Peripatetic Support Workers

2 weeks ago

Dorset, United Kingdom Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Full time

BCHA are a diverse and growing specialist housing, learning and support provider, based on the South Coast. We provide support to our customers who may be facing a range of issues such as homelessness, domestic abuse, mental health, substance misuse, and human trafficking.

BCHA provide temporary accommodation in and around Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, Devon, Exeter, Yeovil, Plymouth, Torbay & Salisbury.

This is an exciting time for us as we aim to build a team of ‘**Peripatetic Support Workers’** to provide a mobile team of people who can travel and work across the wide range of support accommodation and floating support services we offer.

**Position**:
We see the role of Peripatetic Support Worker as being essential in enabling us to provide continuous, quality support to all our customers. You will provide much needed additional support to a team/service for a temporary period or for a specific project, or you may find yourself covering for a team member due to a planned absence. This is a great role if you genuinely enjoy working with people and can quickly adapt and respond to the different needs of teams and customers.

**We can offer you the opportunity to;**
- work alongside a team of professional support workers;
- work across a wide range of service areas;
- broaden your experience and develop your skills in a rewarding environment;
- work with our customers to promote social inclusion & independent living;
- encourage customers to maximise their choices and move forward in their lives;
- receive full training and support to develop your professional skills;
- be involved in setting up new projects;
- make a real difference to people’s lives and achieve high job satisfaction;
**BCHA Safer Recruitment**:Safeguarding children and adults is our first priority and we will ensure we follow safer recruitment procedures.

BCHA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

**Requirements**:

- be self-motivated, flexible and adaptable to take on a variety of tasks/responsibilities;
- be able to assess individual need and the support required;
- be a resilient, confident, calm, practical & pragmatic person;
- be able to deal with different and sometimes complex situations;
- be confident, assertive and able to resolve issues and make best decisions;
- be kind, generous, empathic and non-judgemental;
- be a good listener, open and honest, with good communication and written skills;
- have a proactive approach, be well organised with computer & admin skills;
- quickly build good working/professional relationships within a team;
- be a great team player and able to work on own initiative;

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