Scheme Support Officer - Waking Nights

Summary

Are you a night owl? We are looking for a Scheme Support officer (nights) to join our Supported Accommodation scheme in Newport on a permanent basis.

Overview

Clifton Place provides short term supported accommodation to individuals in priority housing need, aged 16 and over. This service gives housing related support to assist people to move into independent living. If you would like the opportunity to be part of the team in supporting with the teaching of tenancy management skills, qualifications, and any other support required, then please read on…

Who are Pobl Group?

Pobl Group are a proud employer of over 2,300 colleagues providing diverse services and making a difference in communities throughout Wales. Pobl is more than just a Housing Association, it’s a multi-faceted business whose range of provision varies from care and support to individuals, through to commercial development activities. We are the largest support provider in Wales and our awesome teams share a passion for becoming the very best at what they do, and love their jobs.

What is great about the role?

Clifton Place is a 29-bed accommodation & you would be working with a diverse group of people, ranging from families, young people, pregnant women, individuals with physical disabilities, mental health issues and substance misuse, and individuals who have been trafficked from the other side of the world. Every day is different and every day you would learn new skills and have the opportunity to work with a variety of agencies such as social services, health visitors and community nurses. Also, as a Pobl Difference Maker you really are part of something special where you and your opinions matter. We have a culture built on our values to be Positive, Considerate and Connected.

Your Night Will Consist Of

• Engaging and interacting with the people we support
• Welfare checks
• Ensuring the building is secure including health & safety checks and maintaining an awareness of who is in the building
• Dealing with challenging behaviours
• Addressing any additional needs, the people we support may have
  
  

Our aim is to ensure we equip these individuals with the knowledge and tools they need to live independently. This is a challenging role and you will be faced with complex behaviours and needs, including alcohol misuse, mental health, substance misuse and anti-social and offending behaviour. You will work with a range of different personalities and behaviours so you will need to be able to adapt your approach to engage with a diverse cliental.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to really make a difference to the people we support and help them, build on their confidence and skills to move into their own tenancies within the Newport area.

Who We Are Looking For

Please demonstrate in your application form how you:

• Have knowledge of housing related support and benefit systems
• Have good organisation, IT and record keeping skills
• Can work part of a team and on an individual basis
• Deal with difficult situations
• Have good listening skills
  
  

It would be desirable for the successful candidate to have a full drivers licence and access to a vehicle.

Pobl Benefits

• 36 hours, permanent
• £12.15 p/h
• The hours are worked over 3 nights per week on a 3-week rolling rota. The shift pattern for this role is 8pm - 8am and every 3rd week on a weekend 12-hour days 8am – 8pm.
• 26 days holiday, pro rata entitlement plus Bank holidays 
• Pension scheme
• Sick Pay 
• Enhanced DBS which we will pay for.
• Sick Pay 
• Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
• Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral)
• Time for Talk Service
• Pobl Wellbeing Team
  
  

FREDIE

At Pobl Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity at Pobl Group and we encourage you to apply now.

If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact [email protected] or 0300 3735262

What do you need to do now?

If you have the skills, experience and enthusiasm required to be our next difference maker, please follow the prompts to apply now. We just need an up-to-date CV with a few contact details so that we can get back in touch with you. We occasionally close a vacancy before the end date as we actively review our applications and will sometimes progress to interview very quickly, we would love to hear from you so please apply now to start your Pobl journey.

Further information on the role can also be found on the Job Description