Overview
Support Worker (251506) – Nights
Location: Southampton
Contract: Temporary 9-month contract, full time (37.5 hpw)
Salary: Earn £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum)
Home, a place where you belong
Want to be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to help change a customer’s life for the better? As our Support Worker, you’ll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex mental health and support needs to develop their skills to live more independently in the community. You’ll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations.
Calling all night owls! We’re looking for a dedicated night worker who won’t fall asleep on the job.
What’s in it for you?
* 34 days leave, pro-rated (including bank holidays and a “me day”)
* Paid time off for volunteering
* Matching Pension contributions (up to 7%), with life assurance of 3x Basic Salary
* Save up to £1140 yearly with our health cash plan, covering dental, optical, and therapies
* Career path with development and an excellent training package
* Excellent benefits and rewards including supermarket discounts and travel expenses
* Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing.
Typical day as our Support Worker
* Assisting customers with practical, daily living tasks to develop their independence, helping them to achieve the goals, aspirations and outcomes documented in their support plans.
* Customer group: adults 18-55 who have mental health and dual diagnosis.
* Helping customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able.
* Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews.
* Cuppas, chats and catch ups. Plenty of time to work together with colleagues.
* Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better?
You bring
* A genuine passion for supporting people through mental health challenges
* Experience caring for others professionally or personally
* A flexible, person-centred approach that adapts to each individual
* We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role. This remains under regular review
Our team
Looking for a job where you really belong? Bring your uniqueness, brilliant skills and awesome experience to deliver amazing things for our customers. You’ll join our team, who come from different walks of life and are here to support you as you make yourself at Home!
Job details
* Where we’re flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.
* Hours are part of a rota system based over 8 weeks, this could be 3 nights or 4 nights a week and includes when on rota weekends.
* Although you’ll work nights / lone work, we do get together regularly in the day for training and team meetings.
* Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.
* You’ll 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 support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work.
Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk.
London and South East Supported Portfolio 5
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