Graduate Support Worker - Social Care & Skills Development

Depaul; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Depaul offers a ThisSupport Worker-Graduate Programme designed to grow your professional skills and enable you to make a difference in residents’ lives. You will join a multi-disciplinary team that uses holistic approaches to support service users with care, dignity and harm-reduction principles.

The role follows a 7-day week rota and provides graduates with experience across key worker sessions, direct service user work and project administration as part of a structured twelve-month programme.

Qualifications

• Qualification in the Social Care field (Social Care, Psychology, Social Science, Criminology or Community Development)
• Understanding of why people become homeless and the supports offered in homeless services
• Good communication skills and computer literacy
• Knowledge and understanding of Depaul's vision, mission and values
• Ability to work shifts
• Relevant experience within the Community and Voluntary sector

Responsibilities

• Encourage and support service users to develop skills in managing their daily living
• Maintain tidiness, cleanliness and hygiene in communal areas with residents and the team
• Encourage residents to maintain their own environment
• Attend key worker sessions with service users as required
• Assist residents with personal monies and service charge payments as needed
• Carry out project administration tasks (petty cash, statistics, invoices, records, files)
• Ensure Health and Safety standards per Depaul policies
• Attend and participate in team meetings and staff days
• Participate in ongoing graduate programmes and events

Skills

Good communication

Computer literacy

Education

Social Care / Psychology / Social Science / Criminology / Community Development

Job description

Depaul offers a ThisSupport Worker-Graduate Programme designed to grow your professional skills and enable you to make a difference in residents’ lives. You will join a multi-disciplinary team that uses holistic approaches to support service users with care, dignity and harm-reduction principles.

The role follows a 7-day week rota and provides graduates with experience across key worker sessions, direct service user work and project administration as part of a structured twelve-month programme.