Support Worker

Placed: 20/01/18
Region: Flintshire
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

JOB PURPOSE
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To provide a high quality and person centred support service to homeless females, by the delivery of support packages to homeless people in Sunraye

**Duties**
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* To provide practical support to enable residents in routines and life skillsConducting continuous assessments in partnership with support co-ordinator.
* To support residents to live as independently as possible in their own homes.
* To support and enable residents to support to manage their budgets and deal appropriate with any difficulties.
* To support residents to access and fill in forms for benefits, housing applications, job applications etc.
* To support and enable residents to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
* Support and enable residents to engage appropriately with other agencies, community resources and activities
* Carry out support tasks as described in support plans or instructed by support co-ordinator
* To develop and maintain effective communication with residents to provide information, advice and guidance to help identify any barriers to progression and to support with finding appropriate solutions.
* To facilitate Move On sessions, job search sessions and client involvement events.
* Identifying and record risks and formulate appropriate action plans, cascade any known risks or concerns to relevant co-ordinator and other external agencies as appropriate.
* Ensuring that appropriate recording procedures are in place and adhered to for Supporting People to ensure contract compliance.
* Keeping up to date with developments practice and legislation in respect of homelessness.
* Responding appropriately to crisis intervention situations
* Keeping comprehensive documentation in a clear and concise manner
* To communicate Safeguarding issues to the relevant colleagues and statutory bodies, where appropriate.
* To signpost families to relevant external agencies.
* To complete effective handover with colleagues.
* Giving access to everyone including residents to the property, logging and monitoring of who is in the property as per H&S.
* Taking monies, logging, recording, monitoring, reconciling weekly, creating payment plans and giving warnings as per policy regarding all utilities payments, top up rents and housing benefit payments.
* Cleaning of all communal areas including resident bathrooms/toilets.
* Setting up and preparing rooms for new clients, including painting and decorating and minor maintenance (if needed).
* Assisting with all first aid issues and recording, reporting as required.

Price / Salary: Part time x 2 - £7,094.88 Full time x 1 - £20,496.32