Welfare Officer

3 weeks ago


Bradford, United Kingdom Mears Housing Full time

Welfare Officer - York postcode areas

Salary - £27,000.00 + company car
- Hours - Full time - Monday to Friday 40 hours between 8am - 6pm + Out of hours_

Mears Housing Management is a successful business within Mears Group PLC, having grown in 5 years to a nationally based management business with 12,000 homes and contracts with 50 Local Authorities and Central Government. We house many people in housing need who would otherwise be living in costly and inappropriate accommodation and as such we have a strong social pursue in everything we do. Our red thread runs through everything we do and we want people who share our values to help us continue to deliver customer focused services and innovatively push the boundaries of the sector. We empower our people to lead by example, taking ownership and responsibility to work to the best of their abilities and effectively collaborate with colleagues and partners to exceed the expectations of both clients and customers.

We are proud of the services we provide and with ambitious plans to continue this rapid growth, we are looking for Resident Welfare Managers to join our Team in Yorkshire & Humber. This is a great opportunity within our Housing Management business, following the success of the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract win.

This role forms part of the front line delivery to our service users who may potentially be vulnerable or have a special housing need. Your role is to ensure service users are assessed at various stages, support needs identified and these are followed through and met.

The role also includes partnership and collaborative working with colleagues, external agencies, third parties and charitable organisations to support community cohesion targets.

You will work closely with Housing Managers to ensure Service Users have access to the right support to integrate into the local community. You will ensure safeguarding is at the heart of the service and escalating any concerns. Accurate record keeping and following processes will be key to success along with your ability to build rapport with Service Users in order to deliver a great service. You will cover the wider York area of the East Ridings and the role will involve a large amount of travel between areas such a Selby, Filey, Scarborough and more.

As a Resident Welfare Manager, your duties will include
- Responsibility to assess, record and plan welfare and support needs for each client assigned to you.

In line with Mears Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, delivery of welfare and support services to our service users ensuring a tailored approach to meet individual needs whilst being culturally aware and sensitive of circumstances.

Delivery of welfare and support services to ensure full contractual compliance and successful outcomes of all Key Performance Indicators and service delivery targets.

Delivery of service through sign posting, direct referral, liaising with other agencies/organisations.

Develop and build relationships with other support and service providers within region.

Management and mitigation of service user well
- being risk and escalation in line with policy and procedure.

Delivery of service to ensure safeguarding and welfare are fully considered in line with processes.

Maintaining boundaries and being resilient to ensure a professional and well define service is provided to meet the needs of the service users.

Working collaboratively with Housing Managers to deliver a seamless service in meeting the individual and property needs of all our service users.

Delivery of performance and service reporting as requested by line manager, escalating all risks and concerns to ensure full resolution

**As part of this contract we are committed to delivering cover so we would require people to work full time of 40 hours per week. You must be flexible between the hours of Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm. There is also an out of hours rota which you will be expected to participate in.**

**Salary is £27,000 per annum plus CAR**

At Mears, we recognise that our people are our greatest asset and as such we believe this is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional professional to make a real difference to customers, communities and the people they lead.

**What are we looking for?**

This role forms part of the front line service team who are delivering to a vulnerable client group. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of people is paramount and an essential part of the service delivery. You must have the ability to take an individualistic culturally appropriate approach to each service user will be required. You will also have
- Demonstrable experience of working in a similar based role

Experience of working with vulnerable and diverse client groups

A qualification in support or mental health work services

Ability to identify individuals and family need and recognise the required support packages to maintain independence

To communicate effectively with colleag



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