Support Worker Vacancy waiting to be filled
Venn Group have been approached by a support organisation and would like to introduce the following position available
Position: Support Worker
Location: Dewsbury
Rate: £11.00-£12 PAYE inc holiday pay
Length: 2 months minimum
Hours: Full-time
The role will predominantly involve:
- Providing a comprehensive support service to various client groups aged 16-60 with various complex needs in a floating support setting
- Ensuring that all clients have an up-to-date support and risk management plan, and that assessments and support planning procedures place clients’ views at the centre
- Ensuring that the need and risk assessments encourage appropriate risk taking and discourage risk avoidance and that there is a balance between promotion of independence with effective risk management
- Setting agreed goals with clients in order from them to maintain their independence and worked with clients and other agencies where necessary to ensure they were achieved
- Advising clients of their benefit and welfare entitlement and offered advice and guidance on budgeting issues
- Signposting clients to relevant agencies to offer them the highest level of support
- Advocating on behalf of service users with various external agencies
- Ensuring that clients have the necessary means to maintain their tenancies and their independence
The successful candidate must have an Enhanced DBS
To find out more about this role or to apply please contact Kiera Power or Samantha Marshall on 0161 830 1830 or alternatively reply to this email with your up to date CV.
*Venn Group’s “Recommendation Scheme”: if you recommend a candidate who is subsequently placed by Venn Group (for a minimum of 2 weeks) you will be eligible for £25 worth of vouchers from a choice of high street organisations.