Key Worker

Location:

Sheffield, S12 3HF
, United Kingdom

Job Type:
Permanent, Full-time

Pay: £25,977 per annum

Key Worker role at The Lister Project in Sheffield

Salary of £25,997 per annum

37 hours per week, variable shifts including evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Supporting customers to develop skills for independence and personal care

Extensive benefits including pension contribution, flexible working options, and wellness programmes

Key Worker – The Lister Project

Lister Project is a CQC registered recovery residential mental health service for 25 adults, split over 5 separate houses in the Base green area of Sheffield.

The Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, positive and innovative individual to join our dedicated team at our registered mental health service in Sheffield. The role of a Key Worker includes supporting our customers to develop the skills necessary to maximise their independence. We are a service with a real commitment to supporting our customers to achieve their aspirations, goals and help them maximise their full potential.

The role can be challenging and is highly rewarding.

The Key Worker role at Lister includes supporting people with daily living skills, providing activities which support people to achieve their goals, build confidence and enhance social skills. It also includes supporting some customers with their personal care, including medication. A comprehensive training package is given to all new staff members.

For our perfect candidate, we are offering a great package of benefits, working in a caring and friendly team.

• Salary – £25,997 per annum (pro rata part time)
• Working hours – 37 hours per week on a rota basis, variable shifts including evenings, weekends and bank holidays
• Generous holiday entitlement – 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays plus an additional 4 SYHA days, pro rata.
• Excellent flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time, and Job Share.
• Excellent benefits including:
  • SYHA Rewards - employee discount scheme, which offers cash back and shopping discounts. Plus, advice and resources on health eating, financial wellbeing, exercise and mastering your mental health
  • Westfield Health (employer paid)
  • Counselling
  • Discounted Gym membership
  • Cycle to work scheme
• Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you.
• Show enthusiasm for helping others, be approachable and encouraging with customers to support them in achieving their goals and aspirations
• Support our customers to gain the individual skills required to live more independent lives
• Support with customer’s personal care where needed including administration of medication

Who you are:

You will be passionate about customer service and have a real commitment to supporting our customers to achieve their aspirations, goals and help them maximise their full potential. The successful candidate would need to:

• Have previous experience of supporting vulnerable people
• Demonstrate an understanding of individual supports needs and how to positively manage risk, whilst supporting our customers on their recovery journey
• Be a great communicator both verbally and in writing
• Have good problem-solving skills
• Capability to use a wide range of digital software

Who we are:

At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.

Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways – from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.

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