Winchester, Hampshire
Home Group
Lead Support Worker Winchester, West Hampshire Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw) Pay £11.51 per hour (£22,500 pa), and great benefits including Health Cash Plan! Home, a place where you belong Want to be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to help change a customer s life for the better? As our Lead Support Worker, you ll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex mental health needs to develop their skills to live more independently in the community. You ll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations. Amazing we know! Our customers live in self-contained flats in our property close to the city centre, so we have the town just a few minutes walk away. We have parking on site, useful for popping to the shops on your break! Typical day as a Lead Support Worker (known by us as Coordinator) Creating support plans with your customers. Helping customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able. Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews. Cuppas, chats and catch ups. There s no rushing from one customer to the next here! Plenty of time to collaborate with colleagues too. Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You ll do that here, working for the 5th Great Place to Work in the UK! You ll bring Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working collaboratively with an eye for detail. We understand that not everyone has all the experience we d like so if you have a can do positive attitude and a zest for supporting people, the rest we can teach you! We d like experience of creating person-centred support plans and supporting colleagues to work to the plans. You ll have the ability to work using your initiative, remaining calm under pressure and have a resilient approach. If you re new to our sector, tell us about your transferrable skills in your cover letter. Our team You ll join Sarah, our manager, who describes herself as a cat lady, with two of her own Oscar and Charlie. You ll also join Jo who also has cats, but don t panic we welcome anyone without pets too! We re all super passionate about what we do, and a supportive bunch who like to share cheese and biscuits in team meetings. Job details Our service is open 8 till 8 Monday to Sunday so you ll be on a rota during these hours, but the good news is that as you re flexible for us to meet the needs of our customers, we try to be flexible with you to get the work life balance right! You re able to use technology for creating and updating support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues. You ll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that. A place where you belong Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. ! What s in it for you? 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30), the option to buy 5 more, a me day (to take off for whatever you fancy) and time off for volunteering too! Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more. Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us. We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us! Colleagues really matters to us, that s why we re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them. Learn more about our benefits on our website. Find out more Click APPLY NOW to see our , us and for . Sometimes we close a job early, so don t delay or you might miss out. Finally, do let us know if there s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process at