Floating Support Worker

Tezlom is an exciting agency to work for, we provide HEALTH CARE ASSISTANTS & SUPPORT WORKERS Flexible shifts (Short Days/Long Days/Nights/Weekends) and the option to choose which days you would like to work, giving you the freedom and flexibility to work as much or as little as you like!
KEY SKILLS: PERSONAL SPECIFICATION
• Ability to work with people who have a range of long-term conditions,
health and complex needs in a person-centred way
• Ability and willingness to lone work
• Ability and willingness to work remotely and in the community, using mobile
technology
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
• Excellent IT skills
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address
them appropriately.
• To complete Skills for Care Certificate Course
• Relevant health or social care qualification and/or training
THE ROLE: KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Empower a caseload of clients with a range of complex health and support needs to manage their health and wellbeing, maintain their independence, identify their strengths and achieve their goals and aspirations, working in partnership with other services as required in order to achieve this, under the direction of the Service Manager
• To clearly articulate the aims and objectives, pathway and service model to
people using the service so they can fully participate in and co-produce their support
• Empower service users to engage effectively in their liaisons with professionals within the community such as social work teams, housing providers, health professionals, JCP etc
• Work flexibly as part of a team to ensure service coverage and that contractual obligations are met
• Develop community-based approaches to empowering service users to achieve their goals and aspirations and to encourage service users to access opportunities
• To work as part of the team to manage and deliver weekly drop-in style sessions across the borough and ensuring the health and safe requirements of these sessions are met
• Actively monitor the health, wellbeing, safety and security of the service and its users ensuring all concerns are followed up promptly and in line with procedures
• Supporting the delivery of practical sessions for service users to develop new skills and ways of managing their health and wellbeing
• Ensure that administration is done in expected time; that detailed, concise and accurate records are created, and that confidentiality is appropriately maintained
• Carry out duties, in line with organisational policies and procedures
• Participate in the core work of the service, providing support to colleagues, carrying out tasks allocated by the service manager and using initiative to identify and deal with additional tasks as they arise
BENEFITS
At Tezlom we pride ourselves on the many benefits we offer our employees including :
Excellent rates of pay inc. holiday pay. Weekly Pay Full and Part time hours Days and/or Night shifts Excellent out of hours management support