Lead Support Worker

Salary £27,500 (£14.06 per hour) plus 34 days leave (rising to 39) and health cash plan worth over £1140

Temporary (12 months – possibility of extension), Full time (37.5 hpw), Mon-Fri, some occasional weekends

Leicester

We can’t offer a CoS for this role

Home, a place where you belong

We’re brilliant at what we do, and we look after each other just as much as we support our customers. If you’ve ever felt like just a number in your current job, this could be the change you’ve been waiting for.

You’ll help people with complex needs live more independently, where no two days are the same. One moment you’re helping someone take a big step towards their goals, the next you’re supporting them through life’s everyday ups and downs.

What you’ll do

• Support planning / risk management to deliver person-centred support. We do not provide personal care. We provide housing related support.

• Balance support, safeguarding, admin and meetings while guiding colleagues and managing caseloads

• Support Customers with daily tasks like budgeting, cooking and attending appointments

• Work with multi-agency teams to safeguard and empower our customers

• Help customers build independence and prepare for their move-on into the community

Why join us

This is more than a job – it’s a place where you feel valued. With our learning and development offer, and support from friendly colleagues, you’ll make a real difference every day! If you’re ready to leave behind the ordinary, do something that really matters. Be part of one of the UK’s Great Places to Work!

You have

• Passion and experience in supporting others ideally in a supported housing setting

• Knowledge of substance misuse, mental health, welfare benefits, homelessness

• Experience assessing referrals and coordinating support

• The ability to work under your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach

• Leicester substance misuse service - Supporting individuals with substance misuse issues, housing related support and mental health. You'll be based at Unity House with the rest of the team but will be working with our floating support customers who live in the community.

Stronger together

We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!

The practical bits

• 37.5 hours managing your own caseload. you’ll mainly work core hours between 9am and 5pm with flexibility built in as this role is dependent on the customers’ needs

• You need an Enhanced with barring list (we pay)

• Ideally have a vehicle insured for business use (and a license!), we’ll pay for any business mileage

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave, rising to 39 (this includes bank holidays and a “me day”)

• Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more

• Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)

• Instant pay access with Stream

• 800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Support Coordinator Job Description, (what we call the role internally!)find out about us, for help to applyandour benefitsRoles can close early, so don’t wait.

For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk.

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