Ealing, Greater London, England
Charity, Voluntary
Permanent | Full Time
ASAP
30/04/2025
28/05/2025
Community Link Worker
Location: Ealing
Salary: £26,560 inclusive per annum
West London Crisis Recovery House is Registered Care Home, working in a recovery model. The services are staffed 24/7 and offer support to the residents aged 18 and upwards.
The Role
* To promote independence by supporting service users to move on positively.
* Develop networks across West London to build strong move-on pathways from the WLCH.
* Ensure discharge KPI timescales are adhered to within the WLCH.
Key Accountabilities:
* Collaborate with Team Managers to develop strong community links, ensuring effective housing support for all residents.
* Directly run, manage or supervise groups or activities as appropriate.
* Effectively manage a service user caseload by prioritising workload.
* Organise and provide purposeful one to one service user action planning sessions and reviews.
* Directly run, manage, or supervise activities and groups designed to support residents in the discharge process and their integration into previous or new living arrangements.
* Adhere to the Community service referral procedure.
* Using their processes, provide a needs assessment, risk assessment and risk management plan for each individual service user.
* Where appropriate refer service users to other support services e.g. housing, counselling, CAB etc.
* To increase service users' independence and self-esteem, promote and encourage access to services that develop personal wellbeing, health, and life skills training
* Ensure confidentiality is maintained as detailed in their Confidentiality Policy.
* Participate in key aspects of the Service as requested by the Team Manager.
General Accountabilities
Administration:
* Maintain appropriate paperwork as required by the organisation and by the Commissioners who fund the day services.
* Provide copies of individual support plans and reviews of same to referrers.
* Accurately contribute to service monitoring systems.
* Maintain accurate service user's records.
* Observe any written policies, procedures and guidelines for good practice issued by the organisation.
* Provide regular reports as required to the Team Leader.
* Ensure the petty cash procedures are used when money is spent locally on groups/ activities and other resources.
* Ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and their Health and Safety policies and procedures
Liaison:
* Liaise with appropriate statutory and voluntary agencies and provide information as necessary.
* Build and maintain positive and productive relationships with local community groups, resource providers, and partnership organisations.
* Present the Community Link Worker and the Day Service in a professional and positive way to external organisations.
* Attend local meetings and conferences of relevance to the service.
Supervision and Training:
* Accept regular support and monthly supervision from line management.
* Attend training courses and events as required.
* Attend and contribute to staff team meetings.
* Assist as requested in the selection of volunteers.
* Provide personal supervision to volunteers/ or less experienced workers as assigned.
* Assist as requested in the induction of new staff according to their Induction Policy
Equal Opportunities:
* Comply with and implement the organisations Equal Opportunity Policy at all times.
* Show a commitment to providing/working with diversity in the service
Health and Safety:
* Comply with their Health & Safety policies and procedures.
* Take personal responsibility for own health and safety and report incidents and potential hazards as necessary.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
https://recoveryfocus.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Recovery_Focus_Careers/job/Amadeus-House/Community-Link-Worker--Ealing-_JR009235