VACANCY – Accommodation Support Officer
Location: Warwickshire and West Mercia(To be based at one site)
Length: 6 Months temporary with the view of going permanent
Salary: £10.85 - £11.15 Inclusive of holiday pay
Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00am-17:00pm
Venn Group are currently recruiting for multiple Accommodation Support Officers to work in set locations within Warwickshire and West Mercia. You will provide structured, tailored, one-to-one and group resettlement support to men in custody and under probation supervision in the community. Said candidates will need to have a full drivers licence with access to a vehicle and be immediately available to interview and start.
Responsibilities of the role:
- Support service users to make progress against their housing/accommodation objectives by providing tailored one-to-one and group sessions
- Contribute to the design and delivery of effective resettlement plans by carrying out accommodation needs assessments which can take place in custodial and/or community settings
- Record, monitor and review progress against individual and service objectives in order to demonstrate impact and tangible outcomes
- Empower and motivate service users to identify and achieve desired outcomes
- Actively engage with service users in decisions that affect them ensuring they have input in shaping the nature of services delivered to them through involvement activities
- Risk assesses and take the necessary actions in respect of any activities/engagement undertaken with service users including personal safety, lone-working and safeguarding
- Understand professional boundaries and ensure that your role and remit is made clear to all service users you engage with
- Work collaboratively in multi-agency settings as required
- This includes maintaining professional relationships and appropriate levels of confidentiality of information
Essential experience/requirements:
- Experience within supporting Ex-Offenders
- Enhanced DBS
- Full Licence with access to vehicle
To discuss this excellent opportunity further, please contact the Social Housing and Support teamon 0121 616 0660 and ask for Kim Parsons (Senior Consultant for the Midlands), or alternatively email kparsons@venngroup.com with an up-to-date copy of your CV as soon as possible.