CHS Community Support Services work with people with care and support needs who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, to promote independent living skills. The services aim to provide the highest quality support and accommodation, so that service users achieve/work towards their personal aspirations and can live as independently as possible.
The services support people to sustain their tenancies where they are in independent accommodation.
What you’ll do
Keywork an allocation of service users, meeting with them regularly to develop, progress and review their individual action plan. The action plan will set out the service user’s goals and support to be provided to achieve these, including:
* Practical day-to-day matters such as shopping, cleaning, cooking, health and safety at home, reporting repairs, using housing services, contacting your landlord
* Finding and keeping meaningful occupation - employment, education/ training, volunteering, social activities
* Forming and maintaining a support network – friends, neighbours, family
* Digital awareness
* Managing finances
* Physical and mental wellbeing, including personal hygiene, sexuality, using medical services
About you
* Proven track record of working with, supporting and understanding the needs of young people
* You will be assertive and assured with young people and at times you will need to be firm and able to respond confidently and effectively to challenging situations
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Able to work without direct supervision and to maintain office records and the data management system.
* A genuine desire to make a positive contribution from day one
We can offer
* Employee Discount Scheme (retail and leisure)
* Employee Assistance Programme
* 30 days holiday increasing to 35 days inclusive of Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time staff), depending on length of service
* Holiday purchase scheme – up to 5 days per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
* Company sick pay scheme
* Refer a Friend Scheme (£250)
* Contributory pension scheme – which both you and CHS will contribute to
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact, Jo Donnelly Edmunds, Assistant Service Manager or Jamie Francis Manager on 01945 474616.
Applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of the recruitment process.
Closing date: 19th May 20224
Interviews to be held: 27th May 2024