Support Worker

Sefton; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Liverpool seeks a Support Worker to join their outreach service. This role focuses on promoting health and wellbeing, providing emotional support, and fostering community connections for those experiencing mental health challenges. Ideal candidates will possess strong values of empathy and dedication, alongside effective problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays

Employer’s contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) scheme

Qualifications

• Driver essential with access to own vehicle.
• Experience in support work preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with emotional and practical needs.
• Facilitate community connections and promote independence.
• Assist with personal care and complete risk assessment.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Problem-Solving

Teamwork

Job description

Job Reference: 25/33

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £23,870.55 per annum

Bases in: Merseyside

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (including some additional weekends on a rota basis).

Driver essential with access to the own vehicle: A full UK driving
licence required and mileage can be claimed for travelling between visits (45p
per mile) providing you have business insurance included within your current
policy.

Benefits:
25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays, employer’s contributory
pension scheme, EAP scheme and other generous benefits.

About
us

Imagine Independence is a leading third sector
organisation, passionate about supporting people with mental illness,
neurodiversity, learning disabilities, and behaviours that challenge to live as
part of their community. Imagine exists to challenge the stigma that having a
mental illness or learning disability still brings. Imagine supports people to
live meaningfully by nurturing their individuality and recognising the power of
small steps.

Do you want to become
part of this amazing organisation? If you have a passion for providing
high-quality support and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear
from you!

The Role

As a Support Worker, working within our Liverpool
Outreach service, you will help to promote the health and wellbeing of those
you support. This will include providing practical and emotional support;
supporting people to connect with their communities, developing skills and
confidence and promoting independence. We are looking for individuals with
values which align to ours, who are highly motivated and committed to enriching
the lives of people we support.

As an outreach support worker you will be lone
working daily, visiting individuals within their own homes or in the local
community to provide support visits, in line with their agreed support plan and
funded hours. However you will have daily support from the senior support
worker, who will link in daily offering advice and support. As well as contact
with your colleagues when needed. There will be opportunity to meet with the
wider outreach team for team meetings on a quarterly basis.

Job Description

The main duties of the role are to:

Under the guidance of the Senior Support
Worker and Service Manager
* Be allocated a weekly rota of support visits, as well as
weekend rolling rota (averages every 6th weekend). These hours will be provided
at least 3 weeks in advance. (there may be times when Support Workers are
required to work within alternative Accommodation services.)
* Take part in helping people draw up their person-centred
plan and follow the agreed action plan
Work in partnership with others to allow independence of
choice
* To act with integrity and to identify opportunities to
celebrate achievements to allow a positive, respectful and trusting
relationship to grow
* Support people to improve their confidence and self esteem
* Support people to make informed choices around a healthy
lifestyle including physical health and improving self-care
* Support people to manage their own physical, mental health
and wellbeing in a positive manner
* Support people to meet their leisure, work, social, emotional
and spiritual needs
* Support people to access the community and taking part in
community activities
* Support people to manage finances to meet domestic
responsibilities and personal aspirations
* Provide advice and support with domestic tasks and practical
issues such as dealing with neighbours and keeping their house clean
* Support people to access other services
* Support people who may have alcohol and/or drug issues
* Support people to maintain the safety and security of their
home
* To prompt individuals and undertake personal care duties as
required.
* To write up and record activities undertaken
* To complete risk assessment in accordance with Imagine’s
policy and procedure
* To report any significant change in an individual’s health,
behaviour or wider situation to a manager and liaise with clinical teams.
* To attend, as appropriate, case conferences, reviews etc.
* Will be required to complete sleep over shifts as part of an
agreed rota (sleep overs are allocated in advance)

Imagine
is a values-based recruiter and so it will be seeking to ensure that the
successful candidate will align with the following:
* Meaningful Living: Using empathy to bring together diverse
people and resources, to put the everyday within reach of everyone.
* Nurturing Individuality: Creating conditions that support
people to be true to themselves and express their truth.
* Focused Dedication: Showing up each day hungry to do our
best to learn and develop. We never give up on people.
* Challenging Ideas: Keeping our efforts real and centred on
what matters most, we do not settle for the ordinary when better is possible.
* Generous Sharing: Giving of ourselves, our experiences and
knowledge, to promote and provide a great service.

For
an initial chat, please contact Ashleigh Halvorsen (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm).

To download the full job description and person
specification and application form, please visit our website:https://www.imagineindependence.org.uk/work-with-us/ .

Application
forms are to be returned no later than
the closing date/time either by email to [e-mail] post to 25 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BQ.

An enhanced DBS will be required for
this post.

Closing date for applications: Monday 23rd June 2025
at 9.00 AM.

Interviews will take place: 27th June
and 30th June 2025.

Imagine reserves the right to close the
vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Imagine aims to be an equal opportunities
employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.