Accommodation and Support Worker

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Accommodation and Support worker

Working at YMCA Bournemouth is an opportunity to be a part of a global organisation working at a local community level in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. We are inclusive, diverse and forward-thinking. We work across areas including Housing and Support, Family and Relationships, Youth Work, Training and Education, and Health and Wellbeing to enable people in our local community to develop their full potential in Mind, Body and Spirit. People choose to work for us because they want to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults, children, young people and families and they want to work in an environment that will support them to do so.

We are a supported needs Housing Association, with our residents needing short term intensive housing management and support.

Our residents occupy hostel rooms, shared houses, and self-contained flats in a variety of locations.

We offer personal support to all our residents in the form of 1 to 1 key working as well as group sessions, life skills workshops, counselling, advice and guidance and an array of additional services to aid move on to independence and a positive long-term future.  We promote dignity, respect, and the independence of our residents.

Previous experience of working with vulnerable adults with some kind of support need and/or with clients who have been homeless is desirable, and having a qualification in Health and Social care, mental health or drug and alcohol would be an advantage.

 

Salary: £13.00 per hour / £27,040.08 per annum (full-time)

Full time: 40 hours per week which includes, evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Part time: 20 hours per week which includes, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

*YMCA Bournemouth offer a range of staff benefits which are included in the link below.

We reserve the right to close the advert prior to the closing date due to business needs. *Please note – we do not accept CVs, please submit YMCA application forms only.

*Please note that if you are invited to an interview and require any adjustments based on disability, please let us know.

*If you have not heard from YMCA Bournemouth within 3 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

 

*The role has a statutory, occupational requirement to ensure the safety and welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk that they may come across using our services. The post holder will take responsibility for ensuring safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk as a priority and follow both YMCA Bournemouth safeguarding policy and Pan Dorset statutory guidance.

*The YMCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the active promotion of equal opportunity, both in the provision of services and as an employer of paid and unpaid workers.

*Employment will be subject to satisfactory references, right to work checks and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. If the role involves regulated activity with children or adults at risk, your employment will be subject to an Enhanced level DBS check prior to commencement date. All other applicable roles will be subject to a Basic level DBS check prior to commencement date.

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All applications must be on YMCA Bournemouth application forms; please complete the following documents and submit via the ‘apply online’ feature below.

 

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