At a Glance
- Tasks: Support and guide young people aged 16-25 to achieve positive outcomes and build resilience.
- Company: Join a passionate team at Platform Housing, dedicated to making a difference.
- Benefits: Enjoy up to 28 days leave, health plans, and a pension scheme with employer contributions.
- Other info: Flexible part-time role with opportunities for learning and development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in young lives while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience working with diverse customers and handling challenging behaviours is essential.
The predicted salary is between 24599 - 24599 £ per year.
Salary: Up to £24,599 per annum (inclusive of allowances)
Location: Malvern Hills Foyer
Basis: Permanent, Part-Time working average of 25.75 hours per week
Are you a Support Worker looking to help us make a difference to young lives? We are looking for a Youth Support Worker to join our passionate and supportive team in Malvern on a permanent basis. In this role, you will be responsible for providing guidance and support to achieve positive outcomes for young people aged 16–25 years old, including Care Leavers. You will also provide a flexible, preventative and practical support service to promote independence and build resilience alongside delivering the accredited life skills programme.
Having regular contact with customers with a range of emotional and challenging behaviours, you will be working on an individual and group basis to prevent homelessness, address personal support needs and provide access to training, education or employment. Other duties include managing all communal areas of Platform Housing's accommodation provided for young people through regular building management inspections, monitoring health and safety, repairs and testing equipment. You will monitor and manage customers' tenancies, identifying any problems which may lead to breaches of tenancy or licence, such as rent arrears, ensuring early and effective intervention.
This is a part-time role working 25.75 hours per week. You will need to be flexible to work a variety of shift patterns across weekdays, weekends and bank holidays. Shifts will typically fall between 8:30am and 5:30pm or 5pm to 12pm. You will also be required for approximately 7 sleep‑ins per month, for which you will receive a sleep in payment of £55, which accounts for approximately £5,506 annually.
Requirements
- Experience of working closely with customers to tackle complex issues.
- The ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
- You will be resilient with the ability to handle challenging behaviours and conversations.
- Due to there being some lone working, you will have the ability to work independently and being an effective decision maker.
- An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.
Benefits
- Up to 28 days annual leave with the opportunity to buy and sell leave.
- Family friendly policies.
- Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts.
- Non‑contributory health & wellbeing plans with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapies.
- Pension contribution scheme with employer contributions of up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions).
- Learning and Development opportunities.
- Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme.
- Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers.
Interviews are scheduled to take place in person at The Foyer in Malvern on Tuesday 7th July. If this sounds like the ideal opportunity for you, please contact recruitment@platformhg.com.
Youth Development Coach in Malvern employer: Platform Housing
At Platform Housing, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of young people. Our supportive work culture fosters personal and professional growth, offering extensive learning opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave, health and wellbeing plans, and a pension scheme with significant employer contributions. Located in the beautiful Malvern Hills, our team enjoys a fulfilling role that not only promotes independence among youth but also provides a rewarding environment for those passionate about social change.
