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Younge People Support Worker
| Posting date: | 14 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £33,366.00 to £35,235.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 May 2025 |
| Location: | BA14 8JN |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Wiltshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4781 |
Summary
Salary: £33,366 - £35,235
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date: Tuesday 10 June 2025
Young Peoples Service – Empowering Young Lives
Are you passionate about making a difference for young people who are at risk of exploitation or where there are concerning behaviours/ risks outside of the home? If you are dedicated, compassionate, and committed to safeguarding and supporting vulnerable young people and their families, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding position.
As a Young People Support Worker in our Emerald Team, you'll have the opportunity to positively impact the lives of young people. In our dynamic and supportive environment, you'll contribute to a range of integrated services for young people, their families.
In this role, your key responsibilities will be completing a support assessment to highlight the needs, risks and strengths for a young person and formulate a plan of support. You will work alongside other young people’s support workers as well as social workers within the team. You will receive regular supervision from a supportive management team.
A solid understanding of child/adolescent development, risks, and indicators of exploitation, vulnerabilities, and exploitation is crucial.
To excel in this role, you should possess an NVQ Level 4 or equivalent significant experience in a relevant field and proven engagement with vulnerable children and young people aged 10-17.
There will be a requirement to occasionally work with children and families when they most need it which may be outside of normal working hours, including weekends. The number of out of hours worked will not exceed 10% of the total contracted hours per week.
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date: Tuesday 10 June 2025
Young Peoples Service – Empowering Young Lives
Are you passionate about making a difference for young people who are at risk of exploitation or where there are concerning behaviours/ risks outside of the home? If you are dedicated, compassionate, and committed to safeguarding and supporting vulnerable young people and their families, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding position.
As a Young People Support Worker in our Emerald Team, you'll have the opportunity to positively impact the lives of young people. In our dynamic and supportive environment, you'll contribute to a range of integrated services for young people, their families.
In this role, your key responsibilities will be completing a support assessment to highlight the needs, risks and strengths for a young person and formulate a plan of support. You will work alongside other young people’s support workers as well as social workers within the team. You will receive regular supervision from a supportive management team.
A solid understanding of child/adolescent development, risks, and indicators of exploitation, vulnerabilities, and exploitation is crucial.
To excel in this role, you should possess an NVQ Level 4 or equivalent significant experience in a relevant field and proven engagement with vulnerable children and young people aged 10-17.
There will be a requirement to occasionally work with children and families when they most need it which may be outside of normal working hours, including weekends. The number of out of hours worked will not exceed 10% of the total contracted hours per week.
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