Join our Team
Everything we do is for children and young people and for them to benefit from excellent relational care and support we need to ensure we have a great and committed team standing by them every step of the way. We believe in investing and supporting people to be the best and to be the best you need to have the right support, culture, training and feedback to encourage to be part of a great service and a great team.
We are an ambitious service both in terms of developing our offer, our portfolio and our people so whether you are at the start of your career or an experienced practitioner looking for a job you can call your home from home surrounded by people who ‘get it’ now is the time to join us and see where your new endeavour takes you.
Our recruitment approaches
It is important to us that everyone who works for our children and young people hold the same values as us and are passionate about the work they do. To help you work out if we are right for you, we ensure all our recruitment activities are value based and focused on meeting the needs of children and young people.
It goes without saying that everyone is recruited in line with our safer recruitment principles and take part in a range of different recruitment methods which help us select the best people for our children and young people.
We want everyone to shine, and we want everyone working across the service to have the opportunity to do, what they do best, every day and be able to show what they bring through a supportive recruitment process.
From frontline residential or support workers to deputy managers, registered managers and back-office functions there is a role for everyone in creating something that is truly rewarding.
What is on offer ?
Being Trauma informed
We recognise the secondary impact of dealing with trauma on our team, so to make sure they have support in place we have reflective supervision and reflective practice circles, as well as ensuring the team have access to a range of well-being support and resources.
Induction
We ensure everyone benefits from a robust and supportive induction as well as ongoing development and access to the right resources and tools to do your job right and feel like your contribution is valued and your opinion counts.
Training and Development
Whether you’re learning journey involves completing additional training, a new course or gaining experience, we will support you every step of the way. With our own in-house specialist trainer, you will benefit from training across a range of subjects from safeguarding to leadership and management to individual coaching and mentoring.
Pension Services
Aspire Young Persons Connect offer a workplace pension for you and your future. All eligible new starters will be automatically enrolled into our workplace pension scheme, which is operated on a salary exchange basis.
Check out up-and-coming careers with us
Whether you are looking for a new career, to progress in your current one or a change of employer, we have a variety of opportunities – there is something for everyone!
Our opportunities provide you with the chance to be part of something special and benefit from working in a team with like-minded people where you will receive support and opportunities from a management team who understand what it means to work directly with young people.
Roles across the Services
Young Persons Support Worker - 16 Plus Role
This role involves providing high-quality, individualised support to young people (aged 16–25) living in supported living homes where young people are supported and safeguarded from harm. You will be focused on promoting independence, supporting personal development, and ensuring the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of each young person in line with their individual support plans.
Deputy Manager – Supported Living 16 Plus Role
As Deputy Manager you will take the lead in ensuring the highest standards of support and accommodation for our young people is maintained. You will manage the day-to-day operations of the service, ensuring positive outcomes for young people are achieved and effective support is in place for team members.
Working closely with the Registered Service Manager to develop a culture of continuous improvement where young people are safeguarded from harm and listened to and consulted with.
Service Manager (Young People 16 plus Supported Living) Role
You will be responsible for managing all aspects of support and preparation for adult live in line with the needs of young people aged 16 plus who live in their registered supported living home. You will be responsible for leading and managing the team who are based in our 24/7 supported living home and the floating support provided to young people as they move on to our staying close supported living homes based in and around the local area.
Our Current Vacancies
We are not currently recruiting to any roles due to a recent recruitment drive where we have been lucky enough to attract some wonderful people, however if you are interested in talking to us about any future roles please do drop us a line.
Safeguarding the people we work with is one of our priorities and to help us do that well we do undertake a strict recruitment process. So please be aware it’s a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with children and vulnerable adults. All of our roles are subject to this strict recruitment process.