Support Worker 24/17

**Hours: 37.5 hours per week (12 hour shifts 8am-8pm) Job Reference: 24/17**

**Salary: £20,572.50 per annum (including evenings and weekends on a rolling rota basis)**

**Based in: Merseyside**

**Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays, employer’s contributory pension scheme, EAP scheme and other generous benefits**

Imagine Independence is a leading third sector organisation, passionate about supporting people with mental illness, neurodiversity, learning disabilities, and behaviours that challenge to live as part of their community. Imagine exists to challenge the stigma that having a mental illness or learning disability still brings. Imagine supports people to live meaningfully by nurturing their individuality and recognising the power of small steps.

Every day, Imagines’ staff and volunteers generously share their experience, knowledge, and talents with the people they support. Through their focused dedication to Imagines’ mission, and the courage to challenge the status quo, people feel valued. They know they are making both the ‘everyday’ and the ‘extraordinary’ become possible for everyone. They walk alongside the people they have the privilege to serve, helping to transform lives, one day at a time. And they never give up.

Do you want to become part of this amazing organisation?

As a Support Worker, you will help to promote the health and wellbeing of those you support. This will include making sure people access the health services they need; have as healthy a diet as possible; and live in a home environment that supports their wellbeing. It is an interesting and rewarding role, where no two days are ever the same. This service needs people committed to delivering high quality, person centred support. Previous experience desirable but not essential.

A good communicator, who can build valued relationships with others, you will be able to use your judgement and common sense to get the best possible results for each person you support. Your focus will always be on the person you are supporting, promoting their dignity, and ensuring the highest standards of confidentiality are maintained. For an initial chat, please contact Ashleigh Halvorsen 07816 131 833.

**The main duties of the role are to**:

- Take part in helping people draw up their person-centred plan and follow the agreed action plan
- Work in partnership with others to allow independence of choice
- To act with integrity and to identify opportunities to celebrate achievements to allow a positive, respectful and trusting relationship to grow
- Support people to improve their confidence and self esteem
- Support people to make informed choices around a healthy lifestyle including physical health and improving self-care
- Support people to manage their own physical, mental health and wellbeing in a positive manner
- Support people to meet their leisure, work, social, emotional and spiritual needs
- Support people to access the community and taking part in community activities
- Support people to manage finances to meet domestic responsibilities and personal aspirations
- Provide advice and support with domestic tasks and practical issues such as dealing with neighbours and keeping their house clean
- Support people to access other services
- Support people who may have alcohol and/or drug issues
- Support people to maintain the safety and security of their home
- To prompt individuals and undertake personal care duties as required.
- To write up and record activities undertaken
- To complete risk assessment in accordance with Imagine policy and procedure
- To report any significant change in an individual’s health, behaviour or wider situation to a manager and liaise with clinical teams.
- To attend, as appropriate, case conferences, reviews etc.

**Person Specification**:

- NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care/Care Certificate desirable or equivalent
- Experience of working in a community care setting is desirable.
- Commitment to supporting people consistent with their rights, choices and responsibilities
- Demonstrate a positive attitude to people with mental health problems
- Ability to provide sympathetic, emotional and practical support to tenants
- Ability to support tenants to make informed choices within their daily lives
- An understanding of how to promote inclusion for people with mental health needs at all levels
- Domestic skills relating to general household tasks (cooking, cleaning, shopping and managing money)
- Knowledge of safety issues in a domestic setting
- Creative problem solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, paying attention to detail, whilst being able to deliver high quality, accurate work quickly.
- Understanding of person centred working
- Working with and relating to people from a wide variety of backgrounds
- Working as a member of a team
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Non judgmental
- Enjoys a challenge
- Sensitive & approachable
- Willingne