Prospero Health and Social Care have a range of young people support worker roles available within and around the Oldham areas.

These roles will be suitable for people who have experience working with vulnerable young people, with a range of different needs/challenges. This can include emotional behavioural difficulties, mental health issues, autism, ADHD, self-injury, challenging and aggressive behaviour, victims of the range of abuses.

Your duties as a Support Worker will include:

• Ensuring the young people's safety and well-being is always protected.
• Uphold essential safeguarding.
• Promoting education, independent living and maintain a healthy home environment.
• Professionally liaise with professionals.

Maintaining effective communication and liaison with service users, families and professionals.

• Support service users with preparation of meals, personal hygiene, cleaning and laundry - maintaining a healthy home environment.
• Providing daily observations and paperwork that are well detailed.

Criteria for these roles are:

• Previous experience in a similar role working with young people (9-12 months UK experience).
• Child and Adult DBS registered to the update service, or willingness to obtain a new one.
• Willingness to attend essential training.
• References covering the last 3 years of employment.
• Driver - preferred but not essential.

Job Type:

• Temporary, long-term temp, placements
• Long days (8am-8pm), waking nights (8pm-8am), long day sleeps (11am-11pm sleep in and 7am-11am) - hours may vary slightly.