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Housing Support Worker

companyThe Calico Group
locationStockport, UK
PublishedPublished: Published 4 days ago
Social care
Job summary

Thisrole plays an important part of the clients journey within our supportaccommodation schemes.

Byworking with a cohort of clients, the role supports clients to developindependent living skills, with an emphasis on maintaining recovery andwellbeing.

Theaim of the role is to help equip people to sustain tenancies in the communityand their long term recovery from substance misuse.

Main duties of the job

Working with a case load of clients

Completing assessments

Creating support plans and risk management plans

Recording accurate client information via a case management system

One to one and some group work with clients

Signposting to community services for wellbeing, training, education, benefitsand housing

Signpost to community recovery support groups

Supporting clients with move on process

Carrying out H&S checks within our properties

Supporting clients to increase independent living skills

Supporting clients to understand how to maintain future tenancies

Dealing with Anti-social behaviour

About us

This team offers a safe and welcomingenvironment for those people in need of supported housing. We deliver servicesacross Greater Manchester and Lancashire, and support people to gain the skillsto live independently and maintain their recovery.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Housing Support Worker based in Stockport, you will be responsible for supporting people to improve their independence and promoting positive change in their lives by encouraging and empowering a better quality of life, health and well-being. You will provide support to people in treatment covering ten outcome areas that have been found to be essential in supporting people to maintain a life free from drugs and alcohol. This will include advice and guidance around housing, life skills, finances, physical and mental health.

Job description
Job responsibilities

As a Housing Support Worker based in Stockport, you will be responsible for supporting people to improve their independence and promoting positive change in their lives by encouraging and empowering a better quality of life, health and well-being. You will provide support to people in treatment covering ten outcome areas that have been found to be essential in supporting people to maintain a life free from drugs and alcohol. This will include advice and guidance around housing, life skills, finances, physical and mental health.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of creating risk management plans and support plans with SMART goals
  • Experience of working towards quality assessment frameworks
Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Effective and Confident interpersonal and group communication skills.
  • Effective Time Management Skills. Activities you will carry out this role
  • Working with a case load of clients
  • Completing assessments
  • Creating support plans and risk management plans
  • Recording accurate client information via a case management system
  • One to one and some group work with clients
  • Signposting to community services for wellbeing, training, education, benefits and housing
  • Signpost to community recovery support groups
  • Supporting clients with move on process
  • Carrying out H&S checks within our properties
  • Supporting clients to increase independent living skills
  • Supporting clients to understand how to maintain future tenancies
  • Dealing with Anti-social behaviour
  • Ability to work independently in a safe and professional manner.
Desirable

  • Passion to make a difference to peoples lives.
  • Desire to learn and develop as a person and a professional.
  • Non-judgemental approach to communicating with those you come into contact with.
  • Resilience around dealing with change and challenging situations
Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualifications appropriate to the role (Care certificate/H&S Care NVQ level 3)
Person Specification
Experience

Essential

  • Experience of creating risk management plans and support plans with SMART goals
  • Experience of working towards quality assessment frameworks
Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Effective and Confident interpersonal and group communication skills.
  • Effective Time Management Skills. Activities you will carry out this role
  • Working with a case load of clients
  • Completing assessments
  • Creating support plans and risk management plans
  • Recording accurate client information via a case management system
  • One to one and some group work with clients
  • Signposting to community services for wellbeing, training, education, benefits and housing
  • Signpost to community recovery support groups
  • Supporting clients with move on process
  • Carrying out H&S checks within our properties
  • Supporting clients to increase independent living skills
  • Supporting clients to understand how to maintain future tenancies
  • Dealing with Anti-social behaviour
  • Ability to work independently in a safe and professional manner.
Desirable

  • Passion to make a difference to peoples lives.
  • Desire to learn and develop as a person and a professional.
  • Non-judgemental approach to communicating with those you come into contact with.
  • Resilience around dealing with change and challenging situations
Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualifications appropriate to the role (Care certificate/H&S Care NVQ level 3)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

The Calico Group
Address

Acorn Recovery Projects

130 Mile End Lane

Stockport

Cheshire

SK2 6BY

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