As part of our not-for-profit organisation, whatever your role, you’ll play a unique part in making a remarkable difference to the lives of thousands of people in communities across Wales.
How to apply
* Reference: 509579
* Work Type: Full time
* Locations: Caerphilly
* Area: Customer & Community (Support)
* Categories: Support: All Support roles, Support: Homelessness / Risk of homelessness, Support: Substance Misuse
Our Caerphilly Substance Misuse Project has expanded its services and, as a result, has an opportunity for passionate, positive, and motivated individuals to join its team on a full-time, permanent basis. We have a days position (Blackwood) and a waking nights position (Caerphilly).
Overview
Where does the role fit in?
Our Supported Accommodation services offer specialised housing solutions for individuals who are homeless and tackling substance or alcohol misuse issues. In your role, you will support our customers on their recovery journey, with the goal of helping them transition into their own tenancies and live independently.
Everyone we support is committed to achieving abstinence or participating in a detox program.
What is great about this role?
This is a highly engaging and rewarding role where you would play a significant part in the people we support’s journey to recovery by delivering the crucial support needed within a 24-hour support setting.
Your day will consist of:
* Engaging and interacting with the people we support
* Following a support plan with the individuals that access the service
* Delivering workshops relating to tenancy management and health and wellbeing
* Liaising with external agencies
* Addressing any additional needs, the people we support might have
* Ensuring the building is secure including health & safety checks and maintaining an awareness of who is in the building
Our motivation is to ensure we equip individuals with the knowledge and tools they need to live independently. This is a challenging role, and you will be faced with complex behaviours and needs, including alcohol misuse, mental health, substance misuse and offending behaviour.
You will work with a range of different personalities and behaviours so you will need to be able to adapt your approach to engage with a diverse cliental.
What are the pay and benefits?
* Base: Caerphilly town (waking nights) & Blackwood (days)
* Competitive salary of £24,531.00
* Shift patterns: Days, Waking nights & Weekend day availability (can be discussed during application & interview stage)
* Requirements: A drivers licence is desirable for this role.
* Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
* 26 days (pro rata) holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays, rising to 27 days after 1 years’ service or cash equivalent of 1 days’ annual leave
* Sick Pay, rising with length of service up to 6 months full pay after 4 years
* Bespoke learning pathway with the support from an experienced Learning and Development team
* Internal Progression.
* Wellbeing and psychological support
* Time for Talk counselling service
* Blue Light Card Eligibility giving discounts at 15,000 brands
* 45p per mile
FREDIE
At Pobl Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity at Pobl Group and we encourage you to apply now.
If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process,support.talent@poblgroup.co.uk or 0300 3735262
What do you need to do now?
If you have the skills, experience and enthusiasm required to be our next difference maker, please follow the prompts to apply now. We occasionally close a vacancy before the end date as we actively review our applications and will sometimes progress to interview very quickly, we would love to hear from you so please apply now to start your Pobl journey.
Ifyou’reshortlisted,you’llbook an interview slot andtake a short online values assessment (under 10 minutes) before your in-person interview. It helps us learn more about you and what drives you. Our colleagues make our services exceptional, andwe’relooking for peoplewho’llfeel at home with us.
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