Homeless Support Worker
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Venn Group are currently recruiting for a Homeless Support Worker for our client based in West Somerset to begin a full time temporary contract in providing practical support to clients at risk of homelessness with complex needs
Location: West Somerset
Contract Type: 3 Months +
Hours: 37.5 per week (shifts: 8am-4pm or 12pm-8pm with some weekend cover)
Hourly Rate: £13.66 via Umbrella
Vacancy: J67168 / 68381
Day to Day Duties:
- Deliver a high quality support service offering flexibility and choice in methods of intervention, consultation and advice-giving to service users
- Follow the organisations Safeguarding policies and procedures to maximise service users’ safety and minimise harm
- Support service users 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 service users’ independence using personalised independence plans with the full involvement of the service user, who will set their own goals to achieve healthy sustainable outcomes
- Support service users into training/education/employment/volunteering as a priority and signpost to relevant agencies
- Work in partnership with all voluntary and statutory organisations to improve interventions and outcomes for service users
- Ensure service users’ living environments are welcoming and high quality and that maintenance concerns in properties are reported quickly
- Support a case load of service users with direction and guidance from the Senior Accommodation and Support Workers and the Accommodation and Support Manager
- Ensure confidentiality of service users’ 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
- Full clean driving licence and access to own vehicle (desirable)
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.