Housing Support Worker
Location: Housing Support Team – Older People Belfast - covering the Southern Trust Area
Salary: £26,286 per annum (Scale point 21 - £13.48 per hour)
Contract: Permanent
Work hours: 37.5 hours per week – Monday - Friday
No. of vacancies: 2
Please note we do not offer sponsorship for these roles.
BCM Housing Support is a holistic floating support service helping older people, aged 55+, to remain independent and continue to live in their own homes for as long as safely possible.
Service users are allocated a support worker who will work with them on a one- to-one basis to address housing issues.
Your new role
You will work independently with a caseload of service users, building a relationship of trust and respect to achieve the best outcomes for your service users. You will provide them with the best advice and support to help them remain living independently in their own home.
You will regularly meet your service users face to face either at their own home or a neutral venue to provide this support. You will act as an advocate for the service user and link with external agencies to get the right help and support they need.
What we can offer you
4% employer pension contribution (after 3 months of service)
33 days annual leave per annum (including statutory holidays)
Paid sick leave 4 weeks full pay and 4 weeks half pay after one year of service
Westfield Health Level 1 - Cash back plan and additional benefit of unlimited MRI and CT scans and 1 PET scan within a 12 month period
Westfield Health Rewards
Long service annual leave increments and scheme
Paid Access NI
Learning & Development opportunities
What we need from you
At least one years’ experience of supporting people in the community. Experience working with older people is desirable
GCSE English or equivalent
Possess a full driving licence. Business insurance and access to a car are required as you may have to transport Service Users.
Please see attached job description and specification for further details
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.