Homeless Support Worker
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Venn Group are currently recruiting for a Homeless Support Worker for our client based in Somerset to begin a full time temporary to permanent contract in providing practical support to young people at risk of homelessness with priority needs
Location: Somerset
Contract Type: 3 Months temp to perm
Hours: 37.5 Monday to Friday 8am-4pm and 2pm-6pm (every other weekend 10am-6pm)
Hourly Rate: £13.66 via Umbrella
Vacancy: J65169 / 66343
Day to Day Duties:
- Deliver a high quality support service offering flexibility and choice in methods of intervention, consultation and advice-giving to young people
- Follow the organisations Safeguarding policies and procedures to maximise young people’s safety and minimise harm
- Support young people in developing independent living skills in areas such as: accommodation, financial management including day to day expenses, rents and debts, offending, health and wellbeing, social networking
- Develop young people’s independence using personalised independence plans with the full involvement of the young person, who will set their own goals to achieve healthy sustainable outcomes
- Support young people into training/education/employment/volunteering as a priority and signpost young people to relevant agencies
- Work in partnership with all voluntary and statutory organisations to improve interventions and outcomes for young people
- Ensure young people’s living environments are welcoming and high quality and that maintenance concerns in properties are reported quickly
- Support a case load of young people with direction and guidance from the Senior Accommodation and Support Workers and the Accommodation and Support Manager
- Ensure confidentiality of clients’ information is maintained and that it is kept securely whether electronic or paper records
Essential Skills:
- Experience of supporting vulnerable clients with complex needs
- Enhanced DBS issued within the last 3 months or on the update service
If you have a current DBS, relevant experience, are immediately available and would like to be considered for this position please call Ashleigh Clarke or Paulo Davis on 0117 930 8760 or send an updated CV to aclarke@venngroup.com
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.