Community Support Worker

Are you a Support Worker looking for an exciting new role within an organisation committed to improving lives? Are you looking to develop your career within Supported Housing, and wanting to make a difference to our customers futures? If so, our Community Support Worker role at Paines Mill HRS could be the perfect job for you…

Longhurst Group is a leading housing Group across the Midlands & East of England, committed to enhancing communities and improving the lives of both our colleagues and customers. With a mission to provide quality, safe, affordable housing that build great foundations for our customers, our Supported Housing team are critical to providing young people (16-25) with a safe home to live, learn and thrive, and ultimately become empowered to fulfil their potential.

As a Community Support Worker, you will be responsible for listening, motivating, guiding and advocating for our young people – you’ll be helping to provide opportunities for a more independent and better life. With each in individual you will help them to make the link between housing, training, and employment, thus providing a steppingstone to independence. Our Community Support Worker role will enable you to help young people through helping them to gain a sense of identity and confidence to help them to progress towards gaining further education, training and/or employment. Further responsibilities are listed below:

• Act as key worker for individuals, writing and maintaining safety and support plans where required.
• Build and maintain relationships with individuals and external agencies to encourage general wellbeing and social interaction.
• Ensure that individuals are supported in understanding and managing their tenancy, maximizing their income, paying their rent and utilities, reporting repairs, and using available facilities.
• Promote the involvement of customers in all aspects of the service.
• Help the customers understand the responsibilities of holding a tenancy – particularly with respect to keeping the property in a clean and tidy state, not causing a nuisance to neighbours and paying rent. Encourage the customer to take their medication as directed by their GP in promoting positive emotional and physical well-being.

Our Community Support Worker role position is a based at our Paines Mill / St Neots HRS contracted to 37 hours per week, split across a 7-day rota (including weekends and evenings).

This is a hugely exiting time to join Longhurst Group – not only are we continuously striving to achieve better results for our customers, but the Social Housing sector is at a crucial point with new measures, legislations and standards coming into effect imminently. Our Community Support Worker opportunity will help to improve the lives of young people, whilst providing you the opportunity to develop your career within Supported Housing. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment that values your contributions, along with access to ongoing professional development opportunities, ensuring your skills remain at the cutting edge of the industry.

If you’re a dynamic, motivated and forward-thinking individual looking to help our young people improve their lives then please get in touch for further information, or apply now for immediate consideration.

What you receive from us

• Up to 26 days annual leave (Pro rata based on contracted hours)
• Life Cover of three times your annual salary (as part of pension scheme membership)
• Membership of our Health Care Cash Plan including Employee Assistance programme and DoctorLine
• Access to a range of discounts, including Blue Light and B&Q Tradepoint Cards
• Free access to financial education service, supporting with personalised financial information on a range of topics such as mortgages, retirement planning, pensions, saving and investments, insurance and will writing
• Free Eye Tests
• Free flu vaccinations
• Investment in your personal development through our extensive learning and development opportunities.
• Professional subscription for membership fees relating to your role, paid for by us
• Family friendly, carers leave plus other paid leave
• Long Service Awards
• Carers Networking Group and resources to support Unpaid Carers

How to apply

Please click “apply” today to upload your CV detailing your employment history.

Please note, if this vacancy receives a high number of applicants, we reserve the right to close the advert and application window early.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time - all speculative CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

Vetting Requirements

The important things - We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK. All shortlisted candidates will need to verify eligibility to work in the UK at interview. Original proof must then be provided by day one upon successful candidature).

Naturally working with our customers we need to complete pre-employment checks before you join us. This role is conditional upon receipt of two satisfactory references (one from your current employer). We also need you to tell us what you have been up to as a minimum over the past 5 years in terms of employment history. We recognise, welcome and support that everyone’s employment history is unique and can be different. This could include carer duties, travel, seeking work, education, employment, training, or volunteering.

We are committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of adults with care and support needs and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a DBS Check.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Longhurst Group is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues and as part of our commitment we are an Employer for Carers and would welcome your application if you have additional unpaid caring responsibilities.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Longhurst Group.