Support Worker

Location:

South Road House, Birmingham

Salary:

£17,682 per annum (Full Time Equivalent)

Hours:

39 Hours per Week (Full Time)

Contract Type:

Permanent

Closing date:

04/06/2017

This vacancy has now expired, and is not accepting any new applications.

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The Role

Midland Heart now has a fantastic opportunity for a Support Worker to join our Supported Living service at our South Road House, Birmingham scheme.

South Road House is a supported housing scheme for single men over the age of 21 who have additional support needs. The service has 27 bed spaces and offers Supporting People funded housing related support to enable people to move towards and achieve independent living. We undertake a comprehensive risk and needs assessment with each customer to provide appropriate support and address individual needs and identify the most appropriate move on options.

As a Support Worker you are responsible to provide a high quality support service to all customers in identified areas of need. Providing the support enables them to maintain their accommodation and a view onto moving to sustained independent living. You will need to identify problems and needs to work with customers and colleagues to provide appropriate and innovative solutions. While supporting customers you will also provide housing related support which will be delivered based on the current eligibility criteria and evidence all work which is completed through clear documentation.

We are looking for people who:

  • Have a passion for caring for vulnerable people with high quality care
  • Have experience with all types of communication with a variety of customers
  • Have a high understanding of homelessness and how they could be addressed

In return we offer:

  • Free disclosure and Barring Service check
  • A competitive salary which is regularly reviewed and benchmarked with the market
  • 25 days holidays plus bank holidays rising to 30 days after qualifying period
  • Company pension
  • Childcare vouchers
  • Shopping & leisure discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Regular tailored training & personal development plans

All successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure Barring Service check and costs will be met by Midland Heart.

If you are a disabled candidate and require a hard copy pack or a different format, for example large print, please contact the HR department on 0845 850 1020 ext 6257.

Please do read the role profile before you begin your application. CVs will not be considered, so please complete the application form in full.

We reserve the right to close the job before the advertised closing date if deemed necessary.