Part-Time Leaving Care Support Worker - Children's Services - Bolton 

Are you a passionate, dedicated Leaving Care Support Worker looking for your next role? 4Recruitment Services are recruiting a Leaving Care Support Worker to join a Leaving Care Team based in Bolton. 

Umbrella Rate: £20.21 per hour

Duration: 3 months initially 

Hours: Wednesday from 1pm, Thursday and Friday 8.45am – 5pm, 18.5 hrs/week – Hybrid (office based depending on service needs)

Leaving Care Support Worker role: Full JD Available

• Direct work with Looked After Children, Care Leavers and Homeless Young People aged 16 – 25, developing their pathway into independence
• Take responsibility on a day-to-day basis for your individual caseload
• Home/ Community visits
• Support to improve life chances and outcomes
• Offer assessment and support to young homeless people
• Support to access accommodation, employment, education 
• Support with independent living skills such as budgeting, cooking, cleaning
• Assess and implement plans to address behaviour
• Assess their individual needs with a course of action
• Prepare, produce, implement and evaluate plans
• Prepare for and participate in decision making forums
• Work with partner agencies and colleagues to provide appropriate services
• Maintain appropriate records of services provided to service users
• Attend reviews, case conferences, pathway planning and meetings where appropriate

Essential Requirements

• UK Driving Licence, access to a vehicle and business insurance
• Recent extensive experience working with young people leaving care
• Ability to undertake assessments and review programmes, including the provision of pathway plans
• Knowledge of issues facing young people leaving care or becoming homeless
• Ability to engage with resistant Young People
• Ability to visit clients in the Bolton area 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enhanced Child and Adult DBS registered to the update service

We also offer an outstanding referral scheme for any Leaving Care Support Worker friends or colleagues.

If you are a Leaving Care Support Worker and would like to express your interest, please contact us for this great opportunity by calling on (phone number removed) and speak to Sammy Davis Or email on, (url removed) 

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.