At Bright Young Futures, we believe that every child is deserving of a happy and positive childhood and that every young person deserves the best possible start to young adulthood regardless of their circumstances. With this in mind, our aim is to help and serve the next generation by providing safe and loving homes for children and young people who are not able to live with their own families.
At Bright Young Futures, we aim to go the extra mile everyday, ensuring that we offer the highest quality of care.
You'll be fun, active, energised, deeply experienced in work with young people with some complex needs, and looking to join an organisation you can believe in and who in return will believe and invest in you. At Bright Young Futures we believe that the most valuable assets to our business is our staff team, therefore it is very important that we have the right culture and environment for staff to thrive.
You’ll have multiple years’ experience working alongside young people who might struggle in other settings and will be used to dealing with a range of challenging behaviours and complex support needs, with a good understanding of safeguarding. You will have to be creative in your approach to young people, enabling them to “open up” and engage in various activities, education, development programmes, and more.
You will be joining a small company that has huge potential for growth and development
The job description is a guide to the level and range of responsibilities the post holder will be expected to undertake. It is neither exhaustive nor inclusive and will be changed from time to time to meeting changing circumstances and demands.
ersonal Specification
Essential
* Must have experience in working within a residential childcare setting or youth work
* Able to be procatively engage with young people
* Effective verbal and written communication
* Work well within a team
Desirable
* Level 4 diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent
* Experience working in a team
* High level of professional integrity and honesty
Duties and Responsibilities;
Main Duties:
Direct work with young people, key working and generally taking an active part in providing support on a shift work basis.
Working in partnership with young people, their social worker and carers and other relevant agencies.
Taking responsibility for the upkeep of the home with regard to health and safety.
ensure that we give each young person the greatetest oppurtunity of reaching there full potential.
Job Type: Full-time/Variable
Pay: £12 -£13.50 per hour