Key Worker (2 Roles Available) - South Yorkshire Housing : Job Details

Key Worker (2 Roles Available)

Burns Court - 2 x Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week

Burns Court is a 10 bed (individual self contained flats) unit with a staff office, located in Maltby, Rotherham. The service has recently been re commissioned by RDaSH to deliver housing related support to ensure individuals with primary Mental Health needs, have access to safe, comfortable homes.

The team would work closely with the Assertive Outreach Team (AOT) in Rotherham, attending Multi Disciplinary meetings and providing holistic support. Customers would be supported for a period of up to two years, with the emphasis to move on into an independent living space.

Key Worker Role

Our aim is to equip each customer with personal, social, vocational and practical life skills; enabling them to take control of their life and live independently within the community.

We are looking for individuals with a real commitment to supporting our customers to achieve their aspirations, goals and help them maximise their full potential. These roles can be challenging and are highly rewarding.

We believe that everyone has a right a safe and secure place to call home, and the stability that it brings.

Who you are:

Could you empower someone with enduring mental health issues to gain the most from their life?

We are seeking two enthusiastic and innovative Key Workers to work at our mental health supported housing project in Rotherham. We provide accommodation, advice and support to our customers with enduring mental health issues.

The role of Key Worker includes supporting our customers to develop the skills necessary to maximise their independence.

The successful candidate would need to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the needs and risks our customers experience and an understanding of how to develop plans of support to overcome these.

Show enthusiasm about helping others, be approachable and encouraging with customers to achieve their goals

Possess a positive "Can Do" solution focused attitude to fit in with a small team and build on the successes of this excellent A rated service.

Who we are:

At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.

Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways - from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.

Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Our Benefits

• Starting Salary: £22,389 per annum (pro-rata)
• Working hours: 37 hours per week - Monday to Friday
• Generous holiday entitlement - 27 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays and an additional 4 SYHA days
• Pension contribution
• Excellent Flexible working options including Flexi Time, Condensed Hours, Part Time and job share.
• Excellent benefits including:
  • SYHA Rewards - employee discount scheme, which offers cash back and shopping discounts. Plus, advice and resources on healthy eating, financial wellbeing, exercise and mastering your mental health
  • Westfield Health (employer paid)
  • Counselling
  • Discounted Gym membership
  • Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to a wide range of programmes to train and develop you including access to the Institute of Employability Professionals.

Please note that we may remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. Please apply at your earliest convenience.

For the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 this is an excluded job.

Closing Date: 30th March 2025