Trainee Support Practitioner - Liverpool, United Kingdom - YMCA Liverpool

YMCA Liverpool

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Trainee Support Practitioner

Responsible to:

Service Manager

Responsible for:

N/A

Hours of Work:

37.5 hrs per week

Location:

YMCA Together Alt Bank House

Salary and benefits:

£19,656 per annum

33 days annual leave plus bank holidays per annum (pro rata)
Paid Medicash support
Day off for your birthday
Charity day of your choice
Wellbeing Hours
Cycle To Work Scheme
Refer a Friend Scheme
Company Pension Scheme 4%
Funded Training Opportunities

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

This is a Trainee role for applicants who are new to the field and would like to commit to a program of training and development alongside practical working experience.

Support caseloads will be allocated as appropriate and as the Trainee gains experience, with a view to eventually progressing within the organisation to a Support Practitioner Role as part of their development plan.

- _To assist in the provision of effective, high quality support services to vulnerable, single 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.

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

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 person centred flexible approach
Offer a creative but assertive approach in order to seek to re engage 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 short term 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 3 way meetings and coordinating the support of residents with other professionals
Up to date records must be kept on both AMIS and in 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 members in accordance with their support plans
Motivate and challenge members so they realise their goals
Assist with securing moveon to appropriate accommodation
Liaise between members and external agencies regarding the provision of specialised support when appropriate
Encourage involvement and participation among members in the running and shaping of the service provided by planning and attending regular member meetings
Deal promptly with all complaints and protection from abuse disclosures
Provide clear, accurate and good quality information in respect of all members in line with agreed procedures ensuring that appropriate information is shared with the line managers
Demonstrate creativity in overcoming obstacles and a commitment to worki