Temporary Housing Support Worker required
Venn Group’s Social Housing Recruitment Team are currently recruiting for a temporary Housing Support Worker for a service in Wiltshire. You will have the opportunity to join their friendly and hardworking team on a temporary basis.
Location: Wiltshire
Contract Type: 2 Months +
Hourly Rate: £10.15 PAYE (Inclusive)
Hours: 37.5 (Shifts between 7am - 3pm and 2pm - 10pm with some weekend work)
Day-to-day duties:
- Oversee a client group of services users affected by homelessness
- Implement, develop and maintain support plans
- Complete risk and needs assessments
- Manage the health and safety in the building
- Deal with clients with challenging behaviour
- Manage rent accounts, monitor arrears and set up payment plans
- Promote independent living at all times including assisting services users on visits in the community and attending appointments with them
- Provide benefit advice to tenants
- Liaise with 3rd party agencies
Essential Skills:
- A current enhanced DBS (12 Months)
- Experience supporting homeless clients
- Demonstrable experience of working with chaotic substance misuse and mental health clients
Desirable experience includes:
- Experience providing housing and benefit advice
If you have a current DBS, relevant experience, are immediately available and would like to be considered for this position please call Emily Rex or Branwen Johns on 0117 930 8760 or send an updated CV to erex@venngroup.com