The Wallich Hiring for Asset Coach at Neath Port Talbot Full Time

Introduction

The Wallich is a homelessness charity delivering innovative housing and support services to homeless and vulnerably housed people. The Organisation formed in 1978 in Cardiff and now supports around 8000 people a year across Wales.

The Wallich is committed to providing services that are trauma informed and delivered using Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) approach that places relationships at the heart of everything. A PIE is an approach to supporting people out of homelessness whilst making significant and positive progress in overcoming trauma, substance misuse and mental illness. It also considers the psychological needs of staff: developing skills and knowledge, increasing motivation, job satisfaction and resilience. At the heart of what we do are the people we support, who are actively and meaningfully involved in their own support and encouraged to participate in the design, development, and delivery of services.

Project Description

The Asset Coach will be based with the PIE Operational Team at The Wallich and will be the first person in the organisation use the innovative PTS (Person-led, Transitional & Strengths-based) Response model. This will be provided in partnership with its developer, Mayday Trust, and Welsh provider, Platfform. The principles of the PTS are:

Seeing people: People are people, not labels such as ‘the homeless’, ‘drug addicts’ or ‘ex-offenders.

Person-led: The mantra is no steps, no stairs, and no pathways. Instead, people have choice and control over their lives to achieve what they want at a time that is right for them.

Strength-based: Concentrating on a person’s strengths and removing the focus from weakness.

Personalised: A response that works for the individual and recognises that each person’s unique experience will be different.

Not fixing: People are listened to and can make their own decisions on what they want to achieve.

Internal motivation: People have opportunities to build confidence and self-belief by exploring aspirations and building evidence of their success.

Real-world: Creating relationships based on honesty and reflecting the nature of the world outside of services.

Connection: People can explore friendship, community, and connection outside of services to reinvigorate a sense of purpose and identity.

Purpose of Role

The Asset Coach will walk alongside individuals experiencing challenging times, so they can take control of their life and thrive within their community. They will do this using a PTS (Person-led, Transitional & Strengths-based) Response model in partnership with its developer, Mayday Trust and Welsh provider, Platfform.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

No Agencies.

We do not accept unsolicited agency referrals for this position and do not consider any applicants, to have been introduced to us via agency.

Main Duties, Responsibilities and Person Profile

1. To work on a 1-1 basis with individuals to build strong, healthy relationships, using a personalised, strength-based, coaching approach with people experiencing difficulties.

2. To work with individuals to find their own personal motivation and hope for the future creating an environment where they have choice and control over their lives and can move forward to the future they want within their community.

3. To develop positive relationships within local communities and broker opportunities that nurture and develop the talents and abilities of individuals.

4. To assist individuals in building up new and positive friendships and community networks that provide new opportunities for people to develop their talents and connections.

5. To works with individuals to overcome and challenge the systemic barriers they may face in achieving their desired outcomes.

6. To recognises and articulate the effects of a failing system on an individual and work with each person to help them identify their internal assets and dismantle their internal obstacles that hold them back.

7. To engage in individual as well as group reflection with Platfform and the wider PTS partnership to promote a continued critical assessment of the PTS and its delivery.

8. Where time and skills enable this, working with the Communications Team, use social media to promote the aims of the PTS and /or contributes to blogs to reflect on and promote the work of the PTS in line with organisational policy and procedure.

9. To ensure the accurate and timely recording of all required information regarding each person accessing the coaching service.

The list of tasks is not an exhaustive one and duties may be varied from time to time by the organisation. This job description is subject to regular review.

ORGANISATIONAL VALUES AND POLICIES

All role holders within The Wallich are expected to live the organisational values and to demonstrate throughout the work they do, and the manner in which they do it, these values. In addition, all role holders are expected to either be compliant with, or act as a role model for, organisational policies and requirements.

The Wallich values are:

Courageous – We speak truth to power, we challenge ourselves and each other. We fearlessly pioneer new initiatives. We and our service users have the courage to drive change

Determined – We will not stop. We will continue to strive to make changes, not only for our charity but for the people we support. We will not lose passion or focus, even when it’s hard.

Authentic – We are genuine in our intentions, working on the front line with the people who need us. We walk the path alongside people and use peer experience to inform everything we do.

Compassionate – At all times – always. No matter how many times someone comes to us for help, we will listen, be empathetic and greet them with kindness.

Community – Everybody deserves to belong somewhere. As a team we are family and we embrace partnership. We strive for inclusion and acceptance of those affected by homelessness.

A full job description and person profile can be downloaded by clicking the Job Profile document link below. Please refer to this document when completing your application.

Interviews to be held on 11th May 2022.

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