Housing Support Mentor - Haverfordwest, United Kingdom - Adferiad Recovery

Adferiad Recovery
Adferiad Recovery
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Testimonials
All staff become Associate Members of
the Charity, becoming part of the voice
to the thousands of people in Wales and
England who face a range of co-occurring
health conditions and complex social
circumstances, by pushing for change,
sharing experiences and helping to shape
our work.

  • A wonderful, unique organisation that delivers vital services to clients throughout _
  • Wales. Valuesbased which feeds right through to the staff that work there, who are _
- supportive and wonderful, to the services delivered. Excellent career opportunities for _
- anyone who is passionate and wants to make a difference in the sector. Management _
- are supportive and fair and really do listen to staff. Working in third sector isn't for _
- everyone, but if you're looking for a career in an organisation where no two days are the _
- same, want to feel your valued and be part of vital services that help the most vulnerable _
- people in Wales - this organisation certainly does that_

  • Good company to work for great ethos and _
- ambition. Felt supported by my line manager throughout _
- my time there. The charity is expanding and still _
- managed to keep that personal side._

  • My time at Adferiad I feel fully supported in my development. Any _
- questions I have are answered or found out, any issues that may raise _
- during the day I feel fully supported in getting the help I need to face _
- these issues. I feel appreciated and a part of the team and always _
- listened to if I have ideas._

**Housing Support Mentor

Hours: 22.5 hours a week


Salary:
£11 per hour

Holidays: 25 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)

Period of Notice: 1 week during probation; 4 weeks thereafter

Probationary Period: 6 Months but can be extended if needed.


Based at:
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire


Responsible to:
Service Manager

Adferiad Overview

Adferiad Recovery delivers a flexible and coordinated response to the exceptional circumstances faced

by people with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions and related issues. Vulnerable

people facing complex life challenges need consistent and seamless support to ensure they remain

engaged with vital health and wellbeing services - and to prevent them becoming disenfranchised and

isolated.

Adferiad Recovery harnesses the talents and experience of long-established and leading Welsh charities

CAIS, Hafal and WCADA. Our combined expertise in the fields of substance use, mental health, housing,

criminal justice, and employment support enables Adferiad Recovery to meet the needs of our most

vulnerable with a single, unified, and comprehensive approach.


Role Purpose:
This service will provide high quality and effective housing related/floating support service for individuals

experiencing substance use issues across the County of Pembrokeshire. The support will focus on an

individuals strengths enabling them to feel safe and secure with the long-term aim of them living

substance free and independently in their own homes.

Staff are to work with service users in areas such as employment, training and education, debt

management and daily living skills to promote wellbeing and a healthy lifestyle.

Staff will be expected to be flexible and work across the hours and days of service delivery and will be

part of a rota of on-call service for out of hours provision where necessary.


Main duties/responsibilities:
Provide a variety of person centred, tailored interventions that support individuals with complex needs

to find sustainable accommodation and develop their independent living skills.

Working with service users in a proactive time and task specific manner on a variety of issues to impact

positively on issues relating to housing, employment, training and education, offending behaviour and

social isolation.

  • Manage a client caseload, and complete individual needs assessments, risk assessments,
support plans and offer practical advice and advocacy to service users.

  • Build and maintain positive relationships with individuals with complex needs to ensure
successful support, to address the persons accommodation and wider support needs.

  • Support service users to exercise informed choices about their lives where possible and to
enhance their social skills and participate in their community.

  • Support service users to identify the areas of support needed and identify the best option of
support based on ongoing needs as outlined in their individual Support Plans.

  • Work with service users to achieve their outcomes and the outcomes of the project, employing
creative and innovative methods to meet these outcomes and, through their experience and

resources, bring added value.

  • To provide a service to the service user group that complements and enhances the service
provision of the local housing providers and specialist substance misuse agencies in the context

of the Housing Support Grant initiative.

  • Liaise with relevant services,
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