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Group Living Support Worker - Day
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Roundabout Ltd, Orchard Square, Sheffield
- Remote working
- Full time
- Permanent
Posted today, 13 Mar
Job ref: eb2b348b8b8640799cf933fe43e91d4d
Full Job Description
- Work with young people to create personal support plans ensuring that their wellbeing is safeguarded and progress is recorded
- Day Group Living Support Workers will be responsible for a caseload
- Undertake appropriate risk assessments and continue to risk assess daily or when new risks arrive (and update regularly)
- Assist young people to have a voice, to feel safe and to make safe mistakes
- Be an advocate, helping young people to understand their rights now and in the future
- Plan and deliver keywork sessions with young people, promoting their hobbies and interests, and developing their living skills
- Professionally represent the organisation at external and internal meetings
- At Roundabout we work with multiple agencies including social care, education providers, legal services and health professionals, to ensure our young people receive the tailored, person-centred support which they are entitled to
- Complete accurate and up to date recordings using Roundabout's case management system and ensure clear, factual and relevant communication when handing over shifts. Within the team, Night Group Living Support Workers will take the main responsibility to ensure the furnishings, equipment and home environment are maintained to a high standard and are clean and tidy at all times
Other Duties
- Group Living has multiple sites across Sheffield, and while you will primarily be based at one project, we work together as a service often bringing our residents together and supporting each other across sites. There may be times when you help another project with shift cover or supporting one of their residents
- Undertake, as required, any other duties compatible with the level and nature of the post or reasonable
- Report to the Manager, the wider team in staff team meetings and attend regular supervision
- Adhere to Roundabout's policies and procedures at all times
- Reflect on your practice and as part of the team, contribute to the evaluation and development of the service
Specific Knowledge, Experience & Skills
- A minimum of 12 months' experience of working with vulnerable young people in a residential or alternative setting
- Experience of multi-agency working, and effective liaison to ensure young people access appropriate services to meet their needs.
- Experience of undertaking risk assessments and support plans to support young people towards independence alongside maintaining health & safety
- Excellent IT skills, including a working knowledge of database recording systems with the ability to maintain appropriate records and monitoring systems
- An understanding of, or experience, of safeguarding young people and managing risks and any relevant training
- A good working knowledge of the issues faced by young people and UASC (unaccompanied asylum-seeking children)
- Demonstrable knowledge and have experience of a case management system that focuses on a person centred and strength-based support
- Ability to lone work and use own initiative as well as work as part of a team to prioritise and deliver support
- Ensure confidentiality and GDPR is upheld and maintained in accordance with organisational policy and relevant legislation
- NVQ Level 4 or willingness to work towards this
Personal Attributes
- Ability to operate in a busy working environment, managing time and workloads effectively
- Ability to be emotionally resilient, adapting in the face of challenging circumstances
Skills to empathise and believe in young people, enabling them to achieve their goals and aspirations
- To think creatively and bring new ideas to engage all young people within the project and wider service.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal to build rapport ensuring young people, colleagues and external agencies are fully informed at all times
- A professional approach and willingness to work collaboratively both within and outside of the organisation
The Day Group Living Support Worker role will give the successful candidate the opportunity to support young people, aged 16-18 care leavers and looked after children, to learn life skills and progress towards their own tenancy. Implementing fantastic interpersonal skills will empower young people to achieve and strive for more.
At Group Living we support young people aged 16-18 who are Looked After Children and Care Leavers. We are a residential service, with each of our projects housing up to 6 or 7 young people. We are a 24/7 staffed service, enabling us to build a safe and homely environment and provide the security and understanding that our residents need. During their time at group living, we support our residents to develop their living skills to work towards moving on to their own property.
You will be playing a vital role, key working our residents to develop life skills, make safe choices, manage their mental wellbeing and build up a community network. You could be supporting our residents to manage complex issues, such as family breakdown, substance misuse, navigating the asylum process, amongst many others. This is in addition to helping them with more day-to-day challenges such as budgeting, accessing education and employment, preparing for adulthood, and maintaining a tenancy.
We work as part of a team with some shifts lone worked. At Group Living projects there are both Day support workers and Night support workers, working across the whole week including weekends to guarantee a 24/7 service. This role will staff the project throughout the day, supporting young people as required. The Group Living service currently has three 24/7 staffed projects in Sheffield, and together we provide a community for our young people.
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