Support Worker
1 month ago
£25148–£26472 yearly
Full-time
Oxford
Support Officer
Salary: £25,148.00 – £26,472.00
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: 35 hours a week, 9am – 5pm Monday - Friday
Additional Info: Driving license and access to a car is essential (45p per mile reimbursed for business travel)
Location: Oxfordshire, with office presence required at 6 Collins Street, Oxford, OX4 1NN Role Overview
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Support Officer to work closely with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Care Leavers. The role involves supporting these young people in their transition to independence, including moving from supported housing to independent living within the community. Key Responsibilities - Develop personalised support plans with young people - Regularly review and update support plans - Identify potential risks to the safety and wellbeing of young people. - Create and maintain risk assessments - Help young people in managing the transition from supported housing to independent living, - Attend case conferences, safeguarding meetings, and any other required gatherings to ensure appropriate action and follow-up. - Empower clients by promoting responsibility and self-sufficiency in maintaining safety, security, and cleanliness within the project. About you
We want you to bring your knowledge and experience to play your part in improving people’s lives: - Previous experience supporting asylum seekers and/or young people - Experience of working in a customer-facing role, motivating complex and diverse client groups to sustain housing, health and/or work outcomes - Driving license and access to a car is essential - This role will require working alone more often than not, so discipline and self-motivation is key If you don’t feel you meet the experience requirements mentioned above, fear not!
We encourage people to apply that don’t necessarily have experience in this sector, as we recognise that transferrable skills and knowledge are equally valuable. About A2Dominion We are a UK housing association committed to providing homes people love to live in. With over 38,000 homes in management across London and southern England, we provide a wide range of homes for social, affordable, and private rent, specialist services, as well as homes for sale and shared ownership. Our 70,000+ customers come from a diverse range of backgrounds and with social housing roots going back eight decades, we continue to ensure that every penny of profit is reinvested into our charitable social purpose – delivering more homes and better services for customers.
