About the Role
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We are working with our client to bring to the UK a number of families under the Afghan Resettlement and Assistance Policy. They will initially be housed in various accommodation bases, known as the transit estate, before being moved to a settled home in the community. Mears will be securing community homes over the next 6 months and some families will move to these homes, some will move to other dispersed accommodation throughout the UK.
Mears have been asked to provide integration support services to occupants during the period whilst they live in the transit estates in scope. As a Welfare Support Officer your main duties will include but not limited to ensuring service users are supported including any safeguarding and welfare issues you identify, providing practical and emotional support to service users, monitoring service users’ wellbeing and support needs and ensuring all records are updated and accurate for audit purposes. It is essential to maintain boundaries and being resilient to ensure a professional and a well-defined service is provided to always meet the needs of the service users.
Role Criteria:
1. Experience of working with vulnerable and diverse client groups is essential
2. Experience and understanding of safeguarding is essential
3. Ability to identify individuals and family need and recognise the required support packages to maintain independence
4. Experience working with mental health and or challenging behaviour is essential
5. To communicate effectively with colleagues, local authorities, and service users
6. Experience with record keeping and creating risk assessments
7. Ability to work under own initiative
8. Resilient
9. You will be supportive, trustworthy, a good listener, approachable and empathetic to others
10. Full UK driving license
Benefits we can offer you
11. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
12. Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
13. Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
14. Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
15. Family friendly policies
16. Choice of company car or car allowance
17. Access to EAP Counselling sessions