Part Time Wellbeing Support Worker with Emmaus Suffolk (12 months Maternity Cover starting February 2025)
About the role
We are focused on enriching our local community through our community hubs and supported housing offer by enabling people to live well, be happy and safe. This key role within our established, experienced and dedicated support team will underpin the wellbeing support provided; improving those that we directly support’s skills in relation to their independence, creating stability in their lives by ensuring full access to resources and improving their mental health as a result.
Taking a lead on referrals, building and maintaining positive relationships with all partnership agencies, whilst ensuring full compliance in relation to policy and legislation.
About You
* You will be passionate about supporting and improving other’s lives every day.
* You will be experienced in providing consistent and correct advice in relation to housing, social care and independent living arrangements for vulnerable adults.
* You will be able to think pro-actively in a fast pace crisis intervention environment, being able to make robust decisions with strong thresholds in a calm professional manner at all times.
* You will be a creative and innovative thinker that embraces a positive team working environment.
Overall Purpose of the Job
Taking a person centred and positive risk taking approach to enable people to maintain and improve their wellbeing, independence, effectively manage and improve their personal safety and improve their social, emotional and mental wellbeing and comprehensively integrated with the running of a successful social enterprises.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Delivering all Wellbeing Hubs at a variety of venues throughout the week. This role is fundamental to participants sense of well-being and social enhancement through creative activities and having fun.
* Plan, organise and run a varied and stimulating programme of activities.
* Manage a financial budget effectively and efficiently.
* Help provide the opportunity for creative and emotional social interaction and enjoyment.
* A strong and inclusive team player, working with the Community team to identify any hidden support needs and refer accordingly to a wider multi-disciplinary team whilst positively representing the organisation at all times.
* Monitor the effects and impact of the activities programme and write brief notes on each individual/group activity session undertaken through a web-based system and feed back to deliver our contractual obligations.
* To provide pro-active community support to people experiencing homelessness, rooflessness and or sofa surfing in relation to their Housing, Health and Vocational opportunities.
* To be able to relate to people exposed to social crisis by having the ability to empathise, respond and find solutions to their problems by applying a sound knowledge of what is available throughout the county and accessing services.
* To support people with their housing and health options working with other agencies where appropriate.
* To support people with their vocational options which may include access to services offered through the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).
Policy Implementation and Development
* Responsible for the implementation of policy and procedures for the community to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation
* Responsible for compliance with the conditions of license, fire safety, companion risk assessment and volunteer risk assessment, food hygiene, legionnaires and any other relevant health and safety legislation.
Applicants:
Please send your CV and a detailed cover letter outlining why you are interested in the role and how your experience matches what we are looking for. Applicants who do not include a detailed cover letter will not be considered.
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: From £13,519.00 per year
Expected hours: 21 per week
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Work Location: In person
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