by offering safe housing, mental health support, and pathways to independence. The charity has expanded its services across the South West and Wales, supporting thousands of people every year.
All about the role:
As a Young Person Support Worker you will provide support and advice around accommodation, basic life skills, welfare benefits, health and personal issues: all allowing service users to work towards independent living.
You will provide practical advice and support in order that they might develop their skills and work towards maximising their independence. Experience in working with vulnerable young people is essential and you should be able to work as part of a team or unsupervised and on your own initiative.
This is a very rewarding role: where you encourage independence, form trusted relationships and make a genuine difference in young people’s lives everyday.
Flexibility to move within houses as necessary and to meet the needs of the service.
Car driver essential with access to a road worthy vehicle and business insurance.
Please quote reference 39 for Salisbury
Please quote reference 40 for Chippenham / Trowbridge
Find out more and apply:
To apply, please download the application form and click the ‘apply now’ button below to upload your completed application form and covering letter online. Please note: CV’s will not be considered.
For further information, please contact contact Koren Morgan 07811087231 (ref 40) k.morgan@alabare.co.uk or Helen Turner 07788592454 (ref 39) h.turner@alabare.co.uk or jobs@alabare.co.uk
Closing date (and time): flexible
Interview date: to be confirmed
Commencement date: as soon as possible
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
