Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator

PVG membership and registration with SSSC is essential for the role.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator to join our Glasgow Flexible Homelessness Outreach Support Service (FHOSS).

The role involves working across Glasgow supporting those who are experiencing or who are at immediate risk of homelessness on an outreach basis. The aim being to support people to move from temporary accommodation into secure accommodation and providing them with the necessary housing support and advice to achieve this.

Our dedicated and highly experienced staff provide the best quality of care and support, focusing on the individual and their own personal aspirations.

If you are motivated and committed to making a positive difference to people’s lives, this could be the opportunity you’re looking for.

You will:

As a Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator you will work with each individual to ensure that each personal outcome plan delivers on individual outcomes and aspirations.

Your focus is to ensure that the things that are important to the people we work for are achieved while adopting a risk enablement approach.

You will ensure that you co-design and create outcome plans with the people we work for, aiming to improve health and wellbeing and develop resilience.

You will work as part of a team providing support to the people we work for, have a sound awareness of your role and display effective communication skills.

You will meet regularly with the Health and Wellbeing Team Leader/Manager to report on the performance, innovation and quality outcomes of the service(s).

As a Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator you will be expected to carry out your duties in line with the organisation’s core values and your terms and conditions of employment, while presenting in a way that is in line with the Codes of Practice laid out by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

Who are we looking for?

You should have a passion for delivering person-centred support.

You should assist in delivering an outstanding service and have experience or knowledge of the effects homelessness can bring to individuals.

You should recognise that each person we work for is unique, acknowledging the importance of promoting preferred communication styles in order to develop successful relationships.

You should be non-judgemental, highly motivated and dedicated to the values of Wheatley Care and the Wheatley Group as well as having confidence, resilience and a positive attitude towards the work you undertake.

The successful candidate will have experience of working as part of a staff team, as well as on their own, and be familiar with co-production of support to enable individuals to meet and achieve their personal outcomes.

You should be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of monitoring and evaluating a quality framework, whilst ensuring excellent service provision.

This role is subject to a satisfactory PVG check.

The benefits we offer

As part of Wheatley Group, we offer a sector-leading benefits package.

The successful candidate will receive:

• a rewarding career with a competitive salary;
• access to a contributory pension scheme;
• excellent leave entitlements;
• enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave;
• contributions towards dental, optical, driving lessons and more;
• access to staff inclusion networks promoting an inclusive workplace; and
• 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme.
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Committed to inclusion

At Wheatley, are always looking to improve diversity within our teams. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and achieve their full potential.

We actively celebrate our individual differences and recognise the collective strength this brings our organisation. It’s important our teams represent the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from any under-represented groups.

For an application pack and detailed job profile, please click here.

Closing date: 5pm on 8 October 2024

For a chat about the role, please contact Nina Erskine, Health and Wellbeing Manager at nina.erskine@wheatley-care.com or on 07436 530 934.

We want all of our candidates to shine. If you need any reasonable adjustments to help you feel more comfortable during the recruitment process, please contact Rachel Young on 07867 291 367 or rachel.young@wheatley-group.com.