Key Worker
Within the Targeted Prevention Alliance
SALARY
Between £17,891 and 19,939£19,0
RESPONSIBLE FOR
Working with vulnerable people, motivating
them to make positive changes and improve
their health and wellbeing through a person
led, strengths based approach
RESPONSIBLE TO
Senior Key Worker
CORE PURPOSE
To improve the wellbeing, resilience and
independence of people living in Stockport,
to reduce, delay or prevent people from
accessing formal or statutory services
TPA Service
and
Performance
Manager
Our Key Workers will provide a single point of
contact, and work with vulnerable people to
explore their strengths, and networks of
support through a guided conversation.
You will help people find their own solutions,
and co-develop personal plans to motivate
people to achieve their goals and improve
their wellbeing and independence.
You will encourage people to give time to build
their confidence, and build social capital in
communities.
You will provide advice, guidance, and
challenge to build resilience, and ensure
people have networks in place to self-manage
and live independently for the future.
Our Key Workers help people to achieve:
Senior Key
Worker
Key Worker
PENSION
Access to the
generous benefits the
GMPF scheme offers ,
including life cover
FLEXIBLE WORKING
Flexible working
arrangements ensure
you can achieve a
healthy work life
balance
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Improved physical wellbeing
Improved mental wellbeing
Improved economic wellbeing
Improved social wellbeing
Improved housing circumstances
You
will You will be directlyHEALTH
employed
byPLAN
CASH
GENEROUS
ANNUAL
Stockport
Homes
and
will
work
in
partnership
Claim back a
LEAVE ENTITLEMENT
with five other Alliance partners
to deliver
the
proportion
of your
23 days annual leave
Targeted Prevention Service for vulnerable
everyday healthcare
plus the opportunity
people within Stockport. This new service will
and medical
to earn addtional
offer holistic advice, signposting and support to
expenses
days leave
vulnerable people with a wide
range of needs,
utilising an asset based approach where
people are assessed in terms of their strengths
CHILDCARE
DISCOUNTS
or assets and supported to RETAIL
increase
their
VOUCHERS
Access
to
a wide will
independence and resilience. The service
Access toalso
savings
of on increasing social
range
of discounts
focus
capital
and to
up to £243
per
provide
savings
building community capacity and informal on
month through
taxmechanisms, thereby
food
and shopping
support
meeting
a key
and NI savings
aim of preventing, reducing or delaying the
need to access formal and statutory services.
be directly employed by Stockport Homes and
will work in partnership with five other Alliance
RESPONSIBILITIES the Key Worker will…
 Provide information and advice
 Work assertively to engage people
 Help people develop their own solutions
through a guided conversation
 Provide an holistic approach to achieve long
 Help people identify their strengths and
build confidence
 Work collaboratively with other agencies
 Explore and build informal networks of
support
 Identify and report Safeguarding concerns
 Promote giving time
term solutions
and services
 Collect and record information and data as
required
STRENGTHS the Key Worker will deliver key responsibilities by…
 Communicating effectively
 Working as a team
 Building relationships
 Motivating people
 Creating innovative and positive solutions
 Connecting people to community resources
 Taking positive risks
 Valuing diversity
 Delivering an holistic approach
 Being committed to their personal
development
REQUIREMENTS the Key Worker will be able to…
 Work with vulnerable people to achieve
 Work flexibly
positive outcomes
 Travel independently
 Deliver a person led, strengths based
 Confidently use IT systems and solutions
approach
 Signpost people and provide information
and advice
 Identify and act on safeguarding concerns
 Positively represent the TPA
 Develop personal plans
 Prioritise their workload
 Demonstrate good literacy and numeracy
skills
 Ability to travel independently with access
to a vehicle insured for work purposes and
with a full driving licence
VALUES the Key Worker will role model core values by…
SUPPORT
MOTIVATED
INNOVATE
LEARN
ENJOY
Listening to,
responding and
valuing colleagues
and customers in
all aspects of our
diversity
Acting in the best
interest of
Stockport Homes,
our customers and
our communities
Embracing
innovation and
change, taking
calculated risks
and trying new
ways of doing
things
Giving and taking
feedback
constructively and
investing in
developing
individual talents
Behaving with
integrity while
making work as
enjoyable as
possible