Residential Children and Young People Support Worker Apprenticeship
About the role
Are you passionate, enthusiastic, motivated and committed to making a difference, improving the lives of young people? Then our young people need you.
As a Support Worker, you'll help our residents (aged 8–23) lead fulfilling lives. Our fantastic team is ready to welcome you! This is a fantastic opportunity for a resilient and passionate individual to join our amazing teams.
The role will be to support young people with complex needs who have so much to offer and just need the guidance of nurturing adults that can show them the world isn't such a scary place.
Day-to-day responsibilities:
- To act as a positive role model and team member
- To facilitate effective communication within the staff team
- To participate in planning and delivering quality care and support for service users
- Support day-to-day delivery of care and support to people using services
- Other support worker duties
Working week
5 Days per week - (Working 2 weekends out of 4 on a rota basis, includes early mornings, long days, waking nights and sleep-ins). Main service hours are: 7am-3pm 3pm-10pm 10pm-7am. Some of our other services hours are: 8am-8 pm, 8pm-8am.
Skills
Required qualifications
Training & development
Paragon Skills is an award-winning, Ofsted-rated ‘Good’, national apprenticeship provider inspiring over 10,000 learners annually and working with over 3000 businesses to deliver apprenticeships in a high-quality, consistent way. Our dedicated focus on the Care and Education sectors means we are deeply rooted within these sectors and have in-depth knowledge and understanding of what is required from a training perspective. Upon completion of this 24 Month Apprenticeship, you will have obtained your Children, Young People and Families Practitioner (Level 4) Apprenticeship.
There is a possibility of being offered a full-time role after successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Things to consider
The closing date guidance, if a successful candidate is found before the advertised dates, the advert will close early.