Housing Support Worker

Permanent - 37.5 hours per week
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Housing Support Worker
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Housing team for three Support Workers to join us. You will be responsible for encouraging and supporting young people’s development of independent living skills, their engagement in training, education and employment opportunities and in helping them plan for their future. As part of our housing support team, these roles contribute to the heart of what we do as a charity by working together to improve and enhance our supported accommodation services.

LOCATION: YMCA North Tyneside, North Shields

WORKING HOURS: 37.5 hours per week, working pattern upon starting can be found here. Please note, the post holder must be able to work flexibly depending on the needs of the business and must be available for occasional overtime (inc, flexible working, regular evenings, weekends and occasional bank holidays)

JOB TYPE: Permanent

SALARY: up to £11.50 per hour

QUESTIONS: ​Please email karen.bailey@ymcanorthtyneside.org

To be successful, it is essential that you have relevant experience as well as a relevant qualification in Social Care / Working with Children and Young People / recent relevant Training and Continued Professional Development. Additionally, it is essential that you have a flexible approach to your working hours as we are a 24/7 service and therefore, working hours could include daytime, evenings, weekends and bank holiday.

Our mission is to create a community where everyone is healthy, happy and connected. We seek to champion those that have no voice and support those that need it most. Employing nearly 100 members of staff across various locations, we are ambitious, vibrant and visionary.

If you have experience of support work, an understanding of safeguarding and a passion to make a real difference to the lives of others in a warm and welcoming team, we’d like to hear from you.

About YMCA North Tyneside

Located 20 minutes by Metro from Newcastle, YMCA North Tyneside, based in North Shields, is a Voluntary Sector Organisation undertaking youth and community programme work in areas of North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and Teesdale. We are part of the worldwide YMCA movement, which started in London in 1844 and now has grown to become the world’s largest and oldest youth movement. Now more 175 years later YMCA is operating in 119 countries, with 64 million people reached annually around the world.

Employee Benefits

This position comes with excellent benefits, including 25 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays) pro-rata for part time employees, your birthday off, a life assurance policy 2x your annual salary, free gym membership for you and a loved one, discount at our cafe, nursery and estate and access to a free and confidential employee assistance program.

If you’re interested in this post and would like an informal chat, please contact Claire Waugh (karen.bailey@ymcanorthtyneside.org) by email and Karen will be happy to arrange a time for you to discuss the role and expectations in further detail.

To Apply: Please follow the link below to our online application form which will also ask for a CV to be uploaded (if you have trouble accessing the application form or require a different format, please email hr@ymcanorthtyneside.org).

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Why work for YMCA North Tyneside?

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Competitive Salary

Subject to age and in line with National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage

Employer Assistance Programme

Access to Employer Assistance Programme (suite of legal and health information)

GP Helpline

Access to 24hr GP Helpline

Café Discount

10% Discount at YMCA Café

Nursery Discount

25% Discount on Fees at YMCA Day Nursery

YMCA Gym

Free access our on-site Gym for you and a friend/family member

Staff Development

A nurturing environment where staff are encouraged to learn and grow as individuals

Making a Difference

Be a part of an established organisation that helps transform the lives of young people

Patterdale Discount

Staff discount on short breaks in the Lake District at Patterdale Hall Estate

Interested?

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If you think you have what it takes to effectively support the vision, objectives, and priorities of the organisation then we want to hear from you!