Community Support Worker

Updating and maintaining records, as well as reporting and documenting any issues.

• Ensure that individuals are supported in understanding and managing their licenses, maximizing their income, paying their rent and utilities, reporting repairs, and using available facilities.
• Maintain and respect all peoples' choices, privacy, confidentiality, dignity, and independence, treating them as individuals.
• In order to be successful in application for our Community Support Worker role, you will ideally have worked in a similar role supporting individuals, although we're open to candidates who're interested in pursuing a new career within a Supported Housing environment. Having some knowledge and understanding of homelessness and the issues around it would be beneficial. You'll be comfortable in challenging negative beliefs and provide positive behaviour support, and always demonstrate a supportive and caring nature. It's crucial to display good communication and listening skills, with a strong ability to provide advice to help our customers. Our Community Support Worker role is based at our Peterborough HRS Service. We are seeking an applicant to work 37 hours per week on a rolling rota, Monday through to Sunday between 08.00-22.00. This is a hugely exciting time to join Longhurst Group - not only are we continuously striving to achieve better results for our customers, but the Social Housing sector is at a crucial point with new measures, legislations and standards coming into effect imminently. Our Community Support Worker opportunity will help to improve the lives of adults who are homeless, whilst providing you with the opportunity to develop your career within Supported Housing. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment that values your contributions, along with access to ongoing professional development opportunities, ensuring your skills remain at the cutting edge of the industry.
  
  Are you someone with an interest in developing a care and support career within an organisation committed to improving lives? Are you motivated to positively impact an individual's life? If so, our Community Support Worker role could be the perfect job for you…
  
  Longhurst Group is a leading housing Group across the Midlands & East of England, committed to enhancing communities and improving the lives of both our colleagues and customers. With a mission to provide quality, safe, affordable housing that build great foundations for our customers, our team at Peterborough HRS are critical to ensuring our customers can live fulfilled and independent lives., Longhurst Group is one of the leading housing groups in the Midlands and East of England, providing more than 24,000 homes and a wide range of care and support services. With a team of 1,300 colleagues guided by our shared values, our vision is to improve the lives of our customers and our colleagues and to enhance the communities we serve. We do this by focusing on two clear themes of work: Health and wellbeing and economic resilience