Support Worker - Full Time - Dungannon

Support Worker - Dungannon
Salary: £23,291.82 pa 
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 per week - rota based including evening, weekends and nights


Castlehill 
Castlehill is a supported temporary Accommodation service, based in Dungannon, with 22 self-catering apartments, including 6 apartments that are suitable for couples. The service also offers a range of communal areas that residents can access. The service offers 24/7 support, for homeless people aged 18 and over. The professionally trained team work to low threshold and harm reduction principles, meaning they support people in a flexible way that they can manage and offering them every assistance to plan and make more positive choices for their future.

Employee Benefits

• Enhanced Annual Leave – 35 days per year, increasing as your length of service increases
• Paid Sick Leave
• Company maternity & paternity pay
• Contributory Pension scheme
• Health Cash Back & Rewards Plan
• Christmas Savers club
• Plus, many opportunities to learn and develop within the organisation

Your new role 
You will be a member of a multi-disciplined team using holistic approaches to support Depaul service users. Working to a housing-led, low threshold, harm reduction approach, where service users receive a high degree of support and advice. Depaul has a commitment to service user participation and to empowering our service users to manage their own lives.

To support the effective day to day running of the service. You will undertake daily reception and building management tasks, support service users in their transition into the service, to use the service effectively. You will support key workers to deliver bespoke personalised support plans to clients, including the delivery of activities. 

Location
Castlehill - 2 Castlehill, Drumcoo, Dungannon, BT70 1JP

Essential Criteria

• 3 GCSE’s A-C to include Maths and English or equivalent Experience 
• 1 year paid relevant work experience or 2 years relevant volunteering experience
• Ability to work on a rota basis

Check out the attached JD for more information on key duties & criteria.

Closing date for applications: 19th February 2025

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