Hub Support Worker (Part Time)
- Jewish Care
- 39 Clarence Avenue, Gants Hill, Ilford, UK
- 22 Nov, 2024
Job Description
We are looking for a compassionate and proactive Hub Support Worker to join our Volunteering and Social Engagement team, working across two hub locations: Redbridge and Hackney. In this role, you will create and maintain a supportive and engaging social environment within our hubs, and in the wider community. You will organise and facilitate activities, support individuals with practical needs, conduct assessments, and connect people to relevant services.
At Jami, we value the peer support approach, recognising the power of lived experience in mental health to help build connections and support others. If you are committed to these values and have experience in social care, mental health, or community work, we want to hear from you.
This post is working 24 hours per week (Monday to Friday) across to Hubs Redbridge and Hackney.
What you will be doing:
- Plan and lead social and recreational activities both in the hub and local community venues.
- Facilitate informal conversations, fostering a welcoming atmosphere in the hubs.
- Assist with the lunch service, encouraging community involvement.
- Conduct assessments for new and existing service users.
- Build supportive relationships and link service users to additional Jami services when needed.
- Provide practical support such as helping with phone calls or correspondence.
- Support service users in building personal and life skills, promoting greater independence.
- Work with external agencies to ensure service users receive appropriate signposting.
- Help facilitate cultural and faith-based activities, including Friday night dinners and festivals.
- Maintain accurate records and adhere to confidentiality, health and safety, and equality standards.
What you will need:
- Secondary School Education (Essential)
- Further or higher education in social care, community work, or related fields (Desirable)
- Training in Peer Support or Mental Health First Aid (Desirable)
- Experience in health or social care (Essential)
- Experience working in mental health or the charity sector (Essential)
- Understanding of recovery and factors affecting mental health (Essential)
- Knowledge of equal opportunities and socioeconomic factors impacting mental health (Essential)
- Personal experience of using mental health services (Essential)
- Strong communication, group facilitation, and problem-solving skills (Essential)
- Ability to work independently and in a team (Essential)
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and video conferencing (Essential)
Jami is here for when mental illness and distress make everyday life a struggle. In November 2023 Jami and Jewish Care announced they would become one, to ensure long-term sustainable services for people of all ages in the community. With the combined expertise of Jewish Care and Jami, we can support even more people in their journey to better mental health, providing treatment, support and education to young people, adults, families and community leaders in the Jewish Community.
Salary
About Us
We are a leading health and social care charity for the Jewish community in London and the South-East. Although we care for a specific community, our employees come from all faiths, backgrounds and nationalities. It also means they’re valued and supported in just the same way we value the people we care for - at Jewish Care, love is at the heart of all we do.
Our campuses offer unique services including care and nursing homes, Retirement Living apartments and community centres.
We provide care that is Jewish at heart for older people. And we support their family members every step of the way. Every week, we touch the lives of 10,000 people.
Our Purpose
We want to make a positive impact on the lives of Jewish people by providing excellent social care that enhances their well-being and helps them to stay connected to their community.
We’re also committed to inspiring our employees, developing their careers and creating an environment where they love every day.
Why Us
Our five values are at the heart of the way we work. They drive how we act as individuals and as an organisation and shape our culture.
Our values are:
- Excellence - We are ambitious, professional and passionate about offering high-quality services delivered with dedication and sensitivity.
- Integrity - We treat people fairly and are accountable for what we do and how we do it
- Innovation - We are adaptable and creative, we welcome new ideas and believe in finding solutions that work for each individual.
- Compassion - We consciously work in a caring and empathetic way, we are considerate of others and put kindness at the heart of everything we do.
- Inclusivity - Everyone involved with Jewish Care is important and deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.
- Inclusion & Diversity
At Jewish Care, we are committed to ensuring all our staff feel valued and included.
We have a number of staff networks aimed to promote equality, diversity and inclusion – these include our REACH (race, ethnicity and cultural heritage) network and our LGBTQ+ network for staff and service users. We are a Disability Confident Employer, and in a recent survey, 95% of staff surveyed felt Jewish Care embraced diversity and inclusion.
Why Jewish Care?
We offer excellent benefits to reward you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment. Competitive rates of pay are reviewed annually.
A wide range of benefits, rewards, and well-being support through our Jewish Care Benefits platform. These include:
● A huge range of discounts at major retailers and supermarkets
● 24/7 access to a GP either online or on the phone
● Access to our Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential advice.
● Our Wellbeing Hub contains lots of articles and support with mental and physical wellness, free fitness and yoga videos and lots more
● 4% employer pension contribution
● Career development opportunities and access to our online learning management system
● Free DBS checks and uniforms for our Care Home Workers
● Free DBS check where the role is required.
Fair Pay
We are happy to announce that Jewish Care now pays all members of staff the current London Living Wage.
We care about our employees as much as the people we support, which is why we pay all our staff a minimum of £11.95 per hour. So, whether you’re a carer, a bus driver, an administrator or a finance operative, you can rest assured you’ll be rewarded fairly for what you do.