HEY Magazine (Hull & East Yorkshire Magazine) - February 2022 - Issue 4

Who are Humbercare? Humbercare are a local voluntary organisation and registered charity, established in 1989 we have delivered local services for local people for the last 33 years.

Over the years our services have been designed in partnership and commissioned by the Humberside Probation Service and by Local Authorities across the four Humber sub regions. We also deliver services funded by the Humber NHS Teaching Trust and receive grant monies from various charitable organisations.

The focus of our work is supporting vulnerable adults and young people to achieve independent living with the core focus of working with those that have offended, are at risk of offending or those facing multiple disadvantages such as homelessness, mental health issues, adverse trauma or general barriers to community living.

What do we do? Humbercare is breaking down barriers that socially excluded individuals face when accessing housing and support services. Enabling an opportunity for all individuals to realise and develop their own potential.

We deliver a number of services ranging from low level advice and guidance provision through to high level complex care and support that is regulated by the Care Quality Commission.

We work under the umbrella of a registered Social Landlord delivering a large housing portfolio across Hull, East Riding and North East Lincolnshire. Through which we provide low level supported accommodation, for those individuals that present as homeless, are leaving care, are being discharged from hospital or prison without an address or have experienced tenancy or family/relationship breakdowns and need accommodation and a little support and guidance to learn how to manage a tenancy and a home, gain some stability in their lives and integrate into local communities utiltising the many local statutory and voluntary services available to them for additional support.

Through weekly visits by our team of housing officers we can help people to get on track, access the services they need, learn and develop independent living skills, learn how to manage a tenancy and eventually work towards moving on to long term accommodation without the need for support.

Humbercare delivers the local Westbourne House Housing Related Support Service, commissioned by the local authority to provide accommodation and support to those that the local authority identify and refer to us as homeless or rough sleeping. The service exists to support people from the streets, providing a roof over their head whilst delivering person centred support packages addressing personal issues that may have led to their homelessness. Support provision can include basic hygiene and nutrition support, social inclusion activities, accessing the appropriate benefits, registration with GPs and dentists, and supporting with referrals to relevant services such as counselling, domestic abuse support, mental health and substance misuse services. The end goal is to move them on, into independent accommodation, enabling people to have brighter futures.

The many other services we deliver, which can all be found on our website, all focus on care and support to individuals within their own homes, be this a home provided by Humbercare or any other accommodation provider including their own home. The support can be from a minimal one hour per week ranging to 24-hour live-in support by our staff team, all delivered in accordance with commissioned contract specifications and service users’ needs and wishes. Support as above is advice, guidance, care and support packages tailored to the individual to support them to secure, maintain and then sustain independent living, moving on from our services at a time that is appropriate to them, when they are ready to live independently without support.

Who are our staff team? We currently have a team of around 150 staff with an age range of 18 to 70. We are a diverse employer inclusive of a fair proportion of mixed gender and currently employ 24% of the staff team that are considered to have a registered disability. We offer permanent contracts in the main but also provide secondment opportunities, temporary contracts, zero hours contracts as per the wishes of the applicant and needs of a service.

Our staff retention is positive with high numbers of the staff team having long lengths of service, for example our managers team, many of whom have progressed through from support worker positions, the majority have 10 years and more as length of service.

Our team comes to us through many routes, some have lived experience and some are fresh out of college or university following completion of Criminology, Psychology or Health and Social Care or Social Work courses.

So why join us? Many of the roles at Humbercare do not require a

qualification or specific working experience as we offer on the job training and extensive training packages. We look for common sense, compassion, commitment to our cause and the desire to make a difference to people’s lives.

Many staff utilise our opportunities as a stepping stone to gain valuable experience of the sector and have successfully moved on to secure careers in Police, Probation Service and Social Work departments.

officers, managers through to senior management team roles.

We are always seeking new members to join our team, bringing in new ideas, new ways of working, valued experience and skills. If you like the sound of the work we do, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

The roles we hold include receptionists, cleaners, caretakers, finance assistants, administration assistants, housing officers, support workers, care workers, team leaders, senior

CURRENT VACANCIES

Chrysalis Housing Officers Full or Part time positions available Salary £19760 per annum Delivering low level Housing Management support to individuals in accommodation provided by Humbercare, providing those vulnerable adults and young people that are leaving custody, care, hospital or presenting as homeless with a place they can call home and essential support, advice and guidance to maintain that home

Self Enablement Service Assistants Full and part time positions available Salary £19760 per annum Delivering tailored person centred care and support to complex vulnerable adults and young people on a CQC regulated service

Social Inclusion Officer - Housing Related Support Service at Westbourne House Full or Part time position Salary £21074 per annum Supporting our service users to engage positively in community based activities and services and support integration into the local community

Housing Support Officers - Housing Related Support Service at Westbourne House Full or part time positions available Salary £19760 Providing tailored housing related support to the service users presenting as homeless to Westbourne House including support, advice and guidance to access health and housing services with the aim being to secure independent long term sustainable housing

Housing Management Workers (nights) Housing Related Support Service at Westbourne House Full or Part time positions available

Do you fancy a change in career or direction? If so, one of these might be the next exciting opportunity for you...

Salary £21736 inc -10% uplift for nights Delivering Housing Management duties to service users ensuring they have the skills and ability to maintain a living environment that meets their needs and wishes

Cleaners - Westbourne House Full and part time positions available Salary £19760 Delivering essential cleaning duties to maintain a clean and safe environment

Community Support Practitioners - Housing Related Support Service Full and Part time positions available Salary £19760 Delivering person centred floating housing related support to service users within their own homes in order to assist people to reintegrate into communities and achieve and maintain independent living

We are also looking to increase our pool of bank staff to support all of the above roles, offering zero hour contracts which can suit your family life or circumstances, choose the hours or shifts to suit you, as many or as little as you wish

A Full induction and training is provided for all roles

For an application pack and relevant job description, contact Humbercare Ltd, 81 Beverley Road, Hull, HU3 1XR Telephone: 01482 586633 or email info@humbercare. org.uk

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Team testimonials

Since working at Humbercare I have not only become part of a very strong supportive team but also felt like I have been adopted in to a second family, the amount of support each of us give each other has allowed me to develop both professionally and personally.

Having a direct role in enabling a vulnerable person to achieve their goals of improving their life, brings its own rewards, job satisfaction and adds a little spring in your step.

Working for Humbercare means really making a difference to someone’s life. Its supporting, challenging and enabling someone to be able to live their most independent life and helping them reach that level of freedom is very rewarding

I have worked at Humbercare now for over 6 years, within this time I have progressed within my role and gained a wealth of knowledge and experience.

Working for Humbercare means really making a difference to someone’s life