Support Worker

Closing on: Dec 31, 2024

Support Worker

Locations: West Yorkshire, Batley, WF17

Reference: SCS289

Supply Care Solutions are a market-leading Medical, Social Care and Education recruitment consultancy, we offer a range of accredited services across the public sector, providing highly skilled, compliant professionals in all grades and specialties, including short, long term and permanent positions.

Type: Temporary, required ASAP until July 2026 on a roster basis

Pay: £12 per hour

Job Purpose:

  • To work alongside clients / families or children and young people (as appropriate) in a person centred way and help them to actively move towards living independently of services.
  • To assist clients / families or children and young people (as appropriate) with practical tasks based upon their needs and aspirations as identified in their support and safety plan.
  • To provide flexible support to clients / families or children and young people (as appropriate) based on their needs and aspirations as identified in their support and safety plan, ensuring they are able to meet their goals which help them to achieve their outcomes. 
  • To implement the client / families or children and young people (as appropriate) support and safety plan, as developed by the Support Coordinator and inform and contribute to support planning reviews and assessments through effective communication with the co-ordinator or line manager and client.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

  • Previous experience of providing support for vulnerable people.
  • Knowledge of housing issues affecting vulnerable people
  • Experience of housing management duties in a residential setting is desirable
  • Evidence of specialist qualification, skill, or interest in the area applied for including specific qualification / training to meet specialist service standards to meet regulatory requirements.
  • Excellent communication and inter-personal skills and an ability to remain calm under pressure.
  • Ability to motivate, encourage and support clients / families or children and young people (as appropriate) in developing daily living skills. –
  • Ability to demonstrate empathy whist maintaining appropriate boundaries. · Ability to cope with challenging behaviour/resistance in others.
  • Ability to recognise risk and implement safeguarding procedures and reporting where necessary
  • Ability to work alone initiative and to recognise when advice, support and more senior input is required/necessary
  • Ability to record and use information concisely and effectively.
  • Basic numeric, literacy and IT skills.

To apply for this role, we will require the following-

3 years references

DBS Enhanced applicant copy and online update service

RTW (UK Passport/BRP/Sharecode)

Photo ID

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Job Category: Housing
Contract Type: Temp
Job Location: West Yorkshire

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