Female Waking Night Support Worker

Highbridge Resourcing are a social care agency and we are recruiting a level 3 qualified Support Worker to work with a young person on a 2 to 1 care package based in Weston Super Mare. The young person is female and has complex mental health needs. The support worker role is available on a long term contract basis and requires commitment and stability to enable relationships to form.

As a support worker, you will be supporting a young person on a 2 to 1 basis, working as part of a wider team. There will be 1 sleep in person on shift along you, on your waking night.

The service supports young people age 16 years plus that require 24 hour independent living support. The shifts that will be required to be covered are:

• waking night

There is flexibility around the nights that you can choose and work but you must be available to commit to atleast 1 shift per week.

The ideal support worker will:

• Have an NVQ level 3 in children and young people, or equivalent qualification (such as Counselling, Psychology Degree, Nursing Diploma)
• Have at least 6 months paid experience in childrens/young people or similar support worker role in the UK.
• Have experience as a support worker for young people
• Be motivated, flexible, and reliable
• A current DBS or happy to undertake a new one

Job Types: Part-time

Expected hours: 10-30 hours per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Free Training
• Free DBS renewal every year
• On-site parking
• Regular on-going weekly work expected to last a minimum 2 years

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