Job Description

The Role:
You will be supporting clients in the community, by visiting them in their own homes to support well-being; encouraging activities such as drop-in activities in community centres, attending medical appointments, and encourage/ support people to engage in social inclusion activities.

You will work with clients in their own homes, ensuring they are supported in taking medication, assisting them in a variety of activities of daily living, and provide emotional support, reporting any concerns to the manager of the service.

Responsibilities:
1. To develop warm and trusting relationships with service users to encourage them to express their needs, views and concerns.

2. To respect the service user's right to privacy and to ensure that their dignity is maintained at all times.

3. To work in a person centred and anti-discriminatory manner, ensuring that service users rights and entitlements are respected.

4. To be flexible and responsive to the needs of service users as directed by their Individual Support Plans.

5. To advise and support identified service users in all aspects of managing their tenancy and maintaining the safety, hygiene, and comfort of their home.

6. To promote the service user's self-esteem and enable them to express their preferences and make choices and decisions.

7. To enhance the confidence and coping abilities of service users through encouragement and positive feedback. To enable service users to develop skills in planning and self-organisation and to encourage them to maintain appointments and commitments.

8. To advise, encourage and support service users so as to maximise their self-care and independent living skills.

9. To support service users in paying rent, budgeting, and managing their finances and to ensure that they are able to maximise their income by liaising with Welfare Rights agencies.

10. To support service users in meeting their cultural and spiritual needs and in expressing their personal identity.

11. To encourage service users to identify their strengths and interests and to support service users in accessing social, leisure, education and work activities. To promote the personal development of service users through developing support plans which outline goals and aspirations for the future.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract

Pay: 12.82-13.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10 - 20 per week

Benefits:

Additional leave Company pension Cycle to work scheme Free parking On-site parking
Work Location: In person