Support Worker

Job Description

Support WorkerWe are One Housing and we create places for people to call home and support them to live well. With a breadth of services and expertise to help people whatever their housing, care, or support needs.Our Homelessness and Prevention team is friendly and we love what we do. We are passionate about the high- quality support we provide.We offer our colleagues a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career with a not-for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to peoples lives, each and every day.Join our Young Peoples and Young Families team as a Support WorkerHousing sits at the heart of our organisation. We believe that everyone deserves a safe, secure, affordable home. Providing care and support to those who need it is an important part of what we do. We work with people experiencing homelessness and who oftenhave other support needs. Our services include hostels, young peoples accommodation services and support delivered in the community; where we provide tailored support that prepares our customers to achieve independence and re-integrate within the community.Were an organisation with strong values. We keep our promises; we do a great job; we value diversity; we work together; and we look for ways to improve. These are what make us such a great team, working together as one to achieve our vision.The roleWe have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Support WorkerSalary:£24,190 per annumLocation:HackneyHours:37.5 hours per weekShifts:Early and Late Shifts - Will not work past 8.30pm.Kenninghall Road is part of One Housings young persons service, wherewe accommodate and support up to 60 young people age 16 to 24yrs with various complex needs including young vulnerable parents and their babies/children.Our young people are from disadvantaged backgrounds and are on low incomes which has an impact on them financially. We aim to provide them with the skills and tools that they need to live independently, we run workshops inc , cooking sessions, budgeting meetingswith a financial advisor, training and employment skills sessions and groups with guest speakers on a weekly basis. Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure the service is running at exceptionally high standard and meeting all the service specification.
• Undertaking key work sessions, support planning, completing risk assessments and needs reviews usually spanning 3-4 cases at a time.
• Supportingyoung people between the age of 16 - 24 years old
• Support to develop the necessary skills to live independently, and to access training, education, and work.
• Create an environment that promotes opportunities for customers to develop, learn and enable skills towards independence.

What you will need to succeedWe are looking for someone who believes in working together as part of a team, who shares our values and who is committed to achieving positive outcomes for all of our customers.The successful candidate will:

• Previous experience of working with young people.
• Understanding of social media impact on young peoples lives.
• Able to manage challenging behaviour and conflict.
• Possessing a genuine passion of making a real difference in peoples lives.
• Experience and knowledge of safeguarding legislation including ability to recognize safeguarding issues.
• Knowledge of the Housing Sector and One Housing Groups activities.

The offerOurLife@Onebenefits offer you an array of perks designed with your wellbeing in mind.

Your holidays are important to us.Take up to 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.Lean travel.Spread the cost of your commute with a season ticket loans and our Cycle2Work sch...