Outreach Support Worker

Job Title: Outreach Support Worker

Salary: Starting pay at £13 per hour during weekdays and £15 per hour during weekends with additional £50 for a sleep shift

About us

At Prosperity Children’s Services we provide care for vulnerable children and young people across the Lancashire and Greater Manchester area. Our children and young people receive support from a small team of incredible Registered Managers and Support Workers who strive to engage, motivate, and instill confidence and life skills aiming for the best possible outcomes for them.

Your key responsibilities:

The role of an Outreach Support Worker can vary in different responsibility and locations, for example you could be bed watching in a hospital to Secure transport or even supporting children and young people in their own homes.

As an Outreach Support Worker, you may be called upon at short notice to support a child in need, so flexibility is key.

We will train and develop you so you can deliver our therapeutic model to support and care for the children in the best possible way.

Prosperity Children’s Services is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of all children and young people in our care. All staff have a key role and responsibility in this area.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of working with children and young people with challenging behaviors including mental health and behavioral problems
• Be able to work weekdays, evenings, weekends and nights.
• Work alongside other passionate and inspiring support workers and instill motivation to the young people.
• Hold experience of looking after children with emotional, behavioral, or mental health conditions, as such you will need to be compassionate, calm, resilient and understand the issues and challenges children face.
• Good communication skills are a must. You may be required to spend lengthy amounts of time with service users therefore the ability to communicate well is essential.
• Good written and verbal skills. This role involves paperwork and liaising with local authorities. Record keeping and report writing as well as verbally reporting is essential.
• The ability to problem-solve, de-escalate, and divert attention.

Essential requirements:

• Full UK Driving License
• You must undertake our Crisis prevention institute training. This training provides you with fundamental knowledge around understanding trauma, de-escalation techniques, communication skills and safety interventions, inclusive of restrictive holds. Due to the trauma and past experiences of the children we work with, it can sometimes be difficult for them to regulate their emotions and behavior, which can require the use of restrictive holds. As part of the role, you will be expected to carry out these safety interventions safely which can be physically demanding for extended periods of time.

Our Staff Benefits

• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Refer a Friend Scheme bonus of £100 per successful candidate.
• Blue Light Card
• Free access to face-to-face Staff Counselling service
• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced rates of pay for Bank holidays (double time)
• Enhanced rates of pay for Christmas.
• Use of Company car during shift – you will never be expected to use your own vehicle during your shifts.
• Free on-site parking
• Lots of opportunities to progress as the business has exciting growth plans over the next few years.
• Paid induction including. Full and comprehensive training is provided including First Aid, Safeguarding, MAPPA, PACE, Attachment and Trauma and all other mandatory modules.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favorable treatment on the grounds of any protected characteristic.