Enablement Support Worker

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The required approach is strengths-based, individual to each person they support, and will involve working closely with the friends and family of their service users to achieve the best possible outcomes.

• Conduct home assessments for the people they support in a 1-to-1 capacity, followed by six monthly or twelve monthly reviews.
• Deliver support within community based settings across the city.
• Deliver Life Skills Education Courses and Technology Skills Courses.
• Support their enablement contract with defined KPIs and outcomes, and provide ongoing monitoring and impact reporting.
• Build and manage relationships with external partners and local authority referrals to meet project outcomes and ensure service standards.
• Refer those who require additional support to external partners and the Low Vision team.
• Keep up to date with relevant legislation and best practice.
• Provide and support a comprehensive training program for Enablement volunteer champions and other supporting volunteers.

Assist in supervising and promoting development of volunteers, ensuring they work in line with best practice and organisational policies.

• Organised individual, capable of managing a complex and varied workload within a busy environment.
• The ability to motivate and engage with a variety of people in varied settings will be a significant advantage.
• Creative person with a “can do” attitude
• High level of interpersonal skills necessary with an ability to establish and sustain trust.
• A team player passionate about developing services that make lives better.
• A positive, outgoing and confident approach, and well versed in identifying risk, understanding and responding to the differential impact that stigma, inequality and discrimination can have on communities and groups.

• Experience of undertaking assessments and developing support plans in line with identified needs.
• An understanding of person-centered principles, and the ability to implement person-centered practices into the day to day role.
• Experience and the ability to confidently present in group settings.
• An understanding of how to provide quality support to people with sight loss or a disability.
• Experience of leading, managing and supervising volunteers.
• An understanding of a CRM system such as Charity Log.
• Understanding of support services provided by the third sector and other organisations in Birmingham.
• Up-to-date knowledge of legislative frameworks and key issues relevant to the post.
• Level 2/3 in Health & Social care.
• Minimum of 5 GCSES (A*-C/9-4).Benefits:
• 28 days leave per year including bank holidays, plus additional concessionary days.
• Robust pension scheme options
• Life assurance worth 4x annual salary
• Subsidised lunch
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to employee discounts via Blue Light CardREF-216 907