Casual Support Worker Southampton, England
Job description
Here at Samba we have an exciting opportunity for casual support workers to join our team in both our Southampton houses. We seek passionate individuals that have a genuine want to help our young people work on their life skills and development.
Multiple applicant hire.
our hourly pay s set at £11.00 PH
Young People's Support Worker
Duties and Responsibilities
- To work directly with the young people; both individually and within groups to
ensure that all physical, emotional, psychological, educational, recreational and social needs are met. To communicate positively with the young people.
- To provide a safe, warm and supportive environment.
- To maintain the development of positive childcare practice in keeping with the aims
and objectives of Samba Partnership Limited. To promote and encourage learning by the young people. To develop a responsible attitude with the young people with regard to the home's furnishings, equipment, supplies and services. Support residents in all domestic aspects of both their own personal space and communal areas of the home. To accompany the young people on outdoor activities when required. To carry out duties in line with Samba Partnership policies and equal opportunities To comply with the company's rules, policies and practices and to respond to emergencies which may arise within the establishment. To maintain a regular system of recording in connection with each young person.To report missing persons to the Police, responsible local authority and those with parental responsibility. This includes reporting missing persons returned. To provide and maintain high levels of cleanliness, ensuring that all communal areas of the establishment are clean and tidy. To carry out household duties, shopping, cleaning, cooking and generally ensuring the household and garden areas are maintained in a safe manner. As such, the position will involve some manual handling duties e.g. carrying shopping, loading and unloading washing machine. To accept responsibility for monies as may be required in the carrying out of necessary duties. To be aware of fire prevention regulations and be practised in fire drills. Applicant Requirements Must be over 22 years old. Experience of working with young people.. To have a passion and commitment towards working with young people. To be friendly and supportive, and to have the ability to empathise with a non-judgemental approach. To be flexible and able to cope with adverse situations. To work well as part of a team and be able to accept direction and guidance. To be sensitive to people of different backgrounds and be able to communicate well. To be able to manage challenging behaviour, helping to develop self-control techniques. To have the flexibility and willingness to work shift patterns which includes, weekdays,
weekends and sleeping in duties.
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 10-40 per week
Salary: £11.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Gym membership
- Private medical insurance
- Wellness programme
Day range:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
Shift:
- Day shift
- Night shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Southampton, Hampshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: Bank Support Worker
