Role: Night Wellbeing Accommodation Worker
Based: Wokingham
Rate: £16 - £17.50 temp rate £25,644.62 to £27,506.48 permanent salary
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Temp - Perm
Hours: 8pm – 8am, four shifts on; four shifts off
Our client, a well-respected charity, are looking for a Wellbeing Accommodation Night Support Worker who knows what it takes to support young people between the ages of 16 and 25 living in semi-independent accommodation.
Synopsis of duties:
· Providing general practical and emotional support to promote independence.
· Practical support & guidance on how to manage their personal and communal living space.
· General support on how to cook and prepare meals.
· Support to find employment, education or training opportunities for the young people.
· General support on finance and budgeting.
· Referrals to specialist services and professionals.
· General support around self-presentation and wellbeing.
· Responding appropriately to behaviour to promote the well-being of people.
· To undertake training e.g. through attendance at formal courses.
· Providing an effective and responsive supportive service.
· Work within policies and style of operation.
· Participate in the staff team’s provision of individual support and needs assessment, including risk assessment, advice, emotional support and practical assistance.
· Participate in assessing and reviewing future housing and support needs, and in identifying and coordinating internal and external services and referrals in response to these.
· Keep appropriate records of interventions with people and inform other staff of relevant issues.
· Encourage the people we work alongside to be involved in the development and operation of the service, facilitating appropriate consultation and participation.
· Provide a non-specialist support service with regards to prompting individuals (where appropriate), to take prescribed medication on a day-to-day basis.
· Participate in 24-hour rota to ensure adequate cover is maintained for service delivery, where appropriate.
· Share responsibility for the effective use of information systems and procedures regarding people’s and other records, eg finance and staff communications.
Essential Requirements:
· Proven track record of supporting vulnerable young people and/ or adults either within an accommodation or community-based service. Preferred experience of working with addictions, substance misuse, homelessness or mental health
· Strong safeguarding and risk assessments skills and experience
· Enhanced DBS issued within the last 12 months and/ or registered on the DBS Update Service
· Proven track record of successfully carrying and managing your own caseload
· Able to work shifts throughout a 24-hour period and work unsocial hours
Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency