Support Worker - 27 hours per week, 12 month FTC - Solihull, West Midlands County

BROMFORD GROUP ,
Solihull, West Midlands
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Salary: Circa £17,550 pro rata + up to 10% PRP

Overview

Are you an experienced Support Worker looking for a new opportunity? If so, we're recruiting for a new colleague to join the team based in the Solihull area on a 27-hour per week 12 month fixed term contract. (This will include 3 full days – Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday, and 1 half a day on Monday of Friday) You will be working as a Housing Support Worker with a mixed case load of customers in their own homes, you could be supporting people with sensory needs, learning disabilities or mental health, and families within their own homes across Solihull. You'll work 1 on 1 with our customers and their families, drawing up a support plan and working with them to sustain their tenancy and increase independence. Taking a holistic approach to support, you’ll look at each customer’s individual needs and work with them to achieve their goals. What’s the role all about? Oversee the day-to-day running of your services and buildings ensuring they meet contractual requirements Work 1 on 1 with our customers, drawing up a support plan and working with them to increase their independence Budgeting customers incomings and outgoings Maximising their benefits Assisting with getting back into work/education Promoting independent living skills and dealing with every day challenges. Do you stand out from the crowd? We want somebody who: Develops and maintains effective joint working relationships and protocols locally Ensures colleagues are working to the Bromford quality standards, providing guidance where necessary Experience of working with customers with sensory need / sight and hearing limited would be advantageous Creates and maintains a customer focused and welcoming environment Takes a holistic approach to support, you’ll look at each customer’s individual needs and work with them to achieve their goals Builds on and works in partnership with external services in order to help our customers to sustain their tenancies, develop independence and build positive and inclusive lives within the community. Candidates must have a full UK driving licence and access to a car due to the nature of the role. Closing date for applications will be Tuesday 17th March with next stage interviews scheduled for Wednesday 25th March. We’re on a really exciting journey at Bromford; we have made Glassdoor’s top 50 best places to work in the UK for a third year in a row, and we have launched a new strategy for 2019-2023; committing to build 14,000 new homes, rolling out our innovative coaching approach to even more customers, and delivering our company-wide transformation programme. In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver this strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes; 27 days holiday (plus statutory bank holidays); a choice of defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes; trust based flexible working, and a £500 personal allowance to spend on your choice of things like private medical cover, dental treatment and gym membership. Click here to see the full list. Follow us on Glassdoor , Twitter and LinkedIn to learn more about Bromford and what it’s like to work here. We'd also like to invite you to watch our Customer Annual Review 2019 video here . Bromford Housing Group is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding employees and customers, as a result we will carry out pre-employment checks. The nature of these checks will vary according to the role applied for, and may include details of current/previous employment, unspent criminal convictions, education and proof of relevant qualifications. We will also be asking for references for everyone who is offered employment with us which must cover the last two years. In addition to this, all employees will be asked for evidence of their right to live and work in the UK - further information is available on the UK Government website . We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV’s will be treated as a direct application. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89786797

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