Job Description

Julian House is a charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. We run several projects and every year we help thousands of people out of homelessness, into employment, away from domestic abuse, and more.

If you’d like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects and a competitive benefits package, you could be who we’re looking for!

Job Role: Support Worker       

Salary: £23,240                

Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours per week            

Contract type: Permanent 

Location: Bath

Additional information:    

• ​On-call (1 in 4 weeks), £100/week when on-call

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The Role:

To assess and support clients to develop independent living skills that will enable them to move from low-level support to independent living within about two years. Facilitate access to services that meet client health, social, educational and employment requirements, taking account of client aspirations and needs. Ensure clients are accessing and managing the benefits that they are entitled to.

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Responsibilities include: 

• Complete needs assessment/risk assessment for clients leading to the delivery of key elements of support plans which meet individual client’s needs and self-selected aspirations
  
• ​Give clients emotional support, information and provide an enabling service so that they can be signposted to and access appropriate services.
• ​Ensure that organizational administrative systems, including Petty Cash and rent/service charge collection are accurately maintained and updated.
• Work at all times within the Health & Safety and Environmental Health legislation and within safety guidelines established for the project.
• Work in accordance with the organization’s Equal Opportunities Policy and with all its other policies.

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Qualifications / Requirements: 

• Ability to undertake Needs Assessment and Planning for people with complex social needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Extensive previous work with clients with Autism or Asperger’s and complex social needs
• Working with people with complex needs and challenging behavior
• Empathy and understanding of the needs of Julian House Clients.

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There are many great reasons to join our team!

• Great opportunities for career development and free monthly training sessions from experienced facilitators
• Sliding salary scale with salary increases every year for the first 3 years
• Wellbeing related support and advice and up to 6 free counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme
• 27 days annual leave, including an extra day off for your birthday, increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment
• 30% staff discount at Julian House charity shops
• 20% staff discount at Julian House bike workshops
• A generous and competitive pension scheme
• Instant access to healthcare professionals and discounts on a variety of health treatments through our Simply Health Scheme
• A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted
• 6 weekly Reflective Practice sessions from objective, external facilitators

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Our Ethos

As an Equal Opportunities employer, we have an Equality and Diversity Action plan in place showing our commitment in ensuring continuous improvement in creating an inclusive culture. We also have a committed group of Inclusion & Diversity champions who meet monthly to ensure progress is being made. We invite applications from people from all backgrounds and cultures, especially minority groups that are underrepresented in the workplace. We also welcome applications from those with lived experience. We embrace flexibility and are proud to be a Disability Confident and Mindful employer, as well as an Armed Forces Covenant Supporter.

If you have any special access requirements or other support needs throughout the application process (including interview), please contact us so that we can let you know how we can support you.

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DBS Checks

We welcome applications from people with lived experience. All applicants working with our clients will be expected to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. A criminal conviction will not necessarily prevent you from becoming an employee, the decision will depend on the type of offence and its relevance to the role. If you would like to discuss any convictions you may have, please contact the person named in the advert. All information will be dealt with according to our Data Protection Policy. 

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Get in touch

If you have any questions about the Support Worker role, please get in touch with The Recruitment Team on

re*********@ju*********.uk











. We look forward to speaking with you soon!

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Please note: We reserve the right to close our vacancies once the perfect candidate has been found. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible so that you don’t miss out!

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 20,000 - 40,000.

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