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Young Adult Support Worker

United Kingdom, Crawley 24784.50 GBP / Year · Job Posted March 22, 2026
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Providing high quality accommodation, outreach and support services for young people living across West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. The team supports professionals working with young people aged 16-24, focusing on their wellbeing, welfare and skills development to aid successful transition into adulthood and independent living. We also offer Independent Visitor Services and Specialist Services, including CSE (child sexual exploitation) and particular expertise with UASC (unaccompanied asylum seeking children). We are committed to making a positive difference to young people who are facing a period of change, uncertainty or are in need of support from a significant adult. As Outreach Worker, you will be working with vulnerable young people, supporting them with independent living skills development. You will be required to safeguard and support the young people with key work sessions, be a guardian of the property, facilitate the house clean at all times, support the young people with their day to day routine, support the young people to adhere to the house rules and enabling the young person’s to support their independent and individual lifestyles.

Job Responsibility

  • Deliver care support to all young people being supported by care team
  • Provide outreach support to young people referred by social services
  • Adhere to outcome targets set by the Service Manager
  • Contribute to the provision of homes for marginalised young people
  • Promote harmonious living within the homes
  • Report maintenance issues
  • Encourage and equip the young people through ILS training programme
  • Promote independence via information, advice and guidance
  • Assist in overcoming any barriers service users may face
  • Maintain a caseload of individual referrals
  • Accompany service users to meetings as appropriate
  • Produce reports for social services
  • Participate in the collection of service users feedback
  • Work with other professionals to ensure timely and appropriate progression into independent living accommodation
  • Uphold staff protocols
  • Maintain/produce data reports for internal and external purposes
  • Maintain data management of all information regarding services users
  • Deliver recording of information and activities
  • Represent and set a good example
  • Observing equal opportunities policy
  • Implement all policies and procedures in relation to caring for young people
  • Maintain regular and consistent contact with young people
  • Monitor attendance, punctuality and engagement of service users
  • Liaise with other staff in other locations
  • Fully engage and participate in team meetings
  • Seek to improve the service provision
  • Be proactive and innovative in devising new methods of working with service users
  • Develop relationships with other professionals
  • To fully participate in creative meetings and discussions
  • Identify resources to meet the needs of the service users
  • Initiate, develop, produce new document practises
  • To respond to service and organisational changes
  • Implement any agreed developments
  • Implement financial policy and practise
  • Engage in dialogue and action in regards to good financial management
  • Be economical with resources
  • Ensure all relevant and appropriate expenses are authorised
  • Maintain information and records of all work undertaken for audit purposes
  • Liaise with other professionals regarding reimbursements
  • To be responsible for any required reporting
  • Manage Petty Cash and receipts system
  • Complete and submit all receipts on a weekly basis
  • Participate in managing a house keeping budget

Requirements

  • Qualification related to youth work or health care (desirable)
  • Experience maintaining accurate records, paying attention to detail and meeting deadlines
  • Experience of working with young people

What we offer

  • We are proud to be an Investor in People
  • We are committed to ongoing personal development for all staff
  • Joining a pension scheme
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Eye-tests funded
  • Child-care payment scheme
  • Annual leave lottery
  • Corporate Flu Jab scheme

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