Relief Worker

Overview

Deliver flexible, person‑centred support to vulnerable residents as a relief worker.

Key Responsibilities

• digital records
• financial administration
• medication management
• safeguarding
• lone worker
• tenancy support

Tasks

-Assisting the team to identify and promote opportunities for employment, education and training and support customers to access them -Inspiring and motivating customers to meet agreed outcomes and develop life skills -Clean and prepare customer rooms as appropriate -Act as point of contact on the phone, reception, and deal with a range of enquiries -Maintaining and updating clear, accurate and strengths-based records on the appropriate digital platform -Assisting in the promotion of customer involvement and consultation -Contribute to the delivery of a housing management service, including income collection and providing customers with tenancy-related support -Resolve difficult and challenging situations in a sensitive and informed way, balancing the needs of the individual with the safety of the service -Assist in collating and submitting information returns on funding, health & safety, and performance -Maintaining and updating financial administration systems including rent accounts, invoices, petty cash, and banking -Empowering customers to move towards self-management of their medication by following Riverside’s medication procedure -Supporting customers to be financially independent through budgeting plans and maximising income -Ensure customer safety by following local safeguarding procedures, recognising, and acting on any risks and escalating appropriately -Work with customers to maintain a safe environment, including reporting any repairs or health and safety concerns -You will be required to work flexible hours to meet customer and business needs, which may not include normal office hours -Ensure customers are safe at all times - carrying out all of your duties within Riverside’s Policy and Procedure Policy and Procedure framework e.g. health & safety, safeguarding, dignity at work, GDPR opportunities, cash handling, etc -Assisting with the delivery of a range of group work sessions -Undertake regular training and take responsibility for continuous development to enable you to deliver your role safely -Understanding the risk management process and assisting the team to organise and undertake regular reviews of support and risk -From time to time you may be required to undertake additional duties and responsibilities in consultation with your Line Manager -Carry out day-to-day administration and operational duties -Supporting and monitoring customers’ healthcare needs, ensuring appropriate contact with healthcare professionals -Use the Lone Worker system as and when necessary -Contribute to and maintain local partnerships to ensure availability of a holistic range of support for customers -Signposting customers to appropriate external support services, such as food banks and other community resources -Assisting customers with day-to-day support and tenancy-related matter -Support the delivery of the referral process for new customers -Assisting in the planning and delivery of a range of personalised support and move-on plans -Participate in team meetings, attend regular supervisions and reflecting practice sessions -Supporting customers to be ‘tenancy ready’, enabling successful move on

Requirements

• flexibility
• teamwork
• initiative
• communication
• it skills
• lived experience

What You Bring

-Flexibility to cover shifts, sometimes at short notice -Experience of working in a team and communicating positively with other people -Able to use initiative and have confidence to make decisions -Excellent communication skills both written and verbal -Approachable with a positive attitude -Experience of working with people from various backgrounds and sectors of society (this could be friends, family, professional experience, children) -Experience of working with vulnerable and diverse customer groups or individuals with complex needs -Basic administrative and IT skills maintain records -An understanding of the barriers faced by vulnerable and diverse customer groups and individuals with complex needs -Experience of being able to organise tasks and plan accordingly whilst dealing with people -Excellent team player who can work flexibly to meet business requirements -Personal lived experience of either homelessness, rough sleeping, mental health issues or substance misuse

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Benefits

-Deliver your role in line with Riverside company values – “Our Riverside Way” -Competitive pay & generous pension -Investment in your learning, personal development and technology

About Riverside

-Operates a diverse portfolio of residential properties across the UK, offering homes to people in need. -Specializes in social care, working to improve the lives of vulnerable people through tailored services. -Projects often focus on regeneration and community development, transforming neighborhoods into thriving areas. -Offers a range of services like homelessness prevention, mental health support, and youth services. -Manages a variety of housing types, from supported living facilities to independent homes, helping people achieve stability. -Known for its holistic approach, addressing not just housing needs, but also the broader social factors affecting well-being. -Committed to supporting those at risk of marginalization, from veterans to people with disabilities. -A key player in the UK housing and social services sector with a unique blend of housing expertise and social care.

Sector Specialisms

Visa Sponsorship

-no sponsorship will be provided; candidates must have existing legal permission to work in the uk.