Community Wellbeing Worker

Glow; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Relief Support Worker to assist vulnerable individuals. The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication skills, empathy, and be able to work independently. Responsibilities include supporting clients in their homes and connecting them with necessary services. This role offers flexible working hours and a supportive environment for staff development.

Benefits

Discounted gym membership

Flexible working hours

Annual leave purchase scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Support worker experience is desirable but full training will be given.
• Hold a full UK driving license with use of your own vehicle including business insurance.
• Carry out a DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Support vulnerable customers in gaining community support.
• Complete tasks as requested to ensure customers' welfare.
• Report back into adult social care daily with notes from the visits.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Compassion and empathy

Excellent ICT skills

Excellent administrative skills

Understanding individual needs

Education

Educated to GCSE level

Job description

Salary £13.50 an hour

Location Stoke on Trent

Hours per week 0

Contract type Relief

This is a Relief, Sessional/Relief vacancy that will close in a month at 23:59 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.

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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

• A range of discounts at many high-street retailers and well-known brands.
• Discounted gym membership at our head office and access to our cycle to work scheme – save money on bikes and equipment.
• We offer flexible working, to help you manage your work-life balance.
• 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.
• We also give all staff 'My Day'. Whether it’s celebrating a birthday, spending time with family or just taking a day off to relax. You can use your My Day for anything that really matters to you.
• A commitment to your learning and development with a great onboarding experience, external events, conferences, coaching, training courses and support with professional qualifications.
• 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.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme gives you free access to 24-hour phone counselling support, health advice and legal advice, 365 days a year and face-to-face counselling options.
• Occupational Health services. Access to a range of services, including free eye tests and flu vaccinations.

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.