Support Worker - Supported Housing Lewisham, England
Job description
Support Worker
At Pathwaze Ltd we provide housing and support for vulnerable men with the aim of transforming lives. We offer a range of services and expertise to help our service users back into independent living.
Our team love what we do, and we are passionate about the high- quality support we provide and the difference we make in our service users’ lives.
We offer our colleagues a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career with a not-for- profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to people’s lives.
The role
We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Support Worker.
Starting Salary: £22,000 per annum
Location: Supporting areas include: Lewisham and surrounding areas
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Monday - Friday
Your responsibilities will include:
· Supporting a case load of 20 - 25 Service Users for an average of 10 hours of support monthly via group workshops and one to one sessions.
- Creative – Organise unique ways to engage service users
· Undertaking support sessions, planning, risk assessments and quarterly support plan reviews
· Create Support Plans for new service users ensuring that they are written with realistic actions and dates that are achievable.
· To maintain records (e.g. support plans) where necessary, ensuring these are wholly accurate, up-to-date and completed in a timely manner.
· Create diverse types of workshops for the benefit of our service
- Create an environment that promotes opportunities for service users to develop, learn and enable skills towards independence.
What you will need to succeed
We are looking for someone who believes in working together as part of a team, who shares our values and who is committed to achieving positive outcomes for all our service users.
The successful candidate will:
- Have previous experience of working with people experiencing homelessness.
- Be able to manage challenging behaviour and conflict.
- Possess a genuine passion of making a real difference in people’s lives.
- Have a positive attitude and be highly self-motivated
- Have the ability to work without supervision
About us
Pathwaze are a non-profit supported accommodation organisation that supports men, aged 18+; that are homeless and in need of support with issues including but not limited to:- street homelessness, mental health issues, substance abuse, gang affiliation and family breakdown.
Effective execution of your responsibilities will help to ensure that the organisation is able to help its service users, work with our partners and third-party organisations.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From £22,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
Day range:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Lewisham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Support Worker: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 12/06/2023
