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Outreach Support Worker - Adults
About the Liverpool Outreach team
Our support workers, operating within the adult service, provide personalized 1:1 support to all our service users.
Our dedicated support workers conduct meaningful independence sessions with each service user, focusing on preparing them for independent living. These sessions cover essential aspects such as financial management, property maintenance, and guidance on employment-seeking, tailored to the unique needs of each individual.
You will be providing both practical and housing related support to adults in our properties, across the Liverpool region. It involves multi-agency work and would suit anyone who has a desire to help others to achieve important life and housing related skills to take forward to their permanent homes.
Due to the areas this role covers a car driver with a vehicle is essential.
About you
The ideal candidate will be passionate about this sector, looking to make a difference with our service users and will be looking for a challenging but rewarding role.
Essential
- Previous experience supporting (not care work) people, families or young people to gain independence.
- Experience with complex case working including mental health and challenging client groups
- Must hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle insured for business use.
- Must be prepared to travel throughout Liverpool
- Thorough knowledge of safeguarding adults
- Have or be willing to work towards an NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification.
- Computer literate
- Good interpersonal skills
Key Duties:
· Managing a caseload of Service Users we care and support for, helping to build independent living skills
· Liaising with relevant professionals such as Social Workers, Healthcare practitioners and the Police
· Writing detailed reports which assess a service user's independent living skills
· Completely weekly inspections of Service User's properties
· Support with accessing and maintaining education/employment
· Promote physical, mental and emotional well-being, de-escalating challenging situations when they arise
· Signposting to appropriate services as required, including mental health, drug rehabilitation services, counselling and education
Please see the youtube link "Day in the life of a support worker" for an overview on Bedspace Outreach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjlN9TGBweo
At Bedspace, we are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and the people we care for and support in our work. As part of our recruitment, selection, and appointment processes we conduct a range of vetting checks including Enhanced DBS and reference checks, to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and those we care for and support are appointed.
Please note that at present Bedspace is unable to provide sponsorships.
About Bedspace
We are Bedspace. Our mission is simple - to transform the lives of the people we care for and support. Our team of 300+ people work to provide housing and support packages to our service users in asylum, young people leaving care, adults in social care and homeless families and individuals. 2024 sees us celebrate our 25th anniversary, during which time we’ve supported over 17,000 people to transform their lives.