Support Worker
Young People | 2 M14 |£15.26 per hour (incl. of Holiday Pay) | 2-3 months | Job Ref: BD9431 | Posted: 26/05/2026
Central Recruitment is currently recruiting for two Support Worker, to work in the Fallowfield area. The service provides support to young people aged 18 - 25 years.
The successful candidate will be required to work 37.5 hours per week, working across Monday - Sunday on a rota basis covering early, mid and late shifts. Temporary cover is required for approximately 3 months. The pay rate is £13.62 per hour, with £1.64 holiday pay, totalling £15.26 per hour.
In this position, you will be required to:
- Hold a caseload of key clients
- Lead on co-producing bespoke support and move-on plans, involving key stakeholders
- Organise and carry out regular planned reviews of support and risk plans
- Identify and promote opportunities for employment, education and training and support customers to remove barriers to accessing these opportunities.
- Signpost customers to appropriate external support services, including interventions such as food banks and other community resources.
- Assist customers with day-to-day support and tenancy-related matters
- Support customers to be 'tenancy ready' to enable successful move on
- Support customers to be financially independent through budgeting plans and maximising income.
- Empower customers to move towards self-management of their medication by following the medication procedure.
- Lead on support initiatives including Group Work.
- Facilitate the referral process into the service and assess potential new customers.
- Work with customers to maintain a safe environment by reporting repairs and health and safety concerns
- Clean and prepare rooms as appropriate.
- Resolve difficult and challenging situations in a sensitive and informed way, balancing the needs of the individual with responsibilities for the safety of the service
- Develop and maintain local partnerships to provide a holistic range of support for customers
- Carry out day-to-day administration and operational duties
To apply for this role, you must have:
- Experience of working with young people
- An understanding of the barriers faced by vulnerable and diverse customer groups and individuals with complex needs.
- Experience of working in a care and support environment
- Experience of delivering structured support and risk management
- Knowledge of Psychological or Trauma Informed approaches to support.
- Experience of working in challenging environments with the ability to plan, prioritise, organise tasks to achieve results.
- Knowledge of current benefit systems.
- Previous experience in positively resolving incidents.
- Competent administrative and IT skills (to be able to produce reports and other communications).
Candidates must confirm their interest as soon as possible, with interviews scheduled shortly after and the appointed candidate expected to start as soon as possible
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How to apply:
If you feel that you fully meet the above outlined criteria for this role and would like to apply for this post, please either forward your CV for consideration to work@centralcare.co.uk or upload it below.
*Please note the above outlined experience is the 'minimum' first stage criteria for this role, we will therefore be unable to consider your application unless you are able to demonstrate a relevant work history in line with this position.
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