Job Title- Support Worker

Location- Bromsgrove

Salary- £20,721Pro Rata

Contract type- Permanent

Working hours- Full Time 37hr + Participation in a 24-hour on-call rota to meet the needs of the business and its clients. This comes with additional on-call payments

About us

GreenSquareAccord is one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England, we provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes older people`s residential care, Specialist dementia care, Mental health nursing and supported housing for people with learning disabilities, with over 25 years` experience in over 100 care schemes, providing three million hours of care each year – GreenSquareAccord provides a hugely rewarding place to work

About the Service

GreenSquareAccord has delivered offender-based services for over 60 years in the West Midlands. We are recognised as the leading organisation to support and house offenders in Bromsgrove. You will join a highly experienced and established Manager as part of the overall Bromsgrove Scheme. Our long-standing effective relationships with West Mercia Police and Probation Service helps us to continue to offer the very best tenancy related support to those involved in the criminal justice system.

In your new role, you will:

  • The post is based at the Bromsgrove accommodation project funded by Bromsgrove and Redditch Councils – offering tenancy related support to homeless ex-offenders. There will be opportunities to work in the community to support ex-offenders within their own tenancies.
  • Provide person centred support to our clients to resettle them back into the Community; leading to fulfilled lives, improved life choices, a reducing re-offending and promoting safer communities.
  • Take responsibility for completing all essential support tasks as a Support Worker whilst maintaining Professional Boundaries and Confidentiality.
  • You will ideally have:

  • Experience and relevant knowledge of the needs of ex-offenders and vulnerable people and how these needs can be met.
  • Confident to work within a small team as well as being a lone worker
  • Be proficient in using Microsoft Office packages and maintaining accurate written records.
  • A full Driving Licence and access to your own car is essential for this role
  • Requirement to participate in a 24-hour on-call rota to meet the needs of the business and its clients. This comes with additional on-call payments
  • Benefits

    In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes;

  • Be part of one of the most dynamic, innovative, and ambitious housing and social care organisations in the UK.
  • Pension scheme with contributions matched up to 6%
  • Access to Wage Stream a benefit which allows colleagues to access up to 30% of their earned wages. Wagestream isn`t a loan and there are no interest charges
  • Confidential support service with access to free counselling
  • Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
  • Career progression with opportunities to complete QCF Qualification
  • Specialist online care induction followed by additional support and training
  • A generous package of terms and conditions, including enhanced rates of pay for bank holidays and night shifts
  • Guaranteed contracted hours
  • Free DBS and uniform
  • £250 Refer a friend payment scheme
  • Access to Wage Stream a benefit which allows colleagues to access up to 30% of their earned wages. Wagestream isn`t a loan and there are no interest charges
  • All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.

    GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment, or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.

    Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a fully enhanced DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following offer.