Scheme Support Officer
We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a passionate and motivated individual to join our supported housing service in Cardiff on a Part-time (30hrs), permanent basis. Janner House & Teal Street provides support to 20 male individuals who have an offending history.
What is great about the role?
The service provide temporary supported accommodation for adults who are 18+, motivated to change and willing to engage with solutions focused housing related support. The service supports people to develop the key skills needed to prevent homelessness, improve financial capability and to develop the skills to settle in the community and achieve positive progression.You will play an essential part of our team where you’d be required to work in the project and in the community - supporting people in their own homes.
As a Scheme Support Officer You will assist the Project Workers in delivering support to those accessing our service who are working toward realistic goals around independent living, confidence-building, training and employment opportunities and their overall health and wellbeing.The aim of our service is to provide a helping hand to those who have previous criminal offenses and are working toward a fresh introduction into society.
Your day will consist of:
Work with people to truly make a difference in their lifeUse your skills and talents to engage with people
Support people to achieve their potential
Develop your networking skills by working in partnership with external agencies
Encourage community engagement
Our aim is to ensure we equip these individuals with the knowledge and tools they need to live independently. This is a challenging role, and you will be faced with complex behaviours and needs, including alcohol misuse, mental health, substance misuse and anti-social and offending behaviour.You will work with a range of different personalities and behaviours so you will need to be able to adapt your approach to engage with a diverse cliental.
Who we are looking for:
Car owner with current driving licence – desirableAbility to work with and build rapport with vulnerable and disadvantaged people and to provide support and advice appropriately
Ability to work well within a team
Ability to prioritise tasks and manage own workload with minimal supervision
Relevant experience or transferable skills
Demonstrate the right attitudes in line with Pobl values
IT Literate
Ability to deal with challenging and emergency situations
Good communication skills
To be a great Scheme Support Officer, you don’t always need previous experience or qualifications. Awareness of issues faced by people at risk of homelessness would be extremely useful in the role.
Our values are positive, connected and considerate. At Pobl, you will share these values and be motivated to work in an environment that is driven by them.
What are the pay and benefits?
Part-time (30hrs), Permanent.The salary for this position is £23,376.60 (FTE) plus £51.11 for sleep-ins.
You will work on a 6 week rolling rota which would involve: Days and 1 sleep-in per week (additional payment of £51.11 for each sleep-in shift)
26 days holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays (Pro Rata)Training and progression opportunities
Pension scheme
Sick Pay
Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
Time for Talking – a free counselling service
Pobl Wellbeing Team
Long Service Awards
Mileage Paid at 45p per mile