Title:  Support Worker

Support Worker

Stanley Grove, Manchester

£11.52

37.5 hours per week – Various shifts on a Rolling Rota - Monday to Sunday

Do you want a role where no two days are the same and you will be making a real impact to the lives of our customers?

Are you a friendly and dedicated person looking for a rewarding career?

Are you passionate about supporting people?

If this sounds like you then we may have your perfect opportunity!

We are seeking an experienced Support Worker to join our team at Stanley Grove. Stanley Grove provides accommodation and support for 11 adults who have been homeless and sleeping rough in Manchester, including couples, people with limited mobility and wheelchair-users.

If you want to make a positive impact to people’s lives, this is a fabulous opportunity to come and work within an established and experienced team.

You will use your excellent communication and support skills, working with colleagues and partner agencies to achieve the best outcome for our customers. This is a rewarding opportunity to come and work for a respected organisation, within an established and experienced team.

We provide a comprehensive induction programme as well as on-going training to develop new and existing skills and encourage progression. Sanctuary has their own Learning and Development Academy, who provide a wide range of training courses, open to all.

Sanctuary also has a great employee Rewards scheme, where you will be able to receive a variety of discounts from major retailers.

Shift patterns:

8am to 8pm Monday to Sunday

3 shifts per week

Read more about Stanley Grove here

The role of Support Worker will include:

• Regularly assessing the needs of our customers by writing and updating support plans, and signposting access to education, training and employment
• Supporting customers with day-to-day living and maintaining their tenancies
• Working alongside customers to enable move on to independent living
• Encouraging social inclusion, and helping customers to build their confidence, resilience and self-esteem by participating in activities and pastimes
• Assisting with the effective management of the scheme buildings, handling any maintenance and health and safety issues that arise
• Working closely with mental health medical services and other statutory and non-statutory agencies
• Completing records and carrying out some non-support related routine tasks

Skills and experiences:

• NVQ3 in Health and Social Care, or willing to work towards is essential

• A sound knowledge of housing management, including voids and arrears management and an understanding of occupancy agreements
• The ability to work on your own initiative as you will be required to source innovative solutions to problems that allow customers independence to be enhanced
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel, or similar

Why work for us?

We’re united in working together to help customers on their pathways for independence, and our people are the single, biggest influence on our success.

No matter your job – delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams – your work makes a difference every day.

We won the West Midlands Care Employer Award 2022-23, in recognition of our commitment to our staff and supporting our teams to be their best. We’ve also been awarded Investors in People Gold status for the second time – because we value our people and have a strong focus on inclusion, teamwork, and empowerment.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where you can grow and thrive. And like our customers, we know everyone is different, and we’ll support you to be your best self. We’ll develop your skills and experiences, celebrate success, and turn any setbacks into motivation.

Are you ready to be your best?

Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits! As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we’ll reward you:

• £11.52 per hour
• At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays)
• A pension scheme with employer contributions
• A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
• Health and well-being plans
• Life assurance
• Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
• Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities

We are proud to support the Department of Health and Social Care’s ‘Made with Care’ campaign to encourage more people to apply to work in adult social care. If you’re considering a caring career, we have many rewarding roles at Sanctuary Supported Living. For more information on the campaign clickhere

Read the full job profile here

Download our Recruitment Pack to learn more about Sanctuary culture and how we can support you to #BeYourBest

Closing Date: 31 January 2023

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

For an insight into what it’s like to work for Sanctuary Supported Living, take a look at our careers page, or find us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Together we can be our best so that our customers can be their best.

#BeYourBest

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.