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Youth Support Worker

Horizon Care & Education

Bridgwater

On-site

GBP 23,000 - 27,000

9 days ago

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An established industry player is looking for dedicated Support Workers to join their team in Somerset. This role involves empowering young people, including unaccompanied asylum seekers and care leavers, to live independently and achieve their potential. The ideal candidate will possess practical skills, flexibility, and a passion for making a difference. With a commitment to training and career progression, this organization offers a supportive environment where you can thrive. If you're ready to impact young lives positively, this opportunity is for you!

Real Living Wage employer

Christmas bonus

Blue Light Card

Financial wellbeing service

Life Assurance

Tastecard

Career progression opportunities

Comprehensive induction programme

Employee assistance programme

Free eye checks

Experience and skills from various roles and environments are valuable.
Must be practical and able to respond to diverse situations.

Support unaccompanied asylum seeking children and care leavers.
Help young people live independently and fulfill their potential.

Practical skills

Flexibility

Experience with young people

Full UK driving licence

Role: Support Worker

Salary: £23,400 plus £900 car allowance, mileage and on-call allowance

Hours: Full time/part time flexible working available across 7 days with on-call and occasional weekends/sleep-ins.

Location: Somerset

Please note you will need a Full UK driving licence for the role

Horizon Care have an opportunity for a Support Worker to join our fantastic team.

Our Supported Accommodation division provides support to Young People from the age of 16 to get ready to live independently. If you think you have transferable skills and the drive to help young people fulfil their potential, then we would love to hear from you.

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

About the role:

As a Support Worker, you will be working with unaccompanied asylum seeking children and care leavers to live independently.

Support workers come from different backgrounds and often have experience and skills gained in a variety of roles and environments. You must be practical, flexible, and able to respond to a variety of situations.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team.

How you'll be rewarded:

Real Living Wage employer
Competitive pay rates
Christmas bonus
Blue Light Card
Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to £2500 per referral!*
Financial wellbeing service
Life Assurance
Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
Employee assistance programme
Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together.
Supportive management and senior leaders.
High quality CPD opportunities.
Free eye checks.

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