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Our Client is looking for someone to assisit with Young People who are homeless.
The role is to :
* Assist young people to improve their life skills through designing and implementing life and social skills programmes in individual and group work settings.
* Support and encourage young people to undertake the life skills programme and to achieve the qualification. • To encourage and motivate young people to engage with and sustain education, training, and employment opportunities.
* Support young peoples’ progress, working innovatively and flexibly to assist with any problems which may arise.
* Refer young people for opportunities in work experience and employment as appropriate
* Establish and develop links with training providers, employers, volunteering networks etc. in order to improve access to training opportunities for young people
* Identify and recommend additional resources and services appropriate to the client group
* Maintain accurate records of all young people action plans and progress. To undertake holistic risk and needs assessments and to develop support and risk management plans.
* Support and encourage young people to develop positive family and other support networks.
* To prepare young people to take up and sustain settled accommodation and to continue to provide ongoing support to them.
* To be available to young people for regular support sessions and to respond to crises.
* To take responsibility for safeguarding the welfare of young people.
* To promote and facilitate the participation of young people in their individual support plans and in the management of the service.
* To facilitate young people’s access to, and take up of, other support services.
* To ensure benefit claims are made and maintained in order to maximise young people’s income.
* To organise and accompany young people to appointments as appropriate.
* To maintain accurate records e.g. support plans, day to day records
