Community Wellbeing Worker
This is a Relief, Sessional/Relief vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The role
We’re looking for someone to work in our Wellbeing Support Service. You’ll be working closely with the Adult Social care team to support vulnerable customers to gain local community support to enable independent living in a place they call home. The role will include ad hoc or regular visits to people identified in the community as needing further support and complete tasks as requested. Examples of tasks might be checking homes are warm and safe, supporting customers to open and deal with correspondence, supporting customers to appointments, prompting medication and ensuring food is available. You will be supporting a range of clients including those with disabilities, physical health problems, dementia, substance misuse, mental health and neurodiversity.
Job requirements
- Providing an emergency food parcel from our own stock or a food bank whilst arranging long term support.
- Completing a partner referral form for a financial assessment.
- Carry out a holistic assessment with customers using an outcome star to assess eight different areas of their lives and complete an action plan to ensure they are happy, safe and well in their home.
- Connecting customers with community lounges to support their needs.
- Completing detailed accounts from the visits and recording any interventions, signposting and contact records.
- Reporting back into adult social care daily with notes from the visits.
- Raising a safeguarding where applicable.
What we’re looking for:
- Excellent communication skills, showing compassion and empathy.
- Understanding and respecting individual needs while providing personalised support in a positive and supportive manner
- Support worker experience is desirable but full training will be given.
- An aptitude for working with vulnerable and/or older people
- Ability to work under pressure and manage your daily tasks
- Excellent ICT skills
- Excellent administrative skills
- Excellent knowledge of local services including national and local charities
- Be educated to GCSE level.
- Be confident and resilient and able to problem solve and think quick on your feet, in this role you’ll face challenges, so you’ll need to be able to adapt.
- Be able to motivate yourself and work independently and plan your time effectively.
- Hold a full UK driving license with use of your own vehicle including business insurance.
- Carry out a DBS check.
Help us deliver expert support services to bring life back into people’s homes. Apply now!
We’ll be interviewing as we go so might close the application process early if we find the right person.
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Who we are
We’re part of Honeycomb Group, a team of social-minded brands championing happy homes in our region by providing services and support that help people across Staffordshire and its surrounding areas feel secure, connected and confident.
Revival is the local home improvement and support specialist, providing Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and surrounding areas trusted home repairs, improvements, adaptations, expert advice, and a range of friendly wellbeing support to ensure everyone is happy in a home they love.
Watch our video below to find out how our small actions can have a big impact to the lives of our customers.
Why choose us?
No matter what brand you're working with across the Honeycomb Group, you can trust us to look after you. Creating a happy home doesn't just apply to our customers, it applies to our staff too. That's why we offer:
Annual leave purchase scheme with two chances to join and boost your annual leave- you will also be entitled to time off for public holidays or paid days to take flexibly.
Keep fit and save money with our cycle to work scheme. Purchase bikes and equipment through your salary and save on tax and national insurance contributions.
We never shut the door
At Honeycomb Group we know that a Group full of people from diverse backgrounds and communities makes us better at what we do. This means building a more inclusive and diverse workplace and promoting equality for all regardless of what you look like, where you come from and who you love. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from everyone. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee because of race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or belief.
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