Lead Support Worker
Farnborough, Hampshire
Permanent, full time (37.5hpw), rota working
Pay £13.21 per hour (£25,838 per annum) and great benefits including Health Cash Plan
Home, a place where you belong
Want to be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to help change a customers life for the better? As our Lead Support Worker, youll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex mental health needs to develop their skills to live more independently in the community. Youll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations. Amazing we know!
Typical day as a Lead Support Worker (known by us as Coordinator)
Supporting working age adults with primary mental health needs and secondary needs of substance misuse, physical disability, learning disability and autism.
You will start your shift with a handover ensuring you have up to date information about our customers and any changes in presentation, risk etc.
You will manage your own diary and be responsible for completing support sessions focused on things like making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation when they are able.
Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews.
Cuppas, chats and catch ups. Plenty of time to collaborate with colleagues too and external agencies too.
You will also be our Client Involvement Lead and will be key to organising customer meetings' and helping our customers to feel that they have a voice within the service
Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? Youll do that here, working for one of the top ten Great Place to Work in the UK!
You bring
Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working collaboratively with an eye for detail.
Experience of creating person-centred support plans and supporting colleagues in working to work to the plans.
Experience of coordinating and assessing customer referrals.
The ability to workon your own initiative, remaincalm under pressure and havea resilient approach
To get from A to B, youll need a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that well pay your mileage!
Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to?external?candidates for this role. This remains under regular review
Our team
Youll join Manager Jay and our Buller Court Mental Health team, were super passionate about what we do! Were really proud of our service and are a supportive bunch!
Job details
We aim to be flexible when agreeing a working pattern with our colleagues but we know for definite that you will be needed to work a mixture of earlies, lates, and your fair share of weekends and bank holidays.
Manage your own caseload and diary to suit the needs of customers on your caseload
Able to use technology for creating and updating support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.
Youll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.
A place where you belong
Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work !
Whats in it for you?
34 days leave (including bank hols and a me day to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. Well cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when youre ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
Colleagues really matters to us, thats why were the 10^th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
Learn more about ourbenefits on our website.
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