Support Worker
Required via Venn Group
An excellent Support Provider in Bristol are recruiting for a Support Worker to join their team in providing support services to clients experiencing complex mental health issues
Location: Bristol
Contract duration: 3 Months temp to perm
Hours: 37 Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm
Rate: £12.52 via umbrella
Vacancy ref number: J61609 / 61764
Day to day responsibilities include:
- Produce, implement and review support plans in partnership with service users in line with agreed policies and procedures
- Liaise effectively with all agencies and other parties involved in service user’s support in order to deliver the support package including referrals to other support providers
- Identify, assess and manage risk to ensure risk is minimised
- Build and sustain relationships with service users to enable delivery of the support plan and to enable them to make informed decisions about their mental wellbeing, housing and support, maximising their independence and providing advocacy role where appropriate
- Contribute to initial assessments with guidance from Senior Worker
- Promote and facilitate service user involvement and inclusion within the organisation and the community
- Contribute to project work, development initiatives and implementation of policies and procedures with guidance from Team Manager and Senior Worker
- Manage caseload, documentation and time effectively, making best use of supervision, training and staff development
Essential criteria include:
- Proven experience of working with people with multiple needs (e.g. mental health, homelessness, alcohol/drug dependency, rough sleeping)
- Current enhanced DBS
- Driver with access to your own vehicle (Desirable)
To apply for this role or to find out about other Housing jobs, please contact Ashleigh Clarke or Paulo Davis from the Bristol Housing recruitment team on 0117 930 8760 or aclarke@venngroup.com
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.