Youth & Family Support Apprentice (prefer Homes)

About the role

Children, Young People & Families Practitioner Apprentice 🏡✨

Ready to kickstart your career and make a real difference? Prefer Homes is looking for motivated individuals to join our team as Children, Young People & Families Practitioner Apprentices! This is your chance to gain hands-on experience, working towards a Level 4 Apprenticeship while supporting children, young people, and families in a housing and community setting. 🚀

You'll develop essential skills and knowledge to deliver effective early intervention, boost wellbeing, and help families secure stable housing and independent living. Building strong, trusted relationships is key, and safeguarding will be at the forefront of everything you do. 🤝

What You'll Be Doing:

• Supporting the daily delivery of family services, creating a safe and inclusive vibe. 💖
• Working directly with kids, teens, and families to figure out what they need and set achievable goals. 🎯
• Providing practical, day-to-day support and helping people build life skills for independence. 💪
• Helping young adults get and keep their own places, making life more stable and awesome. 🔑
• Encouraging great parenting, strong family bonds, and healthy routines. 🌱
• Getting involved in early intervention activities to boost resilience and confidence. 🌟
• Connecting people with education, health, and community resources. 🌐
• Using our systems to keep records on support plans, risk assessments, and key sessions. ✍️
• Communicating clearly with families, colleagues, and other organisations. 🗣️
• Championing safeguarding, equality, diversity, and inclusion. 🌈
• Making sure our buildings are safe, clean, and meet all health and safety standards. ✅

We'll provide you with structured training, mentoring, and ongoing support to help you grow your confidence, sharpen your skills, and build a successful career in supporting children, young people, and families. 💯

Key responsibilities

• Supporting the day-to-day delivery of family support services
• Working directly with children, young people, and families to assess needs and set realistic, achievable goals
• Providing daily practical support and helping individuals develop essential life skills
• Using ClearCare systems to accurately document and maintain support plans, risk assessments, and key working sessions
• Promoting safeguarding, equality, diversity, and inclusion always

Entry requirements

GCSE in: (English (grade 4+/ C+), maths (grade 4+ (C+)))