• experience supporting young people who may have experienced trauma, emotional vulnerability or challenging circumstances
• experience of building positive relationships based on trust, respect and professional boundaries
• experience managing conflict and supporting individuals who may be distressed or struggling emotionally
• an understanding of safeguarding and the challenges facing vulnerable young people
• strong communication, organisational and record-keeping skills
• a commitment to equality, inclusion and positive outcomes for young people

Essential Requirements

• willingness to work a shift pattern including mornings, evenings, waking nights, weekends and bank holidays
• commitment to ongoing learning and professional development
• enhanced DBS clearance

Working Pattern

This role operates on a rotating shift pattern covering mornings, afternoons, waking nights, weekends and bank holidays. Flexibility is essential to meet the needs of the service.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new service that supports young people to thrive and achieve independence. In return, we offer comprehensive training, ongoing support, career development opportunities and the chance to make a lasting difference in young people's lives.

If you are passionate about helping young people build brighter futures and achieve their potential, we would love to hear from you.

Important Information – Service Development

Please Note

This Supported Accommodation service is currently progressing through its registration process and is not yet operational. As part of your induction, training and preparation, you will work within existing children’s homes across the Children’s Residential Service. This will provide valuable experience, strengthen your practice, and help you integrate into the wider service, ensuring you are fully prepared once the Stroud home becomes operational.

In accordance with Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010, this role has a Genuine Occupational Requirement for the postholder to be aged 21 years or above. This is an essential and proportionate requirement to ensure the effective and appropriate delivery of the service due to the nature of the duties of the role and the ages and complex needs of the children and young people in our care.

We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Interviews are due to take place in person in Stroud on Tuesday 8th September and Wednesday 9th September.

If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: Children's Social Care Careers | Careers hub

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have the right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Under the terms of our Safer Recruitment Policy, if you are invited to interview, we will take up safeguarding references prior to your interview to understand your suitability to work with vulnerable children. These references will then be discussed in your interview. Please give details of at least two referees, one of whom must be your present and/or last employer and the other from a previous employer(s). These will need to cover the last three years of employment/education. In the case of applicants leaving full-time education or not having worked since doing so, the Head of School, College or University should be one of the named referees. We do not accept references from friends or family members or workplace colleagues (who are not more senior). To ensure we process your application in a speedy and efficient way, we will contact your referees by DocuSign. Where appropriate, please inform them of your application.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below: Supported Accommodation Support Worker job profile

This position is subject to a DBS check.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.