Job Description:
- To work with young people in building their independent living skills.
- To evaluate education needs of the young people and support them in gaining
- education, employment or training.
- To deliver and evaluate day and evening activities with young people.
- To support young people in accessing local services.
- To create and deliver Independent Living Skills timetables alongside the team leader.
- To deliver activities where appropriate.
- To transport young people to offsite activities where appropriate.
- To offer support, encouragement and guidance to young people with regards to career
- pathways and building Independence skills.
- To risk assess activities and provide risk assessments for each young person alongside
- the senior support worker.
- To attend professional meetings and contribute effectively
- To advocate for young people
- To monitor each young person on the incentive scheme and decide if young people
- should receive incentive based on daily engagement and attainment in conjunction with
- the senior support worker and house manager.
- To complete all duties required as part of the shift
- To record details of your shift in the logbook.
- To complete cleaning duties as required.
- To complete incident sheets as required.
- To report any issues of safeguarding.
- To work in line with Fresh Start Independence Project policies and procedures.
- To Complete key work sessions
- To complete all daily recording sheets
- To undertake any other reasonable task requested by senior
Shifts:
33-44 per week 10pm - 9am shift
Alternate weekends
Support Worker:
Your role as a support worker is to provide support and advice to the young people living at fresh start. The support required can be in many different forms depending on the individual needs of the young person and the level of support package they are on. It will be your role to provide the level of support they need to reach independence.
The twelve areas of independence which you will be required to provide support around are:
Education, Training, and Employment Finance Management
Understanding my journey Maintaining tenancy and premises Food management
Personal Care Social Skills Relationship Building Substance Misuse Keeping Safe
Artistic Development/ Hobbies
Other
You will work with the young people on these according to their independence plan which would be reviewed in their weekly key work sessions.
Alongside delivering support with the young person around their independence skills you will be expected to safeguard the young person and work in line with FSIP policies.
You would work alongside the team leader r on shift and also report to the house manager if required.
You will be expected to observe sound office practices, including systematic records of level of engagement offered and number of hours delivered.
A high degree of professionalism will be expected.
To complete all required tasks on shift
You will be required to report verbally and in writing to the Team Leader and Manager activities and results of actions taken.
The nature of Fresh Start's work is such that you may be required to work outside normal hours from time to time.
To maintain the home
Experience, knowledge and understanding the job role. Knowledge and understanding of child protection and safeguarding procedures and working with challenging behaviours
Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
To keep abreast of all childcare legislation
Demonstrate an understanding and commitment to equal opportunities Flexible and reliable Trustworthy and honest
Fresh Start recognises that many young people placed with us have come from a range of difficult backgrounds. We accept that many young people that are placed with us, arrive after several years of trauma as a result of being separated from their families for a variety of reasons. As a result of this they tend to have a string of failed placements and lives that are characterised by social and economic deprivation, criminal activities, alcohol and substance misuse and anti social behaviour. In most cases such lifestyles have put significant strains on familial relationships and breakdowns in placements. All of these things act as barriers to enhancing a young persons motivation and incentives to change. In order to promote the placement being more successful we have an approach to working with young people that has proven to give excellent results in supporting young people to change their lives.