Support Coordinator

Creative Support Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support service provider in Manchester seeks a Support Coordinator to join their team supporting individuals with mental health needs. This role involves developing independent living skills and providing personal care, emotional support, and collaboration with families. Candidates must have strong communication and engagement skills, relevant experience, and access to a car. Flexibility to work evenings and weekends is essential. This position offers opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

Managerial training and qualifications

Personal and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting individuals with mental health needs.
• Access to a car is essential.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Develop independent living skills and community inclusion for service users.
• Identify activities to promote meaningful lifestyles.
• Provide personal care and emotional support to service users.
• Collaborate with others to maximize service user outcomes.
• Supervise staff to meet service user needs.
• Support service users with challenging behaviors.

Skills

Positive communication

Engagement skills

Assessment of needs

Proactive risk management

Job description

Do you have the commitment and positive values to make a difference to the lives of people living in Wythenshawe? We are looking for a caring, dynamic and highly motivated person to join the team as a Support Coordinator in our Fletcher Court & South Manchester Community Outreach services in Wythenshawe. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our well-established team, which supports individuals with mental health needs. You must have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional regard for the people we support. You will also have skills in the assessment of needs and proactive risk management, so that support planning for individuals demonstrates an active and fulfilling life with an emphasis on a 'can do' approach. Your role will include:

• Developing the independent living skills and community inclusion of service users
• Identifying and accessing activities with service user to promote valued and meaningful lifestyles
• Providing respectful personal care, emotional and practical support to service users
• Collaborating with service users, families, and the multi-disciplinary team to maximise service user outcomes
• Implementing Creative Support principles, policies, procedures and guidelines and ensuring that the service fulfils Manchester City Council (MCC) requirements
• Supervising and supporting staff to best meet service user needs and preferences
• Supporting service users with behaviour that challenges services and implement positive behaviour support

Experience is essential for this role, as is access to a car. You will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including evenings and weekends. This unique and challenging opportunity will provide you with provide you with an environment that offers personal and professional development. We will provide you with further managerial training and qualifications to best meet the needs of the service.