Support Worker, Days

Part Time - Support Worker – Days
Location: Riverside Place, 191-193 Donaghadee Road, Bangor, Co Down BT20 4RY
Salary: £12,231.83 per annum (£12.715 per hour)
Contract: Permanent
Work hours: 18.5 hours per week, rota based. Including days, evenings and weekends.

Please note we do not offer sponsorship for these roles.

Belfast Central Mission (BCM) is an award-winning leading charity with social care projects and social enterprises across Northern Ireland. With over 300 staff and volunteers delivering services across Northern Ireland to support people at their point of need.

Riverside Place provides supported housing to vulnerable young people aged 16-21 years. The young people who are leaving care, or who become homeless, are supported in their journey towards securing accommodation best suited to their individual needs, whilst providing practical and emotional support.
Some young people may arrive at our projects with a complex history which can include self-harm, trauma, isolation, poverty, difficulty in forming relationships / trust, and exhibit behaviours and risks associated with their experience.


Your new role 
As a Support worker you will ensure that you listen to the needs and feelings of the young person to enable you to facilitate any necessary help that they need, including interventions and signposting them to other support services to give them every opportunity to get the help that they need and deserve.
You will assist the young people to cope with significant changes associated with adulthood, encourage them to make their own decisions and educate them on general life activities in terms of health, hygiene, finance, housing, etc. 
You will work as part of a team to maintain tidiness, cleanliness and hygiene standards in all communal areas ensuring all health and safety requirements are met.

What we can offer you

• 4% employer pension contribution (after 3 months of service)
• 33 days annual leave per annum (including statutory holidays)
• Paid sick leave 4 weeks full pay and 4 weeks half pay after one year of service
• Westfield Health Level 1 - Cash back plan and additional benefit of unlimited MRI and CT scans and 1 PET scan within a 12-month period
• Westfield Health Rewards
• Long service annual leave increments and scheme
• Paid Access NI
• Learning & Development opportunities

What we need from you

• At least one year’s experience supporting groups and/or individuals either a paid or voluntary capacity.
• NISCC registered or willing to obtain within 6 months of start date
• Day Shift Workers must possess a full valid UK driving licence and access to a car with class 1 business/car insurance to be able to transport service users. OR can demonstrate mobility to carry out the functions of the job.

Please see attached job description and specification for further details

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.