Support Planner

Support Planner – Russell House, Newark, NG24 1TN, Permanent, 37HRS, Grade 3 AS, £27,938 FTE

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Are you an empathetic, compassionate and dynamic individual who wants to make a difference in your role?
Are you happy to travel in your role?
Russell House is a well-established service based in Newark-On-Trent providing accommodation and support for homeless people often with a range of complex support needs. It is a 15-bed hostel with 30 dispersed flats in the community.
We are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and self-motivated Support Planner who can demonstrate an understanding of the issues facing those affected by homelessness.
You will join a close knit and loyal team who all bring their own strengths to the service. You don't need to have prior Support Worker experience but must be confident and empathetic and possess excellent communication and computer skills.
As some of our dispersed housing is not accessible by public transport, you will likely need to drive for this role. We can discuss it with you if you don't but there will be travel involved.
Duties & Responsibilities
To provide support to Service Users in a safe and maintained environment, by support planning, reviewing and assessing their individual risks and needs.
To ensure that tasks identified in support plans are communicated to Support Workers and that these tasks are clear, appropriate and agreed with the Service User
You will have caseloads with Tenant's in properties across the Newark and Sherwood (mileage system for car drivers).
To prepare agreed support plans with Service Users.
Sign post Tenant's onto appropriate services for substance misuse management & health. •
Assist service users with housing applications and move on options.
Assist service users with basic budgeting and life skills in order to support them to move on to live independently.
To liaise appropriately with Key partners, stakeholders and service providers to ensure appropriate support is offered to all Service Users.
Why Join Us?
We invest in you and encourage career progression – providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more.
Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff.
Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes.
Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave.
32 days holiday including Bank Holidays – increasing with service.
Paid DBS and Update Service.
Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.
Equality and diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottingham's few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities.
Framework is incredibly proud to hold Investors in People (IIP) Gold accreditation. This accreditation recognises our continued commitment to creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow.
Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.
98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.
Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.
As a Disability Confident employer, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities and values the strengths that arise from neurodiversity, including dyslexia. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application. xwzovoh
As an organisation we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates as our roles do not come under the Shortage Occupancy List (SOL) for the scheme. Any non-UK citizen who wishes to apply for a role within Framework would need to be able to provide valid RTW in the UK without the need for support from us.