Enablement Coordinator

Gloucestershire County Council; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5

Local Government Pension Scheme

Training and workshops

Clear career progression

Staff discount scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Cycle to Work salary

Employee networks

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking two full-time Enablement Coordinators for the Supported Accommodation Service under the Mental Health Social Work Service. The roles are fixed-term for 12 months and focus on building daily living skills, promoting choice, tenancy sustainment and community links within a supported living setting.

You will provide person-centred support, assess needs, contribute to support planning and work with partners to help people move toward independent housing and

Qualifications

• Experience of working with individuals who need support to achieve outcomes, particularly independent living, wellbeing or tenancy sustainment.
• Evidence of good interpersonal skills and ability to build positive working relationships with people using the service, colleagues and partner agencies.
• Awareness of the UK benefits system would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, person-centred support to individuals living in supported accommodation.
• Support planning and collaboration with housing providers, health professionals and community partners to ensure coordinated, effective support.
• Assist people to develop skills and confidence to manage day-to-day living and maintain accommodation.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Equivalent Health and Social Care qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We have two full-time Enablement Coordinator positions available within our Supported Accommodation Service in the Mental Health Social Work Service. These posts are fixed term for 12 months. The Supported Accommodation Service works with adults with mental health needs who require support to live safely and as independently as possible in their accommodation. The service focuses on building daily living skills, promoting choice and control, supporting tenancy sustainment, and helping people to connect with their community and wider support networks, within a supported living environment. The overall goal of the service is to support people to move into independent housing. As an Enablement Coordinator, you will provide practical, person-centred support to individuals living in supported accommodation. You will work alongside people to identify their strengths, goals and support needs, helping them to develop the skills and confidence needed to manage day-to-day living, maintain their accommodation, and increase their independence. You will gather and record information clearly and accurately, contribute to support planning, and work collaboratively with colleagues, housing providers, health professionals and community partners to ensure people receive coordinated and effective support. It is a legal requirement under the Immigration Act 2016 that anyone appointed to a customer-facing role must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them while balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of remote and office working. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received. If you are an internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010, it is not currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.

• A disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
  Are you passionate about supporting people with mental health needs to build confidence, maintain their accommodation, and live as independently as possible? Then we would love from you!, In the Supported Accommodation Service, we understand the importance of relationship-based support and the difference this can make to people's independence, wellbeing and recovery. To join us, you must have:
• a NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, Community Work, or equivalent qualification, or equivalent Health and Social Care experience
• training related to Health and Social Care
• experience of working with individuals, ideally in a mental health setting, who need support to achieve outcomes, particularly around independent living, wellbeing, housing or tenancy sustainment
• evidence of good interpersonal skills, including the ability to build positive working relationships with people using the service, colleagues and partner agencies
• good IT skills, specifically Microsoft Office and an ability to use and learn in-house systems.
• awareness of the UK benefits system would be desirable.
• Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. Read more about our values on our website. If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.
• Enchanting Cotswold villages, picturesque countryside backdrops, and a never-ending selection of exciting days out, attractions and events; Gloucestershire really does have something for everyone. Gloucestershire is the perfect place to live and work with a great mix of rural and city locations. Find out more about living and working in Gloucestershire. Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care works with Three Conversation approach, a model that re-emphasises focus on people, their strengths and the networks and community around them. This is known here in Gloucestershire as Make The difference.
• Gloucestershire County Council provides the following rewards package in return for your hard work:
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to training and workshops so you can develop your skills
• Clear career progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally
• Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• GCC's Cycle to Work Salary
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.