Menu

Community Practitioner - Self Enablement Service

Job details
Posting date: 29 May 2025
Salary: £26,208 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 12 June 2025
Location: Hull, East Riding Of Yorkshire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Humbercare Ltd
Job type: Permanent
Job reference:

Apply for this job

Summary

We are currently looking to recruit Community Practitioners on our Self-Enablement Service.

The Service is aimed to respond to people aged 16 plus that present with complex care and support needs. It involves delivery of Intensive Complex Care and Support to individuals in their own homes or accommodation sourced by Humbercare, many stepping down from long term hospital or residential placements, those leaving the care system or secure or prison stays; working to develop people’s capacity to live independently.

The main responsibilities include:

To carry out needs and risk assessments, conduct support reviews and provide care and support to all customers accepted onto the Self-Enablement Service
To engage with customers on an agreed basis to support individuals to achieve and maintain independent living
To provide support in accordance with current best practice, according to policy and procedures, agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant regulations under the direction of the Manager
To provide a high-quality service; ensuring outstanding customer service and service delivery by acting as an ambassador for Humbercare and point of contact for customers. Engaging with customers to design services that work for them and utilising resources within the local area to make a real, quality difference to peoples' lives

The successful candidate must:

Be a supportive and caring individual
Have work experience of delivery of Personal Care and Support
Knowledge of welfare rights, tenancy rights and responsibilities
Have the ability to treat people with dignity and respect
Experience of Needs and Risk assessing, Support Planning, crisis input and engaging with customers in order to deliver positive outcomes
Have knowledge of Mental Health Issues and diagnosis, Substance Misuse issues and the needs of customers that have gone through the Criminal Justice System
The ability to communicate at all levels and to develop and sustain a working relationship with customers and colleagues
The ability to work in a team as well as work on own initiative
The ability to undertake various shift patterns on a planned rota including days and nights
Have good interpersonal skills
Have compassion and empathy
Be flexible and committed

Please note that this is a 40-hour position, and will include an element of on-call (which may cover evenings and weekends) in addition to the core hours.

Benefits
We offer:

An extensive specialised training programme including NVQ levels 2-5
An attractive pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
Membership to a private health scheme
An Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling support and free legal and health advice
Essential travel expenses
Company sick pay following completion of 2 years' service
Succession planning within the organisation so employees have opportunity to progress
A family friendly environment

How to apply

You can apply online through our website www.humbercare.org.uk by clicking on the Careers at Humbercare tab. Alternatively telephone us on 01482 586633 or email us at info @ humbercare.org.uk to request an application form or full job description.

Please note only completed application forms will be considered for the role.

Closing date for applications: 12:00pm on Thursday 12th June 2025.

Apply for this job