Support Assistant - 24hr Friday Position in Caerphilly

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.

Responsibilities

• Offer day-to-day emotional and practical support to motivate and empower young people to gain independence and reach their full potential.
• 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.
• Engage and build strong relationships with young people while understanding the impacts of homelessness, domestic abuse and trauma.
• Demonstrate a forward‑thinking attitude to crisis response.
• 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 and niche roles including domestic violence service, employment support, training and skills tutoring.
• Access to an extensive online training platform, as well as the chance to enrol on specific training in substance misuse, housing law, ACEs etc.