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    Welfare and Support Officer - Leeds, United Kingdom - Mears Group

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    Full time – 12 month fixed term contract, 40hrs per week, Monday to Friday
    Including Company vehicle and fuel card
    This is paid at £30 per weekday and £50 weekend day. They may be a requirement to attend properties or/and service users during OOH.

    Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions:
    At the end of May 2021 Mears had over 19000 service users across the three regions.

    Mears work in partnership with central and local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs.

    Due to contract expansion, we are seeking for a Welfare Support Officer to join our team.

    This is an exciting position that works exclusively to support Asylum seekers going through their right to work Asylum application process with the home office.

    As a Welfare Support Officer every day is different, no day is the same.

    As a Welfare Support Officer your main duties will include but not limited to ensuring service users are supported at various stages of their Asylum application process including any safeguarding and welfare issues you come across, providing practical and emotional support to service users, monitoring service users' wellbeing and support needs and ensuring all records are updated and accurate for home office audit purposes.

    It is essential to maintain boundaries and being resilient to ensure a professional and a well-defined service is provided to always meet the needs of the service users.

    Experience and understanding of safeguarding is essential
    Ability to identify individuals and family need and recognise the required support packages to maintain independence
    To communicate effectively with colleagues, local authorities, and service users
    Experience with record keeping and creating risk assessments
    Full UK manual driving license
    25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
    ~ Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
    ~ Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
    ~ Family friendly policies
    ~ Company Vehicle and Fuel Card
    ~ Access to EAP Counselling sessions

    For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

    Mears Group is a Disability Confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.

    00 Welfare Support Officer
    Full time – 12 month fixed term contract, 40hrs per week, Monday to Friday
    Including Company vehicle and fuel card
    This is paid at £30 per weekday and £50 weekend day. They may be a requirement to attend properties or/and service users during OOH.

    Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions:
    At the end of May 2021 Mears had over 19000 service users across the three regions.

    Mears work in partnership with central and local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs.

    Due to contract expansion, we are seeking for a Welfare Support Officer to join our team.

    This is an exciting position that works exclusively to support Asylum seekers going through their right to work Asylum application process with the home office.

    As a Welfare Support Officer every day is different, no day is the same.

    As a Welfare Support Officer your main duties will include but not limited to ensuring service users are supported at various stages of their Asylum application process including any safeguarding and welfare issues you come across, providing practical and emotional support to service users, monitoring service users' wellbeing and support needs and ensuring all records are updated and accurate for home office audit purposes.

    It is essential to maintain boundaries and being resilient to ensure a professional and a well-defined service is provided to always meet the needs of the service users.

    Experience and understanding of safeguarding is essential
    Ability to identify individuals and family need and recognise the required support packages to maintain independence
    To communicate effectively with colleagues, local authorities, and service users
    Experience with record keeping and creating risk assessments
    Full UK manual driving license
    25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
    ~ Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
    ~ Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
    ~ Family friendly policies
    ~ Company Vehicle and Fuel Card
    ~ Access to EAP Counselling sessions

    For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

    Mears Group is a Disability Confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.

    At Mears we look for people who share our vision and values - to make a positive difference to the communities we serve.

    We do this by improving homes, improving communities and improving lives. Our Values - Customers / Innovation / Teamwork / Responsibility
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