Outreach Home Visitor Forest area

Home – and visiting members in the Lymington / New Forest area

Part time – 20 hours per week

Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund – 1 year contract, with the likelihood of extension, subject to funding

Established in 2018, Hammersley Homes is a charity that provides support for life, for vulnerable adults who live with enduring mental health challenges and psychotic illnesses. Our aim is to establish a nationwide network of Day Centres, Outreach Services and Supported Housing schemes. We focus upon increasing people’s quality of life, whilst decreasing the likelihood of relapse into a mental health crisis.

Implementing ongoing support provides an opportunity to notice if there is any notable decline in the person’s health or wellbeing.
Hammersley Homes has been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund, to further expand our Outreach Home Visiting Programme. As a result, we are now looking for an Outreach Home Visitor to join us to support Outreach Members in the New Forest area.

The Outreach Home Visitor will visit Outreach Members in their own homes or in community settings on a rota basis. This role covers the Lymington / New Forest area. Some aspects of the role can be completed working from home or from the Hammersley Homes office which is located in Lymington, Hampshire.

The Outreach Home Visitor will support each person with company guidance, presenting options for the individual to make informed choices. They will encourage independence, self-care, happiness and contentment. They will encourage social contact and integration where possible and they will make appropriate referrals for further support when desired / necessary.

A person-centred approach is adopted.

It is expected that each visit will last up to 2 hours, dependent upon the contract agreed with each individual Outreach Member.
Please note that personal care is NOT a requirement of this role.

This role will involve:

• Visiting Outreach Members in their own homes or in community settings on a rota basis.
• Supporting our Outreach Members to achieve personal goals by providing encouragement, advice and motivation.
• Talking to Members about their needs and listening to their concerns, showing care and compassion.
• Providing practical support; accompanying Members on shopping trips, attending health and social care appointments (as agreed by the Outreach Programme Manager), assisting with mail, using online technology etc.
• Encouraging Members to look after their own home, personal hygiene and health.
• Encouraging Members to engage within their local communities, supporting each to attend groups and events, participate in hobbies etc.
• Supporting Members to maintain existing skills and develop new ones.
• Supporting Members to achieve their personal goals and ambitions.
• Observing and monitoring wellbeing, paying close attention to any changes in behaviour.
• Recording notes accurately after each session.
• Reporting any concerns, incidents or disclosures to the Outreach Programme Manager.
• Routine completion of the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) questionnaire, to evaluate the impact of our Outreach Support Service.
• Writing monthly reports for each Member and sending these to the Outreach Programme Manager, before your monthly 1:1 meetings.
• Completing 1:1 meetings with a small number of Volunteer Outreach Home Visitors.
• Attending monthly team meetings.
• Performing all duties in accordance with Hammersley Homes policies and procedures.
• Adherence to the professional boundaries set out in Hammersley Homes Code of Conduct.
• Completion of training deemed necessary for this role including First Aid, Mental Health Awareness, Equality and Diversity, GDPR and Safeguarding Adults.
• Monthly submission of an expense claim for costs such as mileage and parking.
• Supporting the Outreach Programme Manager with event management and risk assessments.
• Completion of initial visits, ensuring the completion of person–centred support plans and relevant risk assessments (after completing the probation period).
• Any other duties, reasonably requested, and commensurate with your role.