Independent Living Support Worker

4Recruitment Services; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a passionate Independent Living Support Worker for a young people's service in Cumbria. The role involves supporting customers in achieving independence, organizing support plans, and ensuring their well-being. Candidates should have experience in care environments and be ready to work flexibly on a rota.

Benefits

24-hour one-on-one specialist consultancy support

Employee Benefits Programme

Dedicated payroll support

Qualifications

• Understanding of barriers faced by vulnerable and diverse customer groups.
• Experience of delivering structured support and risk management.
• Competent administrative and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading on co-producing bespoke support and move-on plans.
• Engaging customers to meet agreed outcomes and develop life skills.
• Supporting customers to be financially independent through budgeting plans.

Skills

Knowledge of psychological or trauma-informed approaches to support

Experience of working in challenging environments

Knowledge of current benefit systems

Experience of working in a care and support environment

Job description

Support Worker Independent Living Cumbria

Are you a passionate Independent Living Support Worker looking for your next role? 4Recruitment Services are currently recruiting for an Independent Living Support Worker for a young people's service in Cumbria.

Umbrella Rate: GBP13.00 - GBP16.00 per hour

Information on the Role: Successful candidates will be offered 37.5 hours per week, must have previous experience, and be willing to work on the client’s rota.

What you will be doing:

• Leading on co-producing bespoke support and move-on plans, involving key stakeholders (e.g., family/other support providers), where appropriate.
• Organizing and carrying out regular planned reviews of support and risk plans or following an incident/significant change in a customer’s circumstances.
• Engaging customers to meet agreed outcomes and develop life skills.
• Assisting customers with day-to-day support and tenancy-related matters.
• Identifying and promoting opportunities for employment, education, and training, and supporting customers to remove barriers to accessing these opportunities.
• Signposting customers to appropriate external support services, including interventions such as food banks and other community resources.
• Supporting customers to be tenancy-ready to enable successful move-on.
• Supporting customers to be financially independent through budgeting plans and maximizing income.
• Supporting and monitoring customers’ healthcare needs, ensuring appropriate contact with healthcare professionals.
• Empowering customers to move towards self-management of their medication by following the medication procedure.
• Leading on support initiatives including group work.
• Ensuring the safety of our customers by following local safeguarding procedures, recognizing and acting on any significant risk, and escalating appropriately.
• Recording and updating clear, factual, accurate, strengths-based customer information on the local or appropriate digital platform.

Skills & Professional Characteristics needed:

• Knowledge of psychological or trauma-informed approaches to support.
• Experience of working in challenging environments with the ability to plan, prioritize, and organize tasks to achieve results.
• Knowledge of current benefit systems.
• Experience of working in a care and support environment.

Essential Requirements:

• An understanding of the barriers faced by vulnerable and diverse customer groups and individuals with complex needs.
• Experience of delivering structured support and risk management.
• Being a team player with a caring, empathetic, flexible, and resilient, can-do attitude.
• Previous experience in positively resolving incidents.
• Demonstrating initiative and confidence to make and act on decisions.
• Competent administrative and IT skills (to produce reports and other communications).

What we offer:

• 24-hour one-on-one specialist consultancy support within your geographical area.
• 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme.
• Our dedicated payroll support to ensure you receive full benefits of your payment.

Recruitment is conducted in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

To discuss this vacancy in further detail or inquire about other vacancies, please contact our team at (phone number removed) or email (url removed).