Job role: Youth Intervention Coordinator
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire (NN1)
Salary: £25,095 - £25,432 per annum plus £1,400 per annum attendance bonus
Hours: Core hours are between 8am and 8pm Mon - Fri and between 8am and 2pm on Saturdays. Staff will work 40hrs on 8 hr shifts and usually do one Saturday per month. There may be times when it is required to work outside the hours to support the young people and needs of the business.
Homes2Inspire are looking for enthusiastic, caring and motivated individuals to join Belinda Ferrison House. Homes2Inspire specialise in working with young people and families, and have comprehensive experience in providing specialist, welfare and educational-based support, interventions and guidance to children and young people in various settings.
Belinda Ferrison House offers Care-leavers from the ages of 17-25 years, the support and guidance to enable a successful transition into independent living with the care and encouragement of a dedicated staffing team. This staffing team within Belinda Ferrison House assesses the needs of the young people and assists them with the skills required to live independently, including managing finances, building relationships, and domestic skills.
What can Homes2Inspire offer you?
- Attendance bonus scheme offers earning potential of an additional £1400 per annum
- 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays with increases with length of service (up to 33 days after 5 years’ service)and ability to purchase additional annual leave
- Learning & Development - Funded 3-week initial training course and an opportunity to achieve QCF Level 3 Residential Childcare qualification
- Awards & Recognition - From Long Service Awards to Non-Absence Awards, we recognise the hard work and effort our people put and ensure we reward where we can
- Medicash - claim back an annual cost of everyday healthcare, such as dental, optical treatment and specialist treatment for yourself and your family members
- Wellbeing Support - Employee Assistant Program (EAP) 24/7 access to support via phone, sms, whatsapp and live chat. 8 free counselling sessions/short-term solutions provided. There is also an internal health and wellbeing team who are on hand and available to provide professional help and support during difficult times
- ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme where employees can earn a £500.00 bonus every time for referring the right candidate to us
- Shopping, Cinema and Holiday discounts – you can also sign up to the Blue Light discount card for £4.99 for 2 years to access additional online and retail savings
- Cycle to Work Scheme – A cost-effective solution to getting new cycling equipment
- Subsidised days out and activities with our young people
- Meals included during shifts
What you’ll bring:
- An enthusiasm to work for a top ten residential children’s homes provider, Homes2Inspire, which is part of one of the UK’s largest charities, Shaw Trust!
- A willingness to work towards or current qualification in QCF level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent.
- A full UK Driving Licence (preferred)
- As a residential provision this is a 52 week/24-hour service. You will be required to work flexibly to suit the needs of the young people. The hours of work will fall between 8am-8pm on Monday to Friday and 9am-2pm on Saturday. Flexibility will be required on occasion to meet the needs of the service and young people in our care.
Homes2Inspire understand the value of our people and the need to invest in our staff to ensure they have all of the skills and experience to provide our young people with the best quality of care. We welcome applicants without prior experience in the role to apply, as full training and guidance is provided to ensure you are at the expected level to be able to care for the young people.
Each service within Homes2Inspire is unique, but united in the belief that every child and young person deserves the best possible start in life. For further information please visit our website www.homes2inspire.co.uk
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