Overview
Support worker - Young Parents Accommodation
Are you a passionate Support worker looking for your next role? 4Recruitment Services are currently recruiting for a Support Worker to work within the Young Parent s Accommodation Service based in Swindon.
Pay Rates: GBP13.21 - GBP16.74 umbrella rate
Information on the Role: Successful candidates will be offered 37.5 hours a week for two months initially working Monday-Friday.
Responsibilities
* Leading on Co-producing bespoke support and move-on plans, involving key stakeholders (e.g. family/other support providers), where appropriate
* Organising and carrying out regular planned reviews of support and risk plans, or following an incident/significant change in a customer s circumstances
* Engaging customers to meet agreed outcomes and develop life skills
* Assisting customers with day-to-day support and tenancy-related matters
* Identifying and promoting opportunities for employment, education and training and supporting customers to remove barriers to accessing these opportunities
* Supporting customers to be tenancy ready to enable successful move on
* Supporting customers to be financially independent through budgeting plans and maximising income
* Supporting and monitoring customers healthcare needs, ensuring appropriate contact with healthcare professionals
* Empowering customers to move towards self-management of their medication by following the medication procedure
* Ensure the safety of our customers by following local safeguarding procedures, recognizing and acting on any significant risk, and escalating appropriately
* Record and update clear, factual, accurate, strengths based customer information on the local or appropriate digital platform
* Resolve difficult and challenging situations in a sensitive and informed way, balancing the needs of the individual with responsibilities for the safety of the service
Skills & Professional Characteristics
* Experience of delivering structured support and risk management
* Be a team player with a caring, empathetic, flexible and have a resilient, can-do attitude
* Competent administrative and IT skills (to be able to produce reports and other communications)
* Previous experience in positively resolving incidents
* An understanding of the barriers faced by vulnerable and diverse customer groups and individuals with complex needs
* Demonstrate initiative and confidence to make and act on decisions
Desirable
* Knowledge of Psychological or Trauma Informed approaches to support
* Experience of working in challenging environments with the ability to plan, prioritise, organise tasks to achieve results
* Knowledge of current benefit systems
* Experience of working in a care and support environment
What we offer
* 24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
* 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
* Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment
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