PEO/1494 - Community Outreach Worker
£23,541 - £25,991

Windsor House Fixed term/Secondment* - 12 months from start date 37 hours per week Grade E (£23,541-£25,991) per annum

N523 - Community Outreach Worker - role profile

*If you are applying internally for a secondment, you must be employed on a permanent contract working continuously for 12 weeks or more. If you are currently on probation, you will be expected to complete your probationary service in the new role.

Your current line manager must also be in agreement with your application (please refer to the Secondment policy for further information).

Current Plymouth City Council apprentices wishing to apply for this role must contact the recruiting manager to ensure that they are able to support them to satisfactorily complete their NVQ qualification. Apprentices must also have 6 months continuous service and satisfactorily completed their probationary period before applying.

Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City is a great place to live and work. Located between Dartmoor National Park and the stunning South Devon Coast and the border with Cornwall, enjoying your work life balance will be a pleasure. We are progressive local authority, who provides a competitive salary, a generous annual leave entitlement and excellent professional development opportunities.

Are you a highly motivated, organised person with excellent interpersonal skills? An exciting opportunity has now become available for one suitably experienced Community Outreach Worker to join our friendly team.

The Community Outreach team provide time limited support to a range of people across the city that have been assessed as requiring practical assistance with:
• Assisting Livewell Southwest with the review care packages
• Crisis Intervention & Supporting transitions
• Supporting social workers to gain a better understanding of a person's needs.
• Using assistive technology to better understand a person's needs whilst at home.
• Support to complete applications with an individual such as Devon Home Choice PIP applications and Grants.
• Support individuals with urgent housing needs (presenting as being homeless) and support individuals into alternative temporary accommodation as part of an emergency response.
• Provide an Appropriate Adult at Charles Cross Police station in response to individuals who are deemed to be suffering from mental ill health or other mental vulnerability (e.g. learning disability) that need support when in an police interview. disability) that need support when in an police interview.
• Obtain food parcels for individuals identified as being in financial crisis.
• Support to prepare an individual's home for hospital discharge.
• Support people at risk of self-neglect, aiming to prevent increased stay within hospital environment.
• Reduce the need for on-going adult social care input by working through specific routines and strategies for maintaining a safe home environment.

As a Community Outreach Worker you will be required to support the established care management process by working to support adults with a variety of needs identified outcomes in order to promote independence, health and wellbeing.

As a worker you will be expected to signpost, facilitate and involve those you support to access a range of services and agencies within the local/wider community.

The post holder will have knowledge of Care Management and the principles of Community Care and other relevant legislation NVQ3 in Care / Promoting Independence, or equivalent qualification.

The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is: Enhanced Adult's Barred List.

This role is suitable for flexible working subject to the needs of the service.
 
If you would like more information or would like to arrange an informal discussion about the post then please contact: Nick Mucha-Cable 01752 398577.

Closing date:- Sunday 31 October 2021
 
Anticipated interview date - Tuesday 09 November 2021




Vacancy Description
Windsor House Fixed term/Secondment* - 12 months from start date 37 hours per week Grade E (£23,541-£25,991) per annum
 
N523 - Community Outreach Worker - role profile

*If you are applying internally for a secondment, you must be employed on a permanent contract working continuously for 12 weeks or more. If you are currently on probation, you will be expected to complete your probationary service in the new role.

Your current line manager must also be in agreement with your application (please refer to the Secondment policy for further information).

Current Plymouth City Council apprentices wishing to apply for this role must contact the recruiting manager to ensure that they are able to support them to satisfactorily complete their NVQ qualification. Apprentices must also have 6 months continuous service and satisfactorily completed their probationary period before applying.

Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City is a great place to live and work. Located between Dartmoor National Park and the stunning South Devon Coast and the border with Cornwall, enjoying your work life balance will be a pleasure. We are progressive local authority, who provides a competitive salary, a generous annual leave entitlement and excellent professional development opportunities.

Are you a highly motivated, organised person with excellent interpersonal skills? An exciting opportunity has now become available for one suitably experienced Community Outreach Worker to join our friendly team.

The Community Outreach team provide time limited support to a range of people across the city that have been assessed as requiring practical assistance with:
• Assisting Livewell Southwest with the review care packages
• Crisis Intervention & Supporting transitions
• Supporting social workers to gain a better understanding of a person's needs.
• Using assistive technology to better understand a person's needs whilst at home.
• Support to complete applications with an individual such as Devon Home Choice PIP applications and Grants.
• Support individuals with urgent housing needs (presenting as being homeless) and support individuals into alternative temporary accommodation as part of an emergency response.
• Provide an Appropriate Adult at Charles Cross Police station in response to individuals who are deemed to be suffering from mental ill health or other mental vulnerability (e.g. learning disability) that need support when in an police interview. disability) that need support when in an police interview.
• Obtain food parcels for individuals identified as being in financial crisis.
• Support to prepare an individual's home for hospital discharge.
• Support people at risk of self-neglect, aiming to prevent increased stay within hospital environment.
• Reduce the need for on-going adult social care input by working through specific routines and strategies for maintaining a safe home environment.

As a Community Outreach Worker you will be required to support the established care management process by working to support adults with a variety of needs identified outcomes in order to promote independence, health and wellbeing.

As a worker you will be expected to signpost, facilitate and involve those you support to access a range of services and agencies within the local/wider community.

The post holder will have knowledge of Care Management and the principles of Community Care and other relevant legislation NVQ3 in Care / Promoting Independence, or equivalent qualification.

The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is: Enhanced Adult's Barred List.

This role is suitable for flexible working subject to the needs of the service.
 
If you would like more information or would like to arrange an informal discussion about the post then please contact: Nick Mucha-Cable 01752 398577.

Closing date:- Sunday 31 October 2021
 
Anticipated interview date - Tuesday 09 November 2021