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Youth Support Worker

Horizon Care and Education
Posted 14 hours ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 4PG, England

Salary

£23,400 - £900 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Horizon Care is seeking a Support Worker to join their team, offering a salary of £23,400 plus a £900 car allowance, mileage, and on-call allowance.
  • The role involves supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and care leavers to live independently, with flexible full-time and part-time hours available across 7 days.
  • Candidates should have transferable skills and a passion for helping young people reach their potential, with a practical and flexible approach to various situations.
  • The position includes numerous benefits such as a Christmas bonus, financial wellbeing services, and opportunities for career progression through training and development.
  • Applicants are expected to have at least one year of relevant experience and will need to undergo an enhanced DBS clearance as part of the safeguarding commitment.

Role: Support Worker

Salary: 23,400 plus 900 car allowance, mileage and on-call allowance

Hours: Full time/part time flexible working available across 7 days with on-call and occasional weekends/sleep-ins.

Horizon Care have an opportunity for a Support Worker to join our fantastic team.


Our Supported Accommodation division provides support to Young People from the age of 16 to get ready to live independently. If you think you have transferable skills and the drive to help young people fulfil their potential, then we would love to hear from you.

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.



About the role:

As a Support Worker, you will be working with unaccompanied asylum seeking children and care leavers to live independently.

Support workers come from different backgrounds and often have experience and skills gained in a variety of roles and environments. If you think you have transferable skills and the drive to help young people fulfil their potential, then we would love to hear from you.

You must be practical, flexible, and able to respond to a variety of situations.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team.

How you'll be rewarded:


  • Real Living Wage employer
  • Competitive pay rates
  • Christmas bonus
  • Blue Light Card
  • Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to 2500 per referral!*
  • Financial wellbeing service
  • Life Assurance
  • Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
  • Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
  • Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
  • Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
  • Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
  • Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
  • Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support via Bupa.
  • Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together.
  • Supportive management and senior leaders.
  • High quality CPD opportunities.
  • Free eye checks.





Horizon Care is also committed to safeguarding young people and most posts will require an enhanced DBS clearance.

Horizon Care is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity in employment for all, to taking action to promote inclusion and avoid discrimination. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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