Community Outreach Support Worker
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £12.00 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2024 |
| Location: | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Creative Support |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 73671 |
Summary
Are you interested in working in Mental Health? Are you looking for a diverse role which is fun, stimulating and rewarding every day?
We are looking for respectful, warm and enthusiastic Community Outreach Support Workers to join our innovative Social Inclusion and Floating Support service in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire. The role involves providing person-centred support, case work and activity facilitation to people who have mental health needs and who are at risk of social exclusion.
As a Support Worker you will:
• Work with individuals using the recovery model
• Provide a holistic approach to supporting individuals (1:1 and in groups)
• Develop and sustain professional, warm and trusting relationships
• Ensure social inclusion
• Help with housing and tenancy related needs
• Support people to develop daily living skills and to move on to more independent living
• Carry out general administrative duties and housing management tasks
• Drive forward development work and liaise with community groups to provide activities for the people we support
Paid or unpaid experience of supporting people with mental health needs is essential for this Support Worker role. You must demonstrate a solution focused and ‘can-do’ approach, you will have person-centred values, and give energy and commitment to your role. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care and be able to contribute to a positive approach in our Blackburn with Darwen team. You must have a full clean driving licence and access to a car and work flexibly, predominantly Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm, however some evening, weekends are required.
Benefits of working with Creative Support:
We offer all employees competitive pay and a pension contribution in addition to 28 days annual leave. As an employer that is committed to the professional development of our staff we also support our care staff to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and pay for your enhanced DBS. Additional benefits include enhanced maternity leave, employee support programmes and an additional day of leave each year on or around your Birthday.
Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer, who have recently received Investors in People Gold award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures, however we can only accept fully completed applications from those located in and eligible to work within the UK – Please be aware we are currently at full capacity with our Visa Sponsor Licenses, therefore we are not accepting applicants who are seeking sponsorship.
We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.
We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed. We do not notify unsuccessful candidates of their outcome at application stage, previously unsuccessful applicants must wait six months before reapplying.
We are looking for respectful, warm and enthusiastic Community Outreach Support Workers to join our innovative Social Inclusion and Floating Support service in Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire. The role involves providing person-centred support, case work and activity facilitation to people who have mental health needs and who are at risk of social exclusion.
As a Support Worker you will:
• Work with individuals using the recovery model
• Provide a holistic approach to supporting individuals (1:1 and in groups)
• Develop and sustain professional, warm and trusting relationships
• Ensure social inclusion
• Help with housing and tenancy related needs
• Support people to develop daily living skills and to move on to more independent living
• Carry out general administrative duties and housing management tasks
• Drive forward development work and liaise with community groups to provide activities for the people we support
Paid or unpaid experience of supporting people with mental health needs is essential for this Support Worker role. You must demonstrate a solution focused and ‘can-do’ approach, you will have person-centred values, and give energy and commitment to your role. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care and be able to contribute to a positive approach in our Blackburn with Darwen team. You must have a full clean driving licence and access to a car and work flexibly, predominantly Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm, however some evening, weekends are required.
Benefits of working with Creative Support:
We offer all employees competitive pay and a pension contribution in addition to 28 days annual leave. As an employer that is committed to the professional development of our staff we also support our care staff to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and pay for your enhanced DBS. Additional benefits include enhanced maternity leave, employee support programmes and an additional day of leave each year on or around your Birthday.
Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer, who have recently received Investors in People Gold award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures, however we can only accept fully completed applications from those located in and eligible to work within the UK – Please be aware we are currently at full capacity with our Visa Sponsor Licenses, therefore we are not accepting applicants who are seeking sponsorship.
We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor.
We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed. We do not notify unsuccessful candidates of their outcome at application stage, previously unsuccessful applicants must wait six months before reapplying.
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