Residential / Community Support Practitioner

Residential / Community Support Practitioner

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Role Overview

A wonderful opportunity has arisen to add to our existing team supporting young people to live semi-independently in York through our supported accommodation offer / Staying Close.

Key Responsibilities

• Support young people across residential and supported accommodation provision, predominantly unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
• Help young people develop a sense of belonging, develop local networks of support.
• Provide support and guidance in developing lifelong independent living skills.

Qualifications and Experience

• Commitment to child-centred care, effective communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships with children and young people and their families.
• Solution focused.
• Able to use office-based IT and data systems.
• Effective time management skills.
• Commitment to challenge unacceptable, discriminatory practice constructively.
• Able to work out of school hours – for example occasional weekends, evenings, including school holidays.
• Experience of working with children is desirable not essential.

Benefits

City of York Council offers generous annual leave allowance, access to Local Government Pension Scheme, health & wellbeing initiatives, reward package, flexible working practices, community engagement, volunteer activities, continuous learning & development.

Application

Contact Andrea Smith at andrea.smith@york.gov.uk or on 07394 844371. Closing date: Sunday 4 January 2026 at 12midnight. Interview date: Week commencing Monday 19th January 2026.

EEO Statement

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.