Protective Care Group

In this role, our young people want their Support Workers to: Support them with their day to day lives Provide them with guidance, coaching and mentoring (although don’t take it personally if they do the opposite repeatedly, you were a child once too!) Remind them that you care and never give up on them no matter how extremely challenging the behaviour they send your way is (and it will be, including physical aggression, verbal aggression, absconding, self-harm and sexualise behaviours) Provide them with a consistent, homely and safe environment to grow and develop Requirements Our young people don’t really mind what work experience their Support Workers have, so we’ll follow their lead, and are open to considering candidates with or without experience working with vulnerable people. Ultimately for our young people, they want their Support Workers to: Be playful, accepting, curious and empathetic at the right times Confidently and calmly de-escalate situations and behaviours that are challenging for our young people in a variety of ways that suit their needs and keep them safe Have a full UK manual driving licence (our young people like to go out and about too!) See that they have potential despite the extremely challenging behaviour they exhibit, their complex needs and the adversities like trauma, abuse and criminalisation that they may have experienced so far in their lives Be resilient, adaptable and flexible to meet their needs and provide them with an exceptional level of care. This includes being happy to work a 4 on 4 off shift pattern (consisting of both day and night shifts) and working anywhere in the North East region Be able to keep up with them emotionally, mentally and physically (behaviour may mean that running after a young person or being involved in a physical intervention is likely)