Vacancy Detail
Support Worker
Role: Support Worker
Based: Rugby
Rate: £15ph umb
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Temp (short term, possibility of extension)
Hours: Full time - Mon - Fri
Synopsis of duties:
- Work with people offering supported opportunities for them to improve their quality of life, develop their skills and make decisions about their future
- Act as individual ‘Keyworker’ to a group of people in the service
- Providing general practical and emotional support to people in the service in order to promote their independence and recovery
- Liaise with referral teams/agencies regarding vacancies and referrals
- Participate in the team’s provision of individual support and needs assessment, including risk assessment, advice, emotional support and practical assistance
- Participate in assessing and reviewing future housing and support needs, and in identifying and coordinating internal and external services and referrals in response to these
- Keep appropriate records of interventions with people in the service and inform other staff of relevant issues
- Facilitate regular consultation and action to enable people within the service to make decisions concerning their resettlement options with a view to independent living.
- Assist in arranging appointments with the relevant professionals e.g. Social Workers, Probation Officers and Medical Staff, where appropriate
- Provide advice and assistance to people within the service on personal budgeting, debt management and claims for welfare benefits
- Encourage participation from people within the service in the development and operation of the service, facilitating appropriate consultation and participation
- Provide a non-specialist support service with regards to prompting people within the service (where appropriate), to take prescribed medication on a day to day basis
Essential Requirements:
- Experience supporting vulnerable people with complex needs including: homelessness, ex-offenders, substance misuse, domestic abuse
- Knowledge of benefits system and housing provision
- Experience conducting risk assessments and support plans
- Experience multi-agency working
- Enhanced DBS dated within the last 12 months or on the update service
- Must drive and have access to a vehicle
Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.
Location: Rugby | Salary: 15 per hour | Job type: Contract | Posted: 03/07/2024