Support Practitioner - Liverpool, United Kingdom - YMCA Liverpool

YMCA Liverpool
YMCA Liverpool
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Liverpool, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description
Support Practitioner


Responsible to:

Service Manager


Responsible for:

N/A


Hours of Work:

37.5 hrs per week


Location:

YMCA Together - Leeds Street


Salary and benefits:

- £25,555 per annum

  • 33 Days Annual leave including holidays per annum
  • Paid Medicash support
  • Birthday bonus
  • Charity day of your choice
  • Wellbeing Hours
  • Cycle To Work Scheme
  • Refer a Friend Scheme
  • Christmas Voucher
  • Company Pension Scheme 4%
  • Funded Training Opportunities
  • Hardship/DTH Loan
YMCA Together is a registered charity and company Limited by Guarantee.

We were founded in 1846 and so we build on a long history of providing a place for people experiencing challenging times in their lives.

YMCA Together is a truly value driven organisation.

Our vision is that everyone should feel safe, understood, empowered and positive for their future. We meet our vision by working within our values of Strength, Humility, Respect, Empathy and Kindness.

These SHREK values run through all that we do from recruitment to how we work alongside people in our services to our partnership approach with other providers.


Our clear vision and values come together to help us in our mission to inspire and support people to change their lives by instilling hope, valuing the person and maximising potential.


Job Purpose


To assist in the provision of effective, high quality support services to vulnerable, homeless individuals who have complex needs such as offending behaviour, substance misuse problems, mental health issues and who are vulnerable to rough sleeping with the aim of promoting independent living.

To work closely as part of a team with the team leader and the service manager.


Hours of Work


The hostel will be staffed 24/7 and the post holder will be working a rota of early, late and late late shifts over 7 days including weekends and bank holidays.


Duties and responsibilities

Specific Duties

Support Planning and risk assessing

  • Conduct Mainstay assessments with homeless individuals presenting at the service
  • Carry out new resident welcomes, inducting residents into the service including registering with doctors' etc
  • Ensure that residents have a full understanding of their rights and responsibilities during their stay at the YMCA
  • Support residents to achieve their goals and targets as defined/ agreed within their support plans and support contracts
  • Manage, update and communicate resident risk assessments in line with YMCA Together policy and procedure
  • Ensure residents shape their own support and take part in activities
  • Hold planned keywork sessions each week with residents using a personcentred flexible approach
  • Offer a creative but assertive approach in order to seek to reengage rather than taking the route of punitive action that may lead to disengagement and eviction, and the ability to manage specific incidents of violence or aggressive behaviour with the use of shortterm exclusions
  • Assess support needs via Outcomes Star assessments, ITEP mapping and plan support around individual need. Regularly review and develop mutually agreed support plans with residents and any other professional involved in the support of those individuals e.g., Social Workers, CPNs, Probation Officers
  • Hold 3way meetings and coordinating the support of residents with other professionals
  • Up to date records must be kept on both support planning systems like MainStay and DAVE and in any resident's files
  • Conduct monthly/quarterly risk assessments of residents keeping all relevant parties informed of updates/changes
  • Conduct regular room checks and support residents in the management of their room and relationships with others and to report any health and safety issues to the Housing Manager
  • Participate in the planning and delivery of group work and activities e.g., Independent Living Skills. Support claims on behalf of residents for housing and other welfare benefits
  • Provide information and advice to the people we support in accordance with their support plans
  • Motivate and challenge the people we support so they realise their goals
  • Assist with securing moveon to appropriate accommodation
  • Liaise between the people we support and external agencies regarding the provision of specialised support when appropriate
  • Encourage involvement and participation among the people we support in the running and shaping of the service provided by planning and attending regular resident meetings
  • Deal promptly with all complaints and protection from abuse disclosures
  • Provide clear, accurate and good quality information in respect of all residents in line with agreed procedures ensuring that appropriate information is shared with the line managers
  • Demonstrate creativity in overcoming obstacles and a commitment to working with and providing support to vulnerable people.

Health and Safety

  • To liaise with all emergency services when necessary
  • Ensure at all times the safety of you
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