Youth & Community Worker (Support Worker Live-in Role)


Company:	Transforming Lives Co
Salary:	£890per week
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leicester, LE4 2RF
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	6 Jul 2026
Closing date:	5 Aug 2026

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Summary

This is a live-in position requiring a self motivated candidate to accompany, support and promote the wellbeing of young people (16 - 21yrs) living in a supported accommodation provision.

This is a live-in role as defined by HMRC as unmeasured work.

Your responsibilities will include some of the following:

- Offering personalised support and safeguarding young people to develop needed life skills including cooking, budgeting, healthy living, access education/training/employment etc.

- Accompany young people to appointments

- Promote the physical and emotional wellbeing of the service user

- Support the young person to access social activities as well as making right choices

- Understand and manage challenging behaviours that young people may presents

- Working in partnership with social workers and others external agencies CAMHS, GP, Youth Offending service, etc.

- Adhering to organisational policies and procedures

- Willing to work nights and weekends per rota including Live-in for minimum 4 days per week (subject to your availability and personal needs).

Pay Minimum £890p/w pro rata per week

Candidates with minimum level 3 NVQ in Social Care or Equivalent.

Must possess level 3 in functional skills (ICT, Literacy and Numeracy) and willing to learn. Employment offer subject to Enhanced DBS / Police check and satisfactory references.

Employee Benefits and Assistance Programme:

Free Training available for interested candidates with passion to help others.

A pension with employer contribution

Paid annual leave - including public holidays pro rata

To apply please forward CV to transforming.tlc@gmail.com

Location: Leicester - Leicestershire

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