Care & Repair Case Worker (Specialist Support Worker)
19 days ago
Newport
What is great about the role This is more than just a job. Its an opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day. As a Care & Repair Caseworker (Specialist Support) youll work directly with older people across Newport helping them stay safe warm and independent in their own homes. You will provide tailored advice and assistance on adaptations and repairs to enable older people live independently or to allow for a discharge from hospital. Well support you to grow your knowledge and skills with access to learning networks and opportunities to influence how our service evolves. Youll be part of a friendly values-driven team that puts people first. Where does this role fit in Youll be part of Newport Care & Repair working within the Pobl Group. Our mission is to support older homeowners and private renters to stay in homes that meet their needs. In this role youll: • Visit people in their homes or local venues to talk through housing concerns and find practical solutions, • Offer clear accessible advice about help available from grants and benefits to home repairs and adaptations, • Coordinate technical surveys and repairs with trusted contractors, • Refer or signpost people to other local support services when needed, • Build strong relationships with Social Services Housing Health teams and voluntary groups What skills and experience do you need Were looking for someone who is kind dependable and motivated by helping others. You dont need to know everything on day one well provide training but the following experience and skills will really help: • Experience supporting older or vulnerable people, • Experience working with external agencies (e.g. health housing or voluntary sector), • Good written and spoken communication skills, • Confidence to work on your own initiative and as part of a team, • Basic IT skills (e.g. using email and Word), • A full clean UK driving licence, • A good understanding of equality diversity and the challenges some communities face What are the pay and benefits • The exact salary for this part-time permanent position (22.5 hours per week) is 19117., • Our standard days for our team are Monday to Friday. Were happy to discuss a working pattern that suits the successful candidates part-time hours., • We offer flexible working arrangements. While the base location is Newport our team works both in the community and on a hybrid bas, • 26 days holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays rising to 30 days (Pro rata) with length of service, • The successful candidate will need a basic DBS check in place which we pay for., • Pension scheme, • Sick Pay, • Colleague Referral Scheme (250 per referral), • Time for Talking a free counselling service, • Health Cash Plan, • Savings Scheme, • Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes, • Cycle to work and Electric Car scheme, • Eyecare plan, • Give as You Earn charity donation scheme, • Gym and shopping discounts 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 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 ___ 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 What is great about the role This is more than just a job. Its an opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day. As a Care & Repair Caseworker (Specialist Support) youll work directly with older people across Newport helping them stay safe warm and independent in their own homes. You will provide tailored advice and assistance on adaptations and repairs to enable older people live independently or to allow for a discharge from hospital. Well support you to grow your knowledge and skills with access to learning networks and opportunities to influence how our service evolves. Youll be part of a friendly values-driven team that puts people first. Where does this role fit in Youll be part of Newport Care & Repair working within the Pobl Group. Our mission is to support older homeowners and private renters to stay in homes that meet their needs. In this role youll: • Visit people in their homes or local venues to talk through housing concerns and find practical solutions, • Offer clear accessible advice about help available from grants and benefits to home repairs and adaptations, • Coordinate technical surveys and repairs with trusted contractors, • Refer or signpost people to other local support services when needed, • Build strong relationships with Social Services Housing Health teams and voluntary groups What skills and experience do you need Were looking for someone who is kind dependable and motivated by helping others. You dont need to know everything on day one well provide training but the following experience and skills will really help: • Experience supporting older or vulnerable people, • Experience working with external agencies (e.g. health housing or voluntary sector), • Good written and spoken communication skills, • Confidence to work on your own initiative and as part of a team, • Basic IT skills (e.g. using email and Word), • A full clean UK driving licence, • A good understanding of equality diversity and the challenges some communities face What are the pay and benefits • The exact salary for this part-time permanent position (22.5 hours per week) is 19117., • Our standard days for our team are Monday to Friday. Were happy to discuss a working pattern that suits the successful candidates part-time hours., • We offer flexible working arrangements. While the base location is Newport our team works both in the community and on a hybrid bas, • 26 days holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays rising to 30 days (Pro rata) with length of service, • The successful candidate will need a basic DBS check in place which we pay for., • Pension scheme, • Sick Pay, • Colleague Referral Scheme (250 per referral), • Time for Talking a free counselling service, • Health Cash Plan, • Savings Scheme, • Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes, • Cycle to work and Electric Car scheme, • Eyecare plan, • Give as You Earn charity donation scheme, • Gym and shopping discounts 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 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