Full time Support Worker Application Deadline: 15 February 2025 Department: Operations Employment Type: Full Time Location: Kirtling House Accommodation Service Reporting To: Fay Maybanks Compensation: GBP 22,826 / year Description Kirtling House is a highly successful Accommodation Recovery & Support Service in central Winchester, and due to our continued success we are looking to add to our full time team. We are looking for an inspiring and compassionate people, who can work creatively alongside people with mental health support on their journey towards greater wellbeing & independence. Utilising your passion for empowering people with complex mental health and social care needs, you will be supporting individuals in an outcome focused way to increase their independence & life quality. Working alongside people to complete and learn daily tasks such as cooking, budgeting and accessing the community as well as encouraging skills and techniques for people to self-manage metal wellbeing, especially during times of crisis. This is a fast paced, varied and immensely rewarding role which provides an opportunity to work alongside people from a diverse range of backgrounds. Experience is not essential as we offer excellent training opportunities and a chance to work within a dynamic, friendly working environment, competitive pay, career development & other benefits. However, a passion for supporting people to take control of their own lives and a belief in recovery is crucial. Because of the nature of our work, you will be expected to work early/late shifts, weekends and sleep-in duties for which a sleep-in allowance is paid in addition. This position's start date is the 1st of April 2025. Functional Responsibilites 1. Establish and maintain relationships of trust with service users, to build engagement 2. Help service users to set, prioritise and achieve goals, managing their tenancies and move-ons 3. Work flexibly with service users in their homes and in the community 4. Carry out assessments and determine urgency of service user needs 5. Work with professionals from other agencies, and make onward referrals, linking service users into community opportunities 6. Carry out risk assessments, in order to keep service users safe and improve the quality of our support 7. Attend placement reviews 8. Work with service users on a 1:1 basis and in groups 9. Assist service users to; deal with financial issues and navigate the benefits and education systems; manage friendships and family relationships; manage their medication, in accordance with Together procedures 10. Accompany service users to appointments 11. Assist service users to undertake domestic tasks such as cooking and cleaning, ensuring adherence to infection control (training provided) 12. Assist service users with personal care as and when required 13. Adhere to the Together policy on lone working 14. Make timely records which are concise, accurate, written for the service user to understand, using Together computer-based systems 15. Write clear word processed and handwritten reports (training provided) and records in English 16. Participate in mandatory and job-related courses and learning activities 17. Maintain professional boundaries in all aspects of work with service users Skills, Knowledge & Expertise Essential: 1. Experience in supporting vulnerable individuals gained from paid work and/or voluntary and/or life experience 2. Minimum of GCSE or Level II qualification in English, or equivalent 3. Basic competence in the use of email and word processing software 4. Demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude and able to be empathetic towards service users and create a trusting environment 5. Able to work in partnership with services users and establish and maintain professional boundaries in working with service users 6. Able to establish and maintain a safe environment 7. Willing and able to undertake domestic tasks with, and for, service users as necessary 8. Demonstrate problem-solving skills relating to welfare benefits, education and relationships 9. Open to - and willing to participate in - formal and informal job-related learning 10. Willing and able to collaborate with colleagues and other organisations 11. Able to use email and computerised systems for service user records and reports 12. Able to travel; have access to car/public transport 13. Able to work a varying pattern of shifts on a 24 hour 7-day week rota, with notice Desirable: 1. Lived experience of mental distress 2. NVQ Level II in Health and Social Care, or equivalent Job Benefits Download the PDF to find out more about what you can get out of working for us. Benefits of Working for Together At Together we value and encourage diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We are committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self, welcoming applications from people from diverse communities and backgrounds who share our values. As an employer, we are committed to making any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Successful candidates will require an enhanced DBS check. To find out more, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service. Together is committed to equal