Young Persons Support Worker

Young Persons Support Worker

Cheshire West and Chester

Temporary with the potential for extension - 2 - 3 months initially

Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm - 37.5 hours per week

£12.38 per hour + holiday pay

Morgan Hunt is working with a youth homelessness prevention charity who are looking to recruit a Young Persons Support Worker for their service across Cheshire West and Chester on a temporary basis initially for 2 - 3 months. The Floating Support Service assists young people aged 16 - 20 as they prepare for and transition into independent living within their own tenancies. Working hours are Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm, 37.5 hours per week.



As a Young Persons Support Worker you will be responsible for.



As a Young Persons Support Worker, you will be responsible for.

• Managing a caseload of 6-12 young people, conducting weekly key working sessions and developing holistic, strengths-based support plans and tailored programmes.
• Supporting young people in preparing for independent living and building essential life skills.
• Providing ongoing support for those who have moved into accommodation, offering regular visits that may include advice, practical guidance, or structured life-skills training.
• Collaborating closely with social workers, the Leaving Care Team, local organisations, statutory services, and partner agencies to achieve the best outcomes for young people.
• Assisting young people with applying for benefits, completing applications, learning budgeting and money management skills, and prioritising and paying bills and rent.
• Encouraging and supporting engagement in education, employment, and training opportunities.
• Helping young people access and communicate with health services, including mental health, substance misuse support, and counselling.
• Using a trauma-informed approach, with an understanding of adverse childhood experiences and principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
• Developing tailored support packages, offering signposting and referrals to specialist services where needed.
• Building and maintaining partnerships with housing providers to expand accommodation options for young people and collaborate closely with social care partners.

The candidate

• Experience of working with young people who may have complex needs such as mental health issues, drug and alcohol misuse, domestic abuse, and offending behaviour.
• Experience of helping young people with setting up benefits, developing independent living skills and maintaining their accommodation.
• Ability and commitment to work as part of a multi-agency team to ensure young people in care and who are leaving care, achieve the best possible outcomes.
• A clear understanding and ability to implement risk management, information sharing and data security arrangements.
• Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and professional boundaries when working with young people.
• Ability to promote and implement diversity practice and policies and treat colleagues and clients fairly and with respect.
• Ability to use IT to a level which will enable high quality reporting to be carried out.
• Have access to own transport.

As this is a temporary role, our client is looking for someone to start as soon as possible. To be considered, please apply today!

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