Location:Dovedale
Grade- H
Salary From £12.95 per hour Salary To £14.38 per hour
Vacancy Hours- Relief
Contract Type- Relief
Weekend Working- Yes
Venue for Interview - Dovedale
No Wrong Door provides support to North Yorkshire’s most vulnerable young people who experience complex and challenging needs. The role proactively provides support and interventions to young people 12-25 so that they can achieve the best possible outcomes in life.
We are looking for a Relief Children’s Home workers to work within the No Wrong Door Hub in Harrogate. These posts support the Portfolio Leads (shift leaders) and Residential & Edge of Care workers to proactively provide the support and interventions young people need so that they can achieve the best possible outcomes in life.
The post holder will be responsible for the direct day-to-day care of young people within a residential home accompanied by other supportive tasks and duties. Additionally, the post holder may be asked after training to provide support to young people on the edge of care, accommodated in the various other hub placements, and care leavers (including post 18 living in the community). The post holder will work within a defined culture and intervention practice model and will adopt a solution focused and restorative approach.
This is a challenging position that will be suited to a flexible, resilient and positive applicant. You will work on a relief staff (as and when) basis as part of a 24/7 rota including evenings and weekends on a rota basis.
Key characteristic requirements of this post are: flexibility, commitment, building effective relationships, resilience, persistence and the ability to progress plans for young people. All staff will have a commitment to integrated working involving good interagency working that requires positive relationships with partner services, agencies and organisations.
You will work closely with these young people to support them and their families using a range of tools and interventions. This role is critical to building relationships and trust with the most vulnerable and complex young people in North Yorkshire – and will ‘stick with’ each young person through some of their most challenging points in their lives. Sleep in Allowance paid for sleep in shifts
For further information about the role please contact: No Wrong Door (west) on 01609 535276 and ask to speak to Linda Burton or Mark Walker.
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