Youth Support Worker
johannesburg, Gauteng
Posted 10 days ago
- Company:
- Blue Future
- Company Description:
- We are a HR company with a recruiting sector. We occasionally hire candidates for our clients. This is just an extra service we provide on top of the HR business which include helping the company with their performance and providing a performance appraisal software.
- Contract Type:
- Full Time
- Experience Required:
- 2 years
- Education Level:
- Grade 12
- Gender:
- Any
- Age:
- 21 to 45 years
- Number of vacancies:
- 1
Job Description
If you are a Social Worker, Children Support worker or a teacher and have worked and support children between 11 and 18, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Sponsorship tier 2 is available. This position is open for South African Passport holders and/or anybody that can work in the UK.
Your tasks will be:
- Using life skills, you will assist with the care of children and young people, including practical aspects such as cooking and cleaning
- Take part in a range of interesting recreational events
- Building positive relationships with children, meeting their needs and safeguarding them
- Consistency and organization skills. Create timetables, setting boundaries and expectations
- Support the children with emotional and behavior difficulties and challenging behavior’s using therapeutic approach.
Requirements:
- UK or International driving license
- Must be willing to relocate to the UK
- 1 years’ experience working with children or young people in supporting setting
- Degree in Teaching, Social work will be an advantage but not requirement
- NVQ Level 3 in Residential Child Care or willing to work towards qualification
- Good level of English and IELT English tests required
- Police clearance (DBS checks- including children barred in the UK)
- Credit checks
- Compassionate and reflective
- Must have a passion to work with children
- Can remain calm and professional when a young person is in a crisis
- Able to work shifts
Company will offer continuous training and support, access to company car shared with other staff, generous budget for activities and the opportunity to study and grow
Salary from £26 000-00