Job Description - Support Worker (242050)
Description
Support Worker
Permanent, part time (24hpw) set rolling rota, a mixture of days, evenings and weekends.
Pay £12 per hour, (Salary £23,464 per annum [pro rata]) and 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 complex 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.
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.
* Providing person-centred support to our customers who experience a range of different needs including mental health, drug/alcohol addiction, and offending.
* 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.
* Engaging in meaningful conversations and support, ensuring ample time to work together with colleagues.
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, whether professionally or through personal experience.
* The ability to work on your own initiative, remain calm under pressure, and have a resilient approach.
* Recognizing that every customer is different and adopting a flexible, personal approach, listening to customers to understand their needs.
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 Senior Client Services Manager Alex and our Wilkinson House team. Alex has worked in this sector for 11 years and has a wealth of knowledge around housing. When not working, Alex spends time with his two children, a lovely French Bulldog called Oreo, and two cats.
As a team, we’re super passionate about what we do. Here at Wilkinson House, we have a diverse range of skills and talents, and we would like you to bring your skills to be part of developing this project. We’re a supportive bunch.
Job details
* Flexible working hours can be considered.
* We need to meet the needs of our customers, which may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.
* Part of a two-week rolling rota pattern.
* Although you’ll lone work, we do get together regularly for training and team meetings.
* Able to use technology to update support plans, complete online learning, and 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?
* 34 days leave (including bank holidays and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy), increasing to 39, with the option to buy 5 more, 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. Save money with us.
* We Grow Our Own colleagues! When you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
* Colleagues really matter to us, which is why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk.
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