AddressCan you help us improve someone's life?
When you join us as a Community Support Worker you will help deliver excellent Support Services which are both individualised and customer-led, promoting the wellbeing and support for our service users. This role based at Paines Mill Housing Related Support (St Neots) offers accommodation and support for homeless people aged 18 and over is now interested in meeting with inspirational individuals who would like to give back to their community.
Offered on a permanent basis across a 7 day week your support will enable you to provide a positive intervention and help our services users to access specialist agencies, healthcare, benefits advice, employment, education, training, and other support services with the view to supporting, and enriching their life, and interaction with individuals within their local community.
Within this role you will work with individuals who may have complex long-term support needs, you’ll need to be resilient, creative, and able to work with behaviour that may be challenging. With each in individual you will help them to make the link between housing, training, and employment, thus providing a steppingstone to independence. This opportunity will enable you to help people through enabling them to gain a sense of identity and confidence to help them to progress towards gaining further education, training and/or employment.
In this role you will work with a client group to identify their needs and develop support programmes delivering structured support to clients and undertaking risk assessments. To be successful you will need to have experience of delivering support services, excellent listening and communication skills and possess a highly organises approach to your work. It would be desirable if you have some prior experience of welfare benefits and budgeting.
If you would like to improve lives, please read the attached job description for further details, and apply today.
Our Offer to you
As a leading provider of specialist housing and support when you join you will enjoy:
- Up to 26 days annual leave (Pro rata based on contracted hours)
- Investment in your personal development through our extensive learning and development opportunities.
- Fully Paid DBS check
- Family friendly, carers leave plus other paid leave
- Employee Assistance programme
- Free flu vaccinations
How to apply
Please click “apply” today to upload your CV detailing your employment history.
Please note, if this vacancy receives a high number of applicants, we reserve the right to close the advert and application window early.
Vetting Requirements
The important things - We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK. All shortlisted candidates will need to verify eligibility to work in the UK at interview. Original proof must then be provided by day one upon successful candidature).
Naturally working with our customers we need to complete pre-employment checks before you join us. This role is conditional upon receipt of two satisfactory references (one from your current employer). We also need you to tell us what you have been up to as a minimum over the past 5 years in terms of employment history. We recognise, welcome and support that everyone’s employment history is unique and can be different. This could include carer duties, travel, seeking work, education, employment, training, or volunteering.
We are committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of adults with care and support needs and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a DBS Check.
Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities’ employer, Longhurst Group is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues and as part of our commitment we are an Employer for Carers and would welcome your application if you have additional unpaid caring responsibilities.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Longhurst Group.
We are one of the leading housing groups in the Midlands and East of England, providing more than 23,000 homes and a wide range of care and support services.
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