It is essential for the successful candidate to hold a full driving licence and have daily access to a car.

What is great about the role?

Abertonllwyd House is a supported housing service which supports up to 8 individuals who have complex backgrounds.  We offer opportunity for our customers to engage in support which will allow them to gain confidence and the skills required to live independently.  As a Scheme Support Officer, you will carry out essential work in engaging individuals with mental health services and drug and alcohol programmes. You’ll be working with highly engaged individuals and having a positive impact on their lives.

Day to Day Duties:

As a Scheme Support Officer, you work alongside the Project Worker actioning the goals with the people we support.

Your day will consist of:

• Engaging and interacting with the people we support, including attending external agency appointments with them.
• Delivering sessions relating to tenancy management, Life skills and health & wellbeing.
• Arranging and carrying out activities with the people we support to support them with their goals and physical health.
• Managing the maintenance and health & safety of the scheme.
• Addressing any additional needs the people we support might have.
• Developing links with local agencies, charities and services.
• The staff rota cover will include you to do sleep-in shifts.

Our motivation is to ensure we equip individuals with the knowledge and tools they need to live independently as well as engaging them into the appropriate health services. This is a challenging role, and you will be faced with complex behaviours and needs, including failing health, complex mental health, and alcohol/substance misuse issues. You will work with a range of different personalities and behaviours, so you will need to be able to adapt your approach to engage with a diverse client group.

What are the pay and benefits? 

• Full-time (37hrs), Permanent Position
• Exact salary for this role is £24,531.00 + an additional £51.11 for each sleep-in
• The scheme is covered 24 hours, 7 days a week so you’ll be expected to work on a rolling rota which involves: days, evenings, weekends, Bank Holidays and sleep-ins. 
• 26 days holiday, pro rata entitlement plus Bank holidays  
• Pension scheme 
• Sick Pay  
• Mileage is paid at 45p per mile (Car Driver + business insurance essential for this role)
• Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
• Time for Talking – a free counselling service 
• Savings Scheme 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Eyecare plan 
• Training and progression opportunities

FREDIE 

At Pobl Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity at Pobl Group and we encourage you to apply now.  

If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact Support.talent@poblgroup.co.uk or 0300 3735262

What do you need to do now?   

If you have the skills and enthusiasm required to be our next difference maker, please follow the prompts to apply now. We just need an up-to-date CV, short/ focussed cover letter along with a few contact details so that we can get back in touch with you. We would love to hear from you so please apply now to start your Pobl journey.

Further information on the role can also be found on the Job Description.