Package Description

Service: ANEW - Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers

Job Role: Outreach / Floating Support Worker 

Location: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Salary: £10.90 - £11.70 per hour depending on experience and qualifications, plus £30 per night on-call, overtime available

Contract Type: Permanent 37-hour week

Given the nature of the role you must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle.

At ANEW (Part of Keys Group) we are passionate about supporting young people.

We are looking for a Support Worker who has great people skills and a desire to work with 16 – 21year old's who are preparing to live independently. Previous experience is not essential as you will be working as part of a team with a wealth of experience and knowledge and full training will be provided. We welcome anyone who has the right characteristics and life skills to work with our young people.

You will deliver high quality support to young people living in semi-independent supported accommodation in Derby. We provide an emergency 24/7 on call to our young people so you’ll work on a rota with your colleagues.

The Role:

· Working with young people to identify their support needs and address any wider issues.

· Empowering young people to gain and develop the skills needed to manage their own tenancy.

· Engaging with young people and supporting them to enjoy and gain new life experiences.

· Ensuring all young people have an up to date risk management / safety plan in place

· Making sure all information is recorded and updated accurately to meet contract and service requirements.

· Ensuring the accommodation is safe and clean

We are looking for Individuals who have:

· The ability to deal with unexpected challenges.

· Great communication skills.

· Good time management and able to work independently.

· Have a desire to want to learn new skills and develop.

· Someone with compassion for young people, who will enable young people to achieve their goals.

· Someone with a full UK driving license who can use their own vehicle for work purposes.

· Someone whom is willing to have a DBS check.

ANEW – A new day, A new way. Help us give young people the support and guidance they need to achieve and succeed. Apply now!

Our Offer:

· A personalized training and development plan, coaching, training courses and support with professional qualifications. We offer succession planning for our employees.

· Enrolment into our company pension scheme.

· Entitlement to annual leave as well as bank holidays. As your service length increases, so will your annual leave entitlement.

· Motivation & Wellness Days and Christmas Events.

· Our Employee Assistance Programme gives you free access to 24-hour phone counselling support, health advice and legal advice, 365 days a year and face-to-face counselling options.

Benefits with this role:

· Casual dress

· Company events

· Company pension

· On-site parking

· Wellness programme

Keys Group* is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.

Keys Group*

Keys Group brings together four of the UK’s leading and longest-established providers of specialist education, care and activities; Accomplish, Keys, PEAK and ANEW. The organisation provides specialist support and education for more than 2,000 children, young people, adults and families in services and schools across England and Wales.

Specialist residential and supported living services for adults with a learning disability, autism, mental health needs and acquired brain injury are provided throughout England and Wales by Accomplish.

Keys offers education and care services for children, young people and families across England and Wales through its specialist schools, residential children’s homes, activity and intervention and leaving care services, adult resource centre and family assessment centres.

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Keys Group