Support Worker - Young People - Cardiff
| Job Title: | Support Worker - Young People - Cardiff |
| Contract Type: | Temporary |
| Location: | Wales |
| Industry: | |
| REF: | 1009758 |
| Job Published: | 10 days ago |
Job Description
Cardiff
21/10/2024 – 3 months initially
Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm, 37 hrs/week (office based and community (home visits) – includes some evenings and weekends
- Direct work with young people aged 11 – 17 year old, supporting them to work on their family relationship to enable young people to remain living within their family home
- Provide flexible and responsive care packages of respite, intervention, outreach and family support. This will take place in the family home and in the 2 centres
- Provide evidence-based interventions enabling families to develop problem solving skills, resilience and achieve positive change
- Provide a rapid response to children and families in crisis, enabling them to address and overcome the difficulties that have led to the family being at risk of breakdown, and prevent further escalation
- Meet the individual needs of the family and young people
- Provide emotion and practical support where necessary
- Develop and maintain strong, trusting working relationships
- Keep and maintain accurate, up to date records of all work
- Attend meetings, reviews and conferences where necessary
- UK Driving Licence, access to a vehicle, business insurance
- Experience of working with adolescents who present with challenging behaviour
- Experience providing interventions based on family relationship
- Must be flexible – includes some evenings and weekends
- Enhanced Child and Adult DBS registered onto the update service
Please email all CVs to Sammy Davis or call 02085149110 mobile 07570 819 831
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