Housing Support Worker (Level 3)
Job description
To provide Housing Support to Young People (16-25). Please see employer website for full job details & person specification. .
Responsibilities
- Provide housing related support to a case load of young people living in the community
- Assess needs and develop support plans with each young person to meet their specific needs, ensuring support plans are continually monitored and reviewed to assess progress toward agreed goals
- Develop, monitor and review risk assessments and risk management plans for each young person
- Maintain a person-centred approach at all times ensuring that young people have the necessary information they need to make informed decisions
- Develop professional working relationships with young people and provide support with all aspects of independent living including cleaning, cooking, budgeting etc
- Support young people to apply for benefits and grants, to report repairs, to register and attend medical appointments, arrange transport and signpost to other organisations as appropriate
- Liaise with other agencies to ensure the young persons needs are met
- Maintain accurate, up to date records and case files in relation to all work activity and meet relevant deadlines as requested by the Project Manager
- To promote Service User involvement and active participation in the Project, including liaising with service users on a 1:1 basis for consultations
- Attend local networking groups to promote BCM services
- To carry out regular tests and reviews of all health and safety equipment and procedures relating to the Housing support service
- Develop, monitor and review risk assessments and risk management plans for each young Person in a timely manner
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- Minimum of 2 years experience supporting Young People
- Minimum of QCF level 3 in Health and Social Care
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to competently use IT for communication and record-keeping
- Excellent time management / organisational skills
- Possess a full (clean) UK driving license and business insurance and have access to a car (you will be expected to transport Service Users, on occasion to appointments etc)
- Vacancy ID
- 1651313
- Job ref.
- FSM/FT3/04
- Job Sector
- Carers and Support Workers
- Area
- All of Northern Ireland
- Location
- Armagh/Dungannon/Magherafelt
- Salary
- £25,643.80 per annum
- No. vacancies
- 1
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Weekly hours
- 35
- Published date
- 16/04/2024
- Closing date
- 25/04/2024
- Worktime
- 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, flexible