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Solos Residential Support Worker – North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Blackburn) X4
A Snapshot of the Solos Residential Support Worker
As a Solo worker you will be required dependent on referrals to work across the Northwest. You will be a lone worker, working a 2 day in/4 days off shift pattern and whilst on shift you will be there to support the young people to develop the practical skills needed to live well independently, such as cooking and budgeting. You will also be expected to support and encourage young people to engage with education/training or employment.
You will receive a sleep rate of £74.84. You will do approximately 10 shifts per month. The Salary of £31,616.00 is inclusive of sleep rate.
About You
The young people are at the heart of everything you will do day to day from updating risk assessments to supporting your young people to their meetings. You will need to be resilient but also able to empathise without judgement. You will need to have good interpersonal skills, must be able to resolve issues and have good resilience skills as well as be a good problem solver. You also need to be IT literate, as we need to produce daily and monthly reports for each of the young people, but most importantly, you need to have a passion for working and supporting young people on their transition from childhood and adulthood to independence.
Essential
- Previous experience supporting (not caring) people with support needs, families or young people to gain independence.
- Travel is essential so must hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle insured for business use.
- Must be prepared to travel in the Manchester area
- Thorough knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children
- Have or be willing to work towards an NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification.
- Computer literate
- Good interpersonal skills
About Bedspace
We are Bedspace. Our mission is simple - to transform the lives of vulnerable people. Our team of 300+ people work provide housing and support packages to our service users in asylum, children leaving care and homeless families. 2024 sees us celebrate our 25-year anniversary, in which time we’ve supported over 12,000 vulnerable people to transform their lives. This is an exciting time to join us – we have ambitious plans for business growth and have just designed our People Strategy.
Please note should you be successful your offer is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, a DBS check and verification of your identity and right to work. This is part of our Safer Recruitment policy and commitment to Safeguarding our service users.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Expected hours: 36.92 per week
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Paid volunteer time
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
Experience:
- Youth work: 2 years (required)
A Snapshot of the Solos Residential Support Worker
As a Solo worker you will be required dependent on referrals to work across the Northwest. You will be a lone worker, working a 2 day in/4 days off shift pattern and whilst on shift you will be there to support the young people to develop the practical skills needed to live well independently, such as cooking and budgeting. You will also be expected to support and encourage young people to engage with education/training or employment.
You will receive a sleep rate of £74.84. You will do approximately 10 shifts per month. The Salary of £31,616.00 is inclusive of sleep rate.
About You
The young people are at the heart of everything you will do day to day from updating risk assessments to supporting your young people to their meetings. You will need to be resilient but also able to empathise without judgement. You will need to have good interpersonal skills, must be able to resolve issues and have good resilience skills as well as be a good problem solver. You also need to be IT literate, as we need to produce daily and monthly reports for each of the young people, but most importantly, you need to have a passion for working and supporting young people on their transition from childhood and adulthood to independence.
Essential
- Previous experience supporting (not caring) people with support needs, families or young people to gain independence.
- Travel is essential so must hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle insured for business use.
- Must be prepared to travel in the Manchester area
- Thorough knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children
- Have or be willing to work towards an NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification.
- Computer literate
- Good interpersonal skills
About Bedspace
We are Bedspace. Our mission is simple - to transform the lives of vulnerable people. Our team of 300+ people work provide housing and support packages to our service users in asylum, children leaving care and homeless families. 2024 sees us celebrate our 25-year anniversary, in which time we’ve supported over 12,000 vulnerable people to transform their lives. This is an exciting time to join us – we have ambitious plans for business growth and have just designed our People Strategy.
Please note should you be successful your offer is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, a DBS check and verification of your identity and right to work. This is part of our Safer Recruitment policy and commitment to Safeguarding our service users.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Expected hours: 36.92 per week
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Paid volunteer time
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
Experience:
- Youth work: 2 years (required)