Job Description - Support Worker (25217)
Support Worker - ( 25217 )
Description
Mental Health Housing Support Worker
Worcestershire - Primarily Kidderminster
Temporary (6 months), Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
£12 per hour (£23,464 per annum) plus great benefits including Health Cash Plan
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 mental health 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. Amazing we know!
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.
* Support our customers who have a Mental Health Diagnosis, to manage independently in their own home.
* 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. There’s no rushing from one customer to the next here! Plenty of time to work together with colleagues too.
* Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for one of the Top Ten Great Places to Work in the UK!
You bring
* Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working together with an eye for detail.
* Experience of caring for others; you may have worked in care before or have experience of caring for others such as family members or children.
* The ability to work on your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach.
* Recognition that every customer is different and you’re able to adopt a flexible, personal approach, listening to customers to understand their needs.
* To get from A to B, you’ll need a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we’ll pay your mileage!
Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role. This remains under regular review.
Our team
You’ll join Katie and Claire, our managers, and the Worcestershire support team. We’re super passionate about what we do! Outside of work, Katie can often be found getting stuck into various DIY projects or baking up a storm. Our team is super proud of our awesome service! We’re a supportive bunch and like to get together socially on a regular basis.
Job details
* Where we’re flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers.
* You’ll work in a 24hr service, completing your share of late nights, weekends, bank holidays and sleep-in shifts. Staff tend to condense their hours so that they complete all their hours over days, so they get more days off!
* Although you’ll lone work, we do get together regularly for training and team meetings.
* It’s a service-based role so you’ll get to know our customers and be a major role in their recovery! You’ll support customers to attend their volunteering placements at local allotments, helping maintain their properties or completing their weekly shop in Tesco. No two days are the same!
* You’re 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 (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!
What’s in it for you?
* 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30), a me day (to take off for whatever you fancy) and time off for volunteering too!
* Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
* Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
* We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
* Colleagues really matter to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
* Learn more about our benefits on our website.
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