Housing Support Worker - Housing Support for Older People Armagh/Dungannon

Housing Support Worker
Location: Remote working covering the Armagh/Dungannon region
Salary: £21,721.17 per annum (£11.935 per hour)
Contract: Permanent  
Work hours: 35 hours  

Please note we do not offer sponsorship for these roles.

Your new role 
You will work independently with a caseload of service users, building a relationship of trust and respect to achieve the best outcomes for your service users. You will provide them with the best advice and support to help them remain living independently in their own home.

You will regularly meet your service users face to face either at their own home or a neutral venue to provide this support. You will act as an advocate for the service user and link with external agencies to get the right help and support they need.

What we can offer you

• 4% employer pension contribution (after 3 months of service)
• 33 days annual leave per annum (including statutory holidays)
• Paid sick leave 4 weeks full pay and 4 weeks half pay after one year of service
• Westfield Health Level 1 - Cash back plan and additional benefit of unlimited MRI and CT scans and 1 PET scan within a 12 month period
• Westfield Health Rewards
• Long service annual leave increments and scheme
• Paid Access NI
• Learning & Development opportunities

What we need from you

• At least one years’ experience of providing help in either a paid or voluntary capacity to people in need of support.
• GCSE English or equivalent
• Possess a full driving license. Business insurance and access to a car are required as you may have to transport Service Users.

Please see attached job description and specification for further details.

BCM is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.