Waking Night Support Worker - Chester

HAYS ,
Chester, Cheshire
Salary: £8.21 - £11.00 per hour

Overview

Waking night support worker needed in Chester area - support with homeless, drug and alcohol, mental health Your new company I am working with a number of homelessness services in the Chester area and am now looking for 2 waking night support workers to complete shifts on a temporary ad-hoc basis. We cover shifts each week in different locations depending on sicknesses, annual leave and unfilled vacancies. If you are looking for additional hours around your current role or want flexible work each week, then contact me now to discuss the opportunities. Your new role You will be supporting in various services in the area, primarily supporting those who are at risk of being homeless, those without secure accommodation and people sleeping rough. You will offer advice and signpost to relevant services. You will ensure safety of service users and support them to be independent. Some service users suffer from mental health conditions as well as have drug and alcohol dependency. You will be empathetic and someone they can trust and rely on. What you'll need to succeed I am looking for someone with empathy, someone who is organised and has a willingness to learn. For this role you will have an understanding of the issues affecting Homeless Customers and excellent communication skills. You will work collaboratively with colleagues, providing quality information, ensuring a positive Customer experience providing on site assurance and support. You will be solution focus and have an ability to problem solve issues and incidents involving the customers. Ideally you will drive although this is not essential. What you'll get in return Weekly pay Holiday pay Free DBS Free Training Dedicated Consultant Flexible Work to suit you £250 referral scheme What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89721846