Job description
Dalton Housing work with a wide range of individuals with different backgrounds such as Ex-Offenders, Care Leavers, Homelessness, Substance Abuse and Mental Illness.
We are looking for compassionate and dedicated individuals to join our expanding family. Our support workers come from a variety of different backgrounds and have unique experience's and transferable skills that can be used to help vulnerable adults reach their full potential.
If you are passionate about making a difference in peoples lives and helping them build a better and brighter future then we would love to hear from you.
Job Description:
- To provide structured support sessions on an individual basis, assisting with any needs detailed such as coordinating doctors’ appointments, assisting with financial and benefits issues, and providing emotional and psychological support.
- Ensuring that individuals are maximising their benefits, including supporting them to make claims and liaising with the Dept of Work and Pensions and Housing Benefit staff as necessary
- Support residents in understanding their responsibilities to maintain their Dalton Care placement and prepare for future accommodation.
- To ensure all equipment in each property is in good working order, maintained in a clean and functional state of repair, and all maintenance, health and safety, and repair issues are documented and reported.
- Collaborate with residents to develop comprehensive move-on plans, identifying realistic options for their future housing needs.
- Providing support to ensure that individuals are able to maintain their tenancies, including debt/arrears management, anti-social behaviour resolution, and the issues that can arise from shared living.
- Liaise with different professionals and agencies to ensure the service users are receiving the support they require to achieve the most positive outcome.
- One property to work in rather than spread around.
- Key Skills, Experience and Knowledge:
- Ability to work with vulnerable adults with complex needs (such as substance misuse, physical health, mental health, seeking employment and housing support).
- Understanding of safeguarding.
- Understanding and Commitment to the Dalton Care Values.
- A positive and empathetic attitude towards individuals with challenging behaviours and a variety of different backgrounds.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships.
- Ability to develop person centred support and move on planning.
- Must have access to own vehicle, a full UK licence and will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, although being on the DBS update service will be preferred.
- Business insurance must be obtained to claim back mileage
Shifts include but not limited to:
- 1 mandatory weekend a month - 2 days off during the week would be taken when working the weekend.
- Working between the hours of 8:30am and 6pm
- Late evenings 6pm - 11pm
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Part time optional
Pay: From £25350 per year.
Expected hours: 20-37.5 hours per week
Experience:
- Supported Accommodation: 1 year (required)
- Working with vulnerable adults: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
- Enhanced DBS (preferred)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: On the road
Pay: From £25,350.00 per year
Physical Setting:
Shift:
Work days:
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Support: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
