Job role: Senior Support Worker
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Salary: £32,541 per annum
Homes2inspire Ltd, are part of Shaw Trust Group, a charity which helps to transform the lives of young people and adults across the UK and internationally.
Trevone House is Gloucestershire County Councils flagship, semi-independent accommodation for young people aged 16 to 25, providing care leavers the very best stepping stone to a brighter future in addition to providing specialist support to those needing help at a time of crisis.
In addition to 19 flats for young people leaving care, Trevone House has a well-being suite offering young people a place of safety and calm, and two specialist flats for young people who need additional support with their mental health needs.
Reporting to the Head of Service Support, the Senior Service Support Officer will have accountability for the delivery of bespoke services to support young people residing and external to Trevone House. The Senior Service Support Officer will supervise, mentor and monitor 2 direct reports, and will work collaboratively with a multi-agency team.
Essential
- Minimum of 1 years’ experience in a management capacity
- QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification
- Commitment to working Monday to Sunday on a 3 on, 3 off rota basis, including night shifts, flexible to meet business needs.
Desirable
- QCF Level 3 in residential childcare
- Health and Social Care qualification
- Working in trauma informed ways
- ACEs training
- Mental Health training
- Experience of working within a hospital / Mental Health environment / service
Please note:
- All successful candidates will be subject to a vetting process in line with safer recruitment requirements. This includes right to work checks, Enhanced DBS Check for Children and Adults workforce (H2I will cover the cost of this check) and satisfactory reference checks in line with safer recruitment requirements.
- Shaw Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
- Ofsted regulations outline that support workers working with children and young people must be 3 years older than the oldest young person within the home e.g., if a young person in the home was turning 18, you would need to be 21 at a minimum.
- We are not able to support visa sponsorship applications.
Our Strategy
To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf