X2 Floating Support Workers
Venn Group’s Social Housing Recruitment Team are currently recruiting for x2 Floating Support Workers for a highly reputable Homeless organisation based in Carmarthen to begin temporary employment.
Location: Carmarthen
Contract Type: 3 month assignment
Working days: 37.5 hours (Mon- Fri 9-5)
Hourly Rate: £10.99 PAYE
Day to day Duties:
- Provide tenure neutral floating support, to people who are homeless, living in accommodation that is unsuitable for their needs, as well as people who are suitably housed
- Support service users to develop their skills and confidence that they need to be able to live their life to its fullest potential and as independently as possible
- Advice service users on how to budget and access benefits
- Ensure relevant benefits are being accessed
- Help service users to access suitable and safe accommodation
- Support service users to learn independent living skills to enable them to live independently, such as healthy eating, cooking, cleaning and garden maintenance
- Help service users to interact socially
- Signpost onto 3rd party agencies
- Advocate for service users and help them make GP and dentist appointments when required
- Support service users to access further education or job opportunities
Essential Skills:
- A current enhanced DBS issued within the past 12 months
- Previous experience of working with vulnerable people, ideally homeless
- Driver with own car and full UK licence
If you think you would be a good fit and would like to be considered for this position please send an updated CV to erex@venngroup.com or call Emily Rex or Branwen Johns on 0117 930 8760.