Support Worker: Empower Homeless Individuals (Funded Training)

Blue Triangle; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Pension Options

Double pay for festive bank holidays

Long service awards

Fully funded SVQ3

Benefits platform with discounts

Inhouse training programmes

Gym discounts

Continuing Professional Development (s

Job summary

Blue Triangle in Hamilton, Scotland is seeking enthusiastic people to join our services supporting homeless individuals. As a Support Worker you will provide safe, secure, supported accommodation, offering practical and emotional support to help people achieve personal outcomes.

The role involves a rolling 8-week rota with day shifts, some weekends, and duties such as maintaining records, facilitating meetings, advocacy, and collaborative case management.

Qualifications

• This role requires genuine passion for helping people.
• Ideally 1 year of experience working with vulnerable people.
• Commitment to care practice per relevant standards.
• Ability to relate empathetically and respect independence.
• Ability to work flexibly and as a lone worker.
• Proficient with Microsoft or equivalent applications.
• SVQ level 2 or above; willingness to work towards SVQ 3.

Responsibilities

• work as part of a team providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for homeless people.
• support, review, monitor and evaluate through our case management system, to achieve a positive person-centred outcome for the people we work with in line with organisational, statutory and legislative requirements.
• maintain and update all recording systems and documentation in line with relevant policies, procedures and practice guidelines, including the occupancy agreement, within required timeframes.
• provide, plan and facilitate key work meetings, key work sessions, meetings, reviews and other internal/external meetings in conjunction with the person's support plan.
• provide general advocacy and advice to the people we support, including assistance to enable them to meet the conditions of their occupancy agreements.

Skills

Empathy

Flexibility

Independent worker

Microsoft Office

Education

SVQ level 2 or above

Job description

Blue Triangle in Hamilton, Scotland is seeking enthusiastic people to join our services supporting homeless individuals. As a Support Worker you will provide safe, secure, supported accommodation, offering practical and emotional support to help people achieve personal outcomes.

The role involves a rolling 8-week rota with day shifts, some weekends, and duties such as maintaining records, facilitating meetings, advocacy, and collaborative case management.