Support Worker – Supported Housing

Midland Heart now has a fantastic opportunity for a Support Worker to join our Supported Living service at our South Road House, Birmingham scheme.

Title: Support Worker
Location: South Road House, Birmingham
Hours: 39 Hours per Week (Full Time)
Salary: £17,682 per annum

South Road House is a supported housing scheme for single men over the age of 21 who have additional support needs. The service has 27 bed spaces and offers Supporting People funded housing related support to enable people to move towards and achieve independent living. We undertake a comprehensive risk and needs assessment with each customer to provide appropriate support and address individual needs and identify the most appropriate move on options.

As a Support Worker you are responsible to provide a high quality support service to all customers in identified areas of need. Providing the support enables them to maintain their accommodation and a view onto moving to sustained independent living. You will need to identify problems and needs to work with customers and colleagues to provide appropriate and innovative solutions. While supporting customers you will also provide housing related support which will be delivered based on the current eligibility criteria and evidence all work which is completed through clear documentation.

We are looking for people who:

• Have a passion for caring for vulnerable people with high quality care
• Have experience with all types of communication with a variety of customers
• Have a high understanding of homelessness and how they could be addressed

In return we offer:

• Free disclosure and Barring Service check
• A competitive salary which is regularly reviewed and benchmarked with the market
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays rising to 30 days after qualifying period
• Company pension 
• Childcare vouchers
• Shopping & leisure discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Regular tailored training & personal development plans

Closing date: 4 June 2017

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply Now' button to be directed to our website where you can download the role profile and complete the application form.

We reserve the right to close the job before the advertised closing date if deemed necessary.

If you are a disabled candidate and require a hard copy pack or a different format, for example large print, this can be arranged

All successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure Barring Service check and costs will be met by Midland Heart.

Please do read the role profile before you begin your application.
CVs will not be considered, so please complete the application form in full.

Midland Heart aspires to be a digital organisation that minimises its impact on the environment. Wherever possible, we will conduct transactions digitally rather than by paper and ask that current and future employees share this commitment. Where required, we will support colleagues to be digitally enabled.

No agencies please.