Support Worker - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Inspired Housing Ltd

Inspired Housing Ltd

Verified Company

Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Company description
Here at Inspired Housing we offer supported living accommodation to vulnerable women who are at risk of homelessness.

We strive to help women who are housed by us, to achieve their best by providing them with different opportunities that will help them become the best version of themselves.

We would like to present the opportunity, to employ someone that has a understanding of basic maintenance, being a woman's only provider.

What we are looking for?

Preference:
*Female Only*- Experience in the support of vulnerable adults homeless people or people with substance misuse needs.

Knowledge of welfare benefit and statutory service entitlements for the client group (HB).
Experience of working within a challenging housing and support environment.
Knowledge of supported housing management.
Basic understanding of support.
Basic computer skills

The work you'll do?

To work with service users according to the requirements of their support plan to review the implementation of all support plans with the Senior Support Worker and service users.
To access community resources and links of particular relevance to the client group for the duration of their stay and beyond.
To participate in key working and team working arrangements within the appropriate service.
To maintain and develop constructive daytoday contact with service users.
To ensure that referral agents understand about the nature of the services provided by the Service and how they are accessed.
To work with the Senior Support Worker and service users to implement plans and strategies for independence in both accommodation and social functioning.
To work with service users and neighbours to ensure harmonious coexistence and to assist in resolving disputes should they occur.
To be responsible for ensuring that service users claim their appropriate benefit entitlements and that any issues around budgeting and debt are handled via the Support Plan mechanism.
Via the Support Plan mechanism, to identify life and social skills deficits within the service user group and to work with service users accordingly.
To assist service users in shopping, cleaning and generally organising the daytoday routines of each house.
To provide social and emotional support to service users when required.
To ensure that the physical environment in each of the service's houses is managed and maintained to an excellent standard on a daytoday basis, bearing in mind the needs of the client group. To assist service users in cleaning and undertaking basic maintenance within the houses.
To ensure the security of each property by assisting service users with the physical security and safety of their homes and the equipment they contain.
To ensure that access to service properties is strictly controlled where appropriate, given the needs of the client group.
To ensure that all service users understand their licence agreement and to provide advice and support to service users and staff on the significance and administration of such agreements where necessary.
To advise the Maintenance Team of any maintenance requirement within the Service properties.
To ensure supported housing management policy and procedure is correctly implemented.
To maintain daily logs and communication books within the Service.
To undertake basic administration at Service level, including filing and correspondence where necessary.

Experience:

Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)

Location:
Various

Industry:
Health Care

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£9.50-£10.00 per hour

Benefits: