We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic Male Floating Support Worker to join our well-established project in The Vale. It’s a challenging yet very rewarding opportunity, with the team delivering housing related floating support in the Vale of Glamorgan. If you are interested, then please read on…
Job Specifics:
Full-Time – 37 hours
Permanent Contract
Salary for this role is £24,531.00
Work Pattern: Monday – Thursday: 9am – 6pm Friday: 9am – 4.30pm occasional Saturday: 9am – 1pm
Job Requirements:
It is essential that the successful candidate has a drivers licence and access to a car.
This role comes under the Gender Exemption under the Equality Act: Male only due to the needs of the service users.
What’s great about the role?
Our project is a drop-in for anyone who needs immediate support around Housing, debt and homelessness prevention.
Our floating support team provide housing related support to assist in the prevention of homelessness. We offer support with budgeting, rent arrears, accessing grants, support to access future housing and help to set up their tenancy. We also support clients to sustain their current tenancy. We encourage the clients to deal with issues that may threaten their progression, especially with matters regarding behaviour, substance misuse, health and wellbeing, budgeting skills, benefits, life skills and household management.
What skills and experience do you need?
As a Floating Support Worker, you will inspire, challenge and enable people to lead successful and independent lives. You will work flexibly as part of a team to develop, implement and review support plans based on individual needs, preferences and aspirations
Duties include:
Offering appropriate levels of support in a sensitive manner, taking into account the emotional and intellectual needs of the client, respecting their choice and privacy.
Liaise with external agencies, e.g. DWP, Social Services, Health Services, Probation, substance misuse and mental health services.
Carry out all necessary administrative tasks in relation to the job; ensuring all client file notes, support plans and risk assessments are kept up-to-date.
Attend Team meetings and training courses as required.
To be a great Support Worker, you need energy, enthusiasm, integrity and to treat people with dignity and respect. You need to be reliable because people are depending on you. You also need to be a great communicator, both verbally and in writing and have basic IT and numerical skills.
To be a great Support Worker, you don’t always need previous experience or qualifications. A good understanding of housing related support and welfare benefits, or awareness of issues faced by people at risk of homelessness would be useful in the role.
It is desirable that the successful candidate to have a full drivers licence and access to a vehicle.
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Pobl Benefits:
26 days holiday, pro rata entitlement plus Bank holidays
Pension scheme
Sick Pay
Mileage is paid at 45p per mile
Enhanced DBS which we will pay for.
Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral)
Time for Talking – a free counselling service
Health Cash Plan
Savings Scheme
Long Service Awards
Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes
Cycle to work scheme
Eyecare plan
Give as You Earn charity donation scheme
Training and progression opportunities