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Support worker - Young Parents Accommodation
Are you a passionate Support worker looking for your next role? 4Recruitment Services are currently recruiting for a Support Worker to work within the Young Parent’s Accommodation Service based in Swindon.
Pay Rates: £13.21 - £16.74 umbrella rate
Information on the Role: Successful candidates will be offered 37.5 hours a week for two months initially working Monday-Friday.
What you will be doing:
Leading on Co-producing bespoke support and move-on plans, involving key stakeholders (e.g. family/other support providers), where appropriate
Organising and carrying out regular planned reviews of support and risk plans, or following an incident/significant change in a customer’s circumstances
Engaging customers to meet agreed outcomes and develop life skills
Assisting customers with day-to-day support and tenancy-related matters
Identifying and promoting opportunities for employment, education and training and supporting customers to remove barriers to accessing these opportunities
Supporting customers to be ‘tenancy ready’ to enable successful move on
Supporting customers to be financially independent through budgeting plans and maximising income
Supporting and monitoring customers’ healthcare needs, ensuring appropriate contact with healthcare professionals
Empowering customers to move towards self-management of their medication by following the medication procedure
Ensure the safety of our customers by following local safeguarding procedures, recognizing and acting on any significant risk, and escalating appropriately
Record and update clear, factual, accurate, strengths based customer information on the local or appropriate digital platform
Resolve difficult and challenging situations in a sensitive and informed way, balancing the needs of the individual with responsibilities for the safety of the service
Organising and carrying out regular planned reviews of support and risk plans, or following an incident/significant change in a customer’s circumstances
Engaging customers to meet agreed outcomes and develop life skills
Skills & Professional Characteristics needed:
Experience of delivering structured support and risk management
Be a team player with a caring, empathetic, flexible and have a resilient, can-do attitude
Competent administrative and IT skills (to be able to produce reports and other communications)
Previous experience in positively resolving incidents
An understanding of the barriers faced by vulnerable and diverse customer groups and individuals with complex needs
Demonstrate initiative and confidence to make and act on decisions
Desirable:
Knowledge of Psychological or Trauma Informed approaches to support
Experience of working in challenging environments with the ability to plan, prioritise, organise tasks to achieve results
Knowledge of current benefit systems
Experience of working in a care and support environment
What we offer:
24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment
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