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Job description

To provide practical and emotional support to residents within our Clarendon Women's' Shelter, ensuring a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment. The role involves assisting individuals in addressing housing, health, and personal needs, and encouraging independence, wellbeing, and positive life choices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the referral and induction process for service users is undertaken in accordance with hostel procedures.
• Undertake an assessment of a service user’s needs and risk to ascertain intervention level required.
• Assist in developing focused outcomes.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 6 months voluntary or paid experience in a related role (which may include work experience) and a third level qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent or a minimum 1 years’ experience in a formal care/support role.

Desirable Skills

• Previous experience providing support in a residential setting.
• Knowledge of safeguarding adults (and children where appropriate) at risk.