Young Person Support Worker Leaving Care

Salary

£24,862.50-£25,116.00 per annum after probation.

37.5 hours per week on a flexible rota covering 7 days a week, including weekends, bank holidays and sleep‑ins. Additional payments of £70 for each sleep‑in.

Permanent.

ALABARÉ is a charity that provides accommodation and support for individuals experiencing homelessness and mental health challenges, including armed forces veterans, young people, adults and those with learning disabilities. It aims to break the cycle of homelessness by offering safe housing, mental health support, and pathways to independence. The charity has expanded its services across the South West and Wales, supporting thousands of people each year.

As a Young Person Support Worker you will provide support and advice around accommodation, basic life skills, welfare benefits, health, and personal issues – enabling service users to work towards independent living. You will offer practical advice and support to help them develop skills and maximise independence. Experience working with vulnerable young people is essential and you should be able to work as part of a team or independently.

• Provide support and advice to young people about accommodation, life skills, welfare benefits, health and personal issues.
• Encourage independence and form trusted relationships.
• Improve service users’ independence through practical advice and support.
• Move flexibly between houses to meet service needs.

• Experience working with vulnerable young people.
• Driving licence and access to a road‑worthy vehicle with business insurance.

For more information, contact Koren Morgan () at , ; or Helen Turner () at , ; or Dean Holloway, ; or Tiffany Graham,  For an application form, email