Senior Support Worker - Derwen Newydd

Location Ammanford
Job Category: Residential Support Work
Job type: Permanent Role
Salary: £23,405.85 per annum + Sleep In Allowance
Contact name: Liz Evans

Contact email: liz.evans@thewallich.net
Job ref: 002283
Published: 10 months ago

Hours of Work:  Average of 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Sunday on a rolling rota, including cover weeks and sleep-ins. Sleep-ins are paid at £88.57 per shift completing on average 7 shifts in a rolling 28 day period.

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Project Description

The project is located in Tycroes, Ammanford and works with Service Users who have completed rehab or community based treatment for alcohol and/or drug misuse and wish to maintain an abstinence lifestyle.  The service provides residential support with the aim of meeting individuals’ needs, which promote independence and lead to a sustainable move-on.  The project also provides housing related support within people’s homes or in the community, with the aim of preventing homelessness and increasing independence.  The project is funded through the Supporting People Programme Grant and is required to meet the Welsh Government’s National Outcomes Framework. The Framework’s four main aims are:

- Promoting Personal and Community Safety

- Promoting Independence and Control

- Promoting Economic Progress and Financial Control

- Promoting Health and Wellbeing

Purpose of Role

To coordinate and provide residential and floating support that enables and empowers Service Users to address housing and/or personal difficulties, build their skills and confidence, and ultimately improve their ability to maintain their current or future accommodation. The support will not create or increase dependence. It will ‘do with’ rather than ‘do for’, so it’s likely that support will involve accompanying Service Users initially, in order to familiarise them with an activity or appointment. Support will help people improve their control, understanding and involvement in dealing with the issues that affect them, and assist Service Users to achieve their preferred outcomes. In addition, to meet the housing management needs of the project ensuring the delivery of a safe, secure and effective service.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.  

We are not utilising agencies with this role and kindly ask that agencies do not approach to assist us with this vacancy.

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Closing date for this vacancy is 30 June 2023 at 09:00am. 

The Wallich reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration.