Support Assistant

A service that is about much more than offering young people a roof over their head. It\’s about giving them a safe and inclusive home and help to achieve their potential, transition into independent living, and engage in employment or education.

You’ll offer day-to-day emotional and practical support to motivate and empower young people to gain independence and reach their full potential.

You’ll provide support and advice in line with support plans and as requested by the young person\’s keyworker, working collaboratively as part of a team who embrace differences and creative thinking.

The ability to engage and build strong relationships with young people while understanding the impacts of homelessness, domestic abuse and trauma.

A forward-thinking attitude to crisis response.

The ability to remain calm and collected in challenging and traumatic situations.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including a maximum holiday entitlement of 40 days (including bank holidays).
• Enhanced Group Pension Scheme of 10% contributions (after qualifying period).
• Free access to an internal wellbeing and counselling team.
• Opportunities to diversify skills and widen experience across a range of services including domestic violence service, employment support, training and skills tutoring.
• Access to an extensive online training platform, and the chance to enrol on specific training in substance misuse, housing law, ACEs etc.

We are passionate about nurturing talent, our senior leadership team includes colleagues that have progressed through the business from entry level roles.