Housing Support Worker
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Venn Group are currently recruiting for a Support Worker with our Supported Housing client based in Bristol to begin a full time temporary contract for 3 months + with the chance of extension or to go permanent
Location: Bristol
Contract duration: 3 Months temporary to permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Hourly rate: £12.65 via Umbrella
Vacancy ref number: J60101 / 60242
Day to day responsibilities include:
- Manage a caseload of individuals who have experienced homelessness
- Proactively engage clients with the association’s services and meet the conditions of their support and housing agreements
- Encourage and enable clients to access external support agencies
- Ensure all records and file notes are up to date, accessible to colleagues and meet the requirements of data protection and confidentiality
- Complete and monitor needs assessments ensuring that they are client focused
- Ensure prompt and appropriate responses to client enquiries
- Assist clients to complete benefit, grant and other appropriate forms and applications
- Assist clients in moving into new properties and establishing themselves in their home
- Work in partnership with housing management and maintenance departments
- Establish productive working relationships with external organisations and colleagues
- Contribute to the administration and organisation of the offices
- Provide a diverse and culturally sensitive service for all clients in line with the organisation’s equal opportunities policies
Essential Skills:
- Experience in supporting individuals experiencing homelessness, substance misuse issues and/or mental health issues
- Housing, Care or Support related qualification or equivalent experience
- Current enhanced DBS
- Current clean driving licence and access to own car
To apply for this role or to find out about other Housing jobs, please contact Ashleigh Clarke or Paulo Davis from the Bristol Housing recruitment team on 0117 930 8760 or aclarke@venngroup.com
Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.