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Job description

Accommodation and Community Support Worker (Young People's Service) As part of the Young People’s Service team, provide to support to the clients accessing our services. A significant part of this role is to be engaged as a young person’s key worker to provide the support required to enable them to move onto permanent housing. Support is identified under the following headings; Economic Wellbeing, Health Wellbeing, Achieving, Safety & Security and Positive Contribution. .

Responsibilities

• Ensure the needs of service users are effectively met through promoting independence through support, development and progression.
• Provide support and advice to service users.
• Undertake an assessment of a service users needs and risk to ascertain intervention level required.
• Develop focused outcome-based support plans and risk management plans and monitor delivery.
• Liaise with external agencies where appropriate, to ensure co-ordination and integration of services, and maximise opportunities.
• Act as an advocate, providing support to and on behalf of clients; attend appeals or tribunals; liaise with GPs, other healthcare professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Ability to demonstrate the core values of the Simon Community to include being trustworthy, non-judgemental and dedicated.
• IT Skills - ability to use email, internet and databases to electronically record support work.
• NISCC Registered (or willing to become registered if appointed) and willing to be subject to Access NI checks. (Successful applicants must commence NISCC registration process prior to employment).

Desirable Skills

• Six months recent experience (either paid or voluntary) of directly supporting people with complex and multiple needs within a residential or community setting gained within the last three years.
• Experience of identifying support needs, including client specific risks and putting plans in place to support those needs.
• A Degree in Social Work or currently studying for a Degree in Social Work.