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Community Link Worker

£20886 to £23596 Per Annum

Medway, Kent

Porchlight

Closing Date: 08 February 2021
Interview Date: 22nd February 2021

About us: Porchlight is a charity supporting people who are homeless, vulnerable and isolated. At Porchlight, we are passionate about helping vulnerable people to reach their full potential. We strive for a fairer society where vulnerable people find stability, the most excluded are included, and where homelessness and poverty are things of the past.

The role: You will be responsible for providing one to one support and advice to people with mental health needs.

As a community link worker you will promote recovery and community participation of individuals aged 17+ by assessing their needs and setting goals. You will work closely with statutory and voluntary agencies to help individual’s access appropriate support in the community.

What you need:

- Excellent communication and people skills
- Ability to initiate and maintain constructive relations with service users
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with colleagues and external agencies.
- Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills

Benefits: As a member of the Porchlight team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

- free life insurance
- flexible working hours
- 25 days holiday per year (increasing to 30 days after 5 years service) pro rata
- Porchlight pension scheme

For further details and to apply, please visit https://www.cloudonlinerecruitment.co.uk/porchlight/VacancyDetails.aspx?FromSearch=True&MenuID=6Dqy3cKIDOg=&VacancyID=107

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