Support Worker (Women And Children) in Caddington

We pride ourselves on being a great place to work, where everyone feels fairly treated and enjoys their work in a welcoming and friendly environment. We are a not-for-profit housing association that has been providing affordable housing in Luton and South Bedfordshire since 1962. We currently have several fantastic opportunities for a support worker to help our hostel customers make the move to independent living. We firmly believe in proactively supporting our customers to improve their lives and we want to coach them to realise their goals, moving from supported housing to an independent way of life.

The Role

• You will carry out assessments of new customers, devise and implement support plans and risk management plans.
• Conduct regular coaching sessions and support the Service Managers.
• Participate in group and one-to-one intervention with customers of a specialist nature (e.g. CT informed interventions, motivational interviewing or harm minimisation interventions) where possible.
• Participate in reflective practice sessions regarding supporting customers with complex needs.
• Utilise your knowledge, skills and experience to recognise difficult or challenging resident situations, supporting colleagues to influence and bring about positive change to the customers' behaviour, ensuring that customers are fully informed of their rights and responsibilities.

There will be mandatory training to take part in during your induction, which takes place during the working day as a general rule, so you will need to be available for this. This role will be based at our mother and baby unit as well as our all-female hostel, therefore the role will be across multiple sites. A knowledge of safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children will be beneficial, although training will be provided.

The Person

• This position is only open to females due to the role and the genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9.
• The successful candidate will have experience working with vulnerable people within a customer-centred environment and will have an awareness of social issues such as homelessness, well-being, support services and affordability.
• You will be self-motivated, have excellent communication skills, be IT literate, a confident decision maker and highly organised, enabling you to plan and prioritise effectively.
• Ideally, you will have evidence of community-based work/voluntary work and have experience in the social care or housing-related sector.
• You will have a real passion for supporting and empowering others, with a non-judgemental approach.
• A full clean UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle for work purposes is preferred.

Please note, this role will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. If you welcome the challenge, and like to work in a collaborative and authentic way that gets results, we would love to hear from you. In return, we can offer various amazing company perks including 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, access to health plans, discounts and regular rewards.

Connect2Employment is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Employment is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.