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Support Assistant

Llamau

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Overview

At Llamau we believe that no young person or vulnerable woman should ever have to experience homelessness.
£13.45
per hour, plus £65 per sleep in
Full time, Permanent, Part time
(47 hours per week full time, 23.5 hours per week part time)
Llandrindod Wells

Key information

This role supports young people with complex needs by building trusting relationships, helping them work toward their goals, and promoting independence through day-to-day guidance.

Do you enjoy building positive, supportive relationships with young people?

Are you calm, confident and able to handle challenging situations with empathy?

Can you communicate clearly and work well as part of a team?

Are you someone who takes initiative, stays organised and keeps accurate records?

If you've been nodding along, we'd love to hear from you!

About the role

  • This role supports young people with complex needs by building trusting relationships, helping them work toward their goals, and promoting independence through day-to-day guidance. 
  • You’ll maintain a safe, clean and welcoming living environment, manage routine housing and safety tasks, and ensure clear communication and accurate recording of information. 
  • Working as part of a supportive team, you’ll respond to safeguarding concerns, facilitate positive engagement, and contribute to a consistently high-quality service


For the full job description, including the key areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button.

Llamau is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity across the whole organisation. We aim to establish an inclusive environment where every colleague feels safe and able to be themselves at work. We would particularly encourage applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation. Appointments will always be made on merit.

Requirements

  • Ability to engage people with a complex range of support needs
  • Ability to apply trauma-informed and person-centred techniques to maximise support, reduce tension and maintain safety in project(s)
  • Ability to build trusting and respectful relationships with people, de-escalating potential issue
  • Understanding the needs of people who have been homeless, are care experienced or have high and complex support needs, and how to engage them in support
  • Understanding the impact of trauma on young people’s behaviours
  • Experience of using case management and IT Systems to record work and communicate


Disclaimer: We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.