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Job title: Female Support Worker (including sleepovers)
Location: Cotswold House, Winsford
Grade F: £25,730 Pro rata per annum
Hours of work: 38.5 hours per 4 week rota, working weekends to include a sleepover – Please note: on the 3 Sunday shifts per 8 weeks, there is a requirement to work until 9.30am on the Monday morning. (Rota attached to the recruitment pack).
Payment for sleepovers £44.14 per – night only paid additionally to salary.

Cotswold House provides 24 hour supported accommodation to 9 women experiencing homelessness. Our women are aged from 16 upwards and can have a baby living with them. We also offer a resettlement service recognising how vital this follow on work is for tenancy sustainment. Based in Winsford, we have been a part of this supportive community for over 20 years as part of Weaver Vale Housing Trust. A rare opportunity has arisen for 1 person to join our friendly, supportive and professional team working at weekends.

You will join a small but close-knit team who constantly strive to provide the best possible support to our women from crisis to move on. We don’t have a magic wand, instead we have a dedicated and committed team who can adapt their approach to the individual and what they need, taking time out to build up a trusting relationship that will hopefully encourage lasting change.

A good understanding of working with women/young people who have experienced trauma is a must, with the patience and belief that each person we work with has the right to feel safe, supported and believed.
Our Support Workers have an in depth understanding of Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures and are required to make observations, keep accurate records, complete reports and have the confidence to attend meetings including Case Conferences representing the service.

You must possess excellent communication skills, and have experience in supporting vulnerable women. You will have the ability to deal with crisis situations with reassurance and understanding. You must be flexible, self-motivated and adaptable to change. You must feel confident to lone work and make decisions based on procedures and using your own initiative and rationale.

The role will require an enhanced DBS check prior to commencement of employment.

We are advertising for females only, and this post has a genuine occupational qualification and is therefore exempt from current legislation in this area. We also welcome applicants who have experienced homelessness or related issues.