Assistant Support Worker (Relief) in Rochdale

• Part time (0 hour contract – working over 7 days, your availability can be agreed)
• Based in Rochdale

• Salary of £13.45 per hour
• Permanent role
• Part time (0 hour contract – working over 7 days, your availability can be agreed)
• Based in Rochdale

The role

The post holder will provide support to service users at our projects. You will need to be able to work sympathetically with service users who have been homeless and have complex needs. You will work to empower service users, actively engaging them with the community and helping them to support each other, to develop resilience, to live independently and to be an asset to the community. You may be required to work on a rota basis.

The right fit

• You’re able to assess needs to plan and deliver effective, stimulating and dynamic support.
• You can develop service user, volunteer and community involvement as well as work in enabling way including facilitating group activities.
• You have demonstrable organisational skills to: plan and manage your own workload, keep accurate records and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with interpersonal skills.
• You can work effectively as a team.
• Ability to use training, supervision and other feedback to improve performance.
• You’re able to manage risk appropriately and can ensure that procedures are followed.

Who We Are

Petrus provides support services for people facing homelessness or in housing need. We are a charitable organisation and deliver both drop in and residential services in Rochdale and Oldham.

We believe people should have access to safe, secure, quality housing. We help people to develop skills, independence and make positive choices. We believe collaboration with other agencies and organisations is key to creating a world where everyone has a safe place to live.

Petrus is part of The Regenda Group; we work in places where we can make a difference and operate across the housing and construction sector, in care and support, and in education, training and careers.

What We Offer

Petrus really is a great place to work – and you don’t have to just take our word for it! We’re accredited by Best Companies for our ‘world class’ levels of staff engagement and have been consistently named as one of the Best Companies to Work For in the North West.

We can offer you a working environment where you can enjoy yourself, develop yourself and be yourself and where you really can make a difference to people’s lives.

We also offer a fantastic reward and benefits package which includes:

• A range of flexible working options.
• 25 days paid annual leave each year (rising to 27 days after three years) in addition to 8 bank holidays.
• 6 additional days for volunteering.
• 5% Employers Contribution to the Pension Scheme.
• £250 annual ‘Live and Learn’ allowance to spend on learning any new skill.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes.
• Employee Assistance Programme and health and wellbeing initiatives
• A wide variety of exciting learning and development opportunities.
• Interest free loans to assist with the purchase of computer equipment and travel season tickets.
• Monthly staff lottery scheme.

"We regenerate places and create opportunities for people"

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

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