Women-Centred Support Practitioner
Have you had experience working as a housing support worker? Do you hold the necessary skills to empower, coach and inspire people to move forward positively with their lives? If you do, then we have a fantastic opportunity for a Women centred, strengths-based Support Practitioner to work within a 24/7 supported accommodation project in Liverpool.
You will be supporting vulnerable females via a trauma aware, strengths-based program of empowerment and confidence-building; enabling them to personally grow, develop and achieve their personal goals within a safe and comfortable environment, whilst working towards greater independence and a more permanent housing solution.
What we have to offer
1. Competitive Salary of £(phone number removed)
2. 3 on 3 off shift pattern (8am - 8pm)
3. A contributory pension scheme
4. 242 Hours Annual Leave
5. An online bespoke Mandatory training package including a wide range of additional resources to support your development
6. A range of learning and development opportunities
7. Monthly group reflective practice sessions
8. Complimentary Medicash Subscription
Responsibilities as our Relational Support Practitioner:
1. Empower service users to work towards aspirations as part of their plan for a positive and sustainable future, and to achieve their targets as defined within their recovery plan.
2. Promote and facilitate therapeutic support to service users in a harm-reduction setting.
3. Support service users to maintain contact and/or engage with specialist agencies such as primary care and mental health services.
4. Promote involvement in accessing on-site and external activities.
5. Encourage supportive group-living environments that empower service users to participate in, and feel part of, the community.
6. Facilitate positive recreational time for service users.
7. Oversee the safety and security of the building, service users, and visitors at the project.
8. Support residents to become tenancy-ready, in preparation for a move onto suitable accommodation.
9. Ensure that referrals to the service are encouraged through effective joint working, and are managed efficiently to ensure maximum occupancy levels are achieved and maintained.
What we're looking for in our Relational Support Practitioner:
1. Demonstrable experience in a similar post supporting vulnerable individuals in either a female-only or harm-reduction setting.
2. NVQ Level 3 in Housing/Health and Social Care.
3. Ability to accurately record information within case notes and support plans.
4. Experience of assessing the needs of vulnerable adults, specifically those who are at risk of homelessness.
5. Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies, both voluntary and statutory.
6. Experience of resettlement programmes and/or move on planning.
7. An understanding of the impact of factors such as single homelessness, harm reduction, domestic violence, mental health, and complex needs on individuals.
8. A good understanding of current Health & Safety legislation.
9. Excellent communication skills; a calm and confident manner.
10. This post is subject to enhanced DBS criminal record disclosure.
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