Support Worker Coventry, England
Job description
Job Title - Support Worker
Location - Broomfield Place, Coventry CV1 4BX
Salary - £ 19,601 (+ mileage Allowance) per annum -pending pay award
Contract type - Permanent
Working hours - Full Time
About the role
This Support Worker role will be working with homeless offenders with complex needs. Working 35 hours a week you will work Monday to Friday on a rota that covers 8.00 am to 8.00 pm. Experience working with homeless and knowledge of welfare benefits are required as is skills in electronic recording. Drivers licence is desirable.
Reporting to the Senior Support Worker you will be providing housing related support to vulnerable homeless adults. This service works exclusive with homeless people with a criminal record. A key responsibility of the post holder will be the electronic recording, reviewing and amending of support plans and risk assessments centred around resettlement to general needs housing.
As a provider of supported housing you will assist in all housing management functions such as recording rent, reporting repairs and purchasing supplies.
Working with the Probation Service, Police, Housing and Benefit Services you are required to provide advice and guidance to customers to assist them with access to general needs housing and their successful reintegration in to the community. This is a varied and challenging role which can also be very rewarding when performed well - you will be making a difference not only to the individuals that you work with but also to the wider community.
Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following offer.
About you
If you can identify with the following characteristic this post is for you:
You are genuinely passionate about achieving and sustaining excellent service.
You possess a non-judgmental approach to working with people and a knowledge of addiction, mental health, welfare benefits and offending services
You possess the ability to multi-task and work under pressure and can prioritise and deliver against objectives
You are flexible and adaptable in you approach to achieving goals
You have the ability to build strong relationships, internally and externally, and
You are an excellent team player
About us
GreenSquareAccord is one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England, we provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes older people`s residential care, Specialist dementia care, Mental health nursing and supported housing for people with learning disabilities, with over 25 years` experience in over 100 care schemes, providing three million hours of care each year - GreenSquareAccord provides a hugely rewarding place to work
We also provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes support for people who are homeless, experiencing domestic violence or are part of the criminal justice system.
Our purpose
We are proud to be able to support tens of thousands of people across England by providing affordable housing and care to help people live independently.
Our focus is on building better lives. Everything we do is about people - whether that`s providing a good quality, safe home or providing care which helps someone to live an independent life.
Our colleagues live and breathe this social purpose and we need great people, with skills across a range of disciplines, to makethis happen.
Working for GreenSquareAccord gives you the chance to bring your skills and expertise and make a real difference. It doesn`t matter which role you are considering applying for, your work will help thousands of people build a better life.
The GSA Way
We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way.
A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is.
Our five core commitments are:
- We believe our customer is everything
- We are one team
- We are supportive and caring
- We are business-minded for social purpose
- We are curious and ambitious.
You can read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack.
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes; annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
How to apply
If you wish to apply for this role please email a copy of your up to date CV to [email protected].
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.
GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.
If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.
or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.
