Outreach Support Worker

Alternative Futures Group ,
Wallasey, Merseyside
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Salary: £16,695.67 per annum - 39 hours p/w + perks/benefits/training

Overview

Being a Support Worker at AFG is a hugely rewarding role and could be your first step on a long and happy career in Health & Social Care. So, what does a Support Worker do? We have a vision to create a world where people control their lives. Here at AFG, we pride ourselves on helping the people we support to design, develop and ‘own’ the support they receive by planning this with them; we support people to make informed choices and increase their own independence; and we support people to maintain their own health, wellbeing and living environment. These principles are really important to us. Our Support Workers work in a variety of settings including community-based services (often supporting people in their own homes) to our Treatment & Recovery Centres. One thing that is common across all of our services is a focus on personalised support and tailoring our services to the needs and aspirations of the people we support with a diverse range of care needs (including Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Mental Health Concerns, Complex Care, Substance Misuse issues to name a few). We value the people that work with us… At AFG we recognise the contribution and value that our staff make. We would not be able to provide the life changing support that we do without people like you In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career and we provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development (including opportunities to undertake vocational qualifications) and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us. About you… There are a few things that we look for in all of our support workers; we would need you to… be a good communicator (verbally and in writing) be patient, confident and enthusiastic about caring for others be able to use your own initiative be able to work as part of a team have flexibility to work a varied shift pattern to provide 24-hour support share our AFG values We don’t ask for any other relevant training or a previous career in care as full training will be provided – you just need a willingness to learn and develop. As a ‘values based’ employer, the people that work for us genuinely care about the people they support, and we are seeking likeminded people to join our AFG family. If you are passionate about caring for others and have a real desire to make a positive difference to the lives of the people we support then we would love to hear from you. Now that we’ve told you about what it’s like to work for Alternative Futures Group, find out more about the vacancy Are you adaptable, flexible and proactive? We have vacancies covering patches across the Wirral area, supporting both males and females who live in their own homes. The people we support in the area have a wide range of different conditions which we support with such as learning disabilities, mental health needs, complex needs, physically disabled and some substance misuse issues. We have 40 services in the area such as supported accommodation and residential services in which we offer support in and the role of the Floating Support Worker is to work in services where we require additional staffing support during the week. The people we support have wide varying interests which include cooking and baking, going to the cinema, playing snooker, going on walks and various outdoor activities, supporting people to go to appointments, college and training sessions is also important within this role. They require support with finances, household chores, managing a tenancy, building social skills, health and hygiene needs, lifestyle skills, medication management, personal care and attending appointments. With this role requiring travel across parts of local communities, Floating Support Workers need to be able to drive and advantageously experienced to work with varying conditions as this role will cater to all the services in the local area. You must be willing to work flexible across the area and comfortable in going to services you may have not been to before. You also need to be flexible to work a range of different shifts which may include days, nights and weekends. In some cases you will be lone working however will liaise with an experienced and friendly existing staff team across the area when going to different services. Please note our Support Workers are contracted by area therefore flexibility is essential to work in other services where required. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89791802

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