Job Title: Flexi Recovery Support Worker
Reports to: Project Manager
Key Working Relationships (Internal): Project Manager, Area Managers, Admin Team
Key Working Relationships (External): Service users, significant others, and statutory services
Responsible for: Promoting recovery and relational security, ensuring service user information is documented accurately and health and safety compliance
Salary: £25,000 + £5000 flexibility allowance
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
DBS applicable: Yes
Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pension scheme
Job Summary:
· To promote recovery, relational security, and effective risk management
· To ensure that service user records and information are written in a concise and professional manner with attention to accuracy, detail, and content
· To work closely with service users and peers to help people regain skills for independence and self-reliance
Qualifications and experience:
1. Experience of working with adults with complex needs including homelessness/mental health/substance misuse problems/learning disabilities
2. Undertaking and completing tasks in timely fashion
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
1. Ability to convey service user information in an accurate, succinct and informative manner both written and verbal
2. Understand how complex needs may affect day to day functioning
3. Ability to establish and maintain rapport and liaise appropriately with service users, team members, clinical teams, significant others, and any other external support services
4. Ability to de-escalate challenging situations in a calm and empathic manner.
5. Experience of, and a commitment to, working with people with challenging behaviours and an ability to support service users to work through crisis situations with appropriate support
6. Ability to identify support needs of service users, be able to write SMART support plans and implement
7. Ability to identify potential new/unknown risks posed by service users with the appropriate skills to report and/or co-produce mitigation strategies with clinical teams and significant others
8. Knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and the ability to take action as appropriate
9. Commitment to and understanding of issues of equality, diversity, and inclusion
10. Ability to maintain appropriate recording and filing systems, including good IT skills
To apply:
Download the job description and application form and return to recruitment@cyrenians.org or alternatively click “Apply Now” to apply online
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