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Homelessness Support Worker

Employer
Service Care Solutions
Location
City of London, London
Salary
£10 - £11/hour
Closing date
29 Oct 2021

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Job Sector
Care & Social Work
Contract Type
Temporary
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Job title - Homelessness Support Worker

Location - London E1

Contract - Temporary ongoing

Hours - Full time 40 hours per week

Start Date - ASAP approx.

The Role Summary

To work with clients to ensure positive outcomes and to maintain safety and security of building a service delivery.
To support residents of the service to identify and work towards recovery focused goals.
To ensure the safety and security of the building, clients and colleagues.Your key duties within the role will include:

To work alongside clients and other professionals to identify recovery focused goals and to co-produce support plans in order to achieve outcomes.
To work within a trauma informed, strengths based and recovery focused model which keeps the client at the heart of service delivery.
In conjunction with colleagues assess risk and develop robust and dynamic risk management plans using a harm minimisation approach.
To work with clients and relevant local services to plan and support move- on from the service and the resettlement of
To liaise and develop effective joint-working with other agencies and professionals to ensure an effective wraparound
To ensure that all work with clients is recorded promptly using the organisations client records
To ensure that all new clients are appropriately inducted into the service and that all necessary paperwork is
To support residents with maximising income, including ensuring all relevant benefits are claimed and housing costs are
To work with housing management team to ensure rent is paid promptly and any arrears issues are
To support clients to report any maintenance issues, and to monitor and report maintenance issues in commonRequirements

Experience working with vulnerable adults with complex needs.
Experience working with in at one of the following areas:
Substance Misuse
Street Homelessness
Mental Health
Offending
Understanding of at least one of the following:
Trauma Informed approaches
Strengths based practice
Recovery focused support
Psychologically Informed Environments
Understanding of the causes of homelessness and its impact on individuals.
Knowledge of the benefits system.
Able to carry out comprehensive needs and risk assessments and translate these into effective client led support plans.
Good IT skills including Microsoft office.

If you are interested in this position and meet the above criteria, please send your CV now for consideration.

If you require any additional information regarding the position, please call Lewis at Service Care Solutions on (phone number removed) or send an E-Mail to

Company

Since opening our doors in 2005, we've successfully implemented and grown eight specialist divisions in the Construction, Criminal Justice, Finance, Healthcare, Housing, Legal, Sales and Social Work industries, with over ninety consultants driving dedicated markets across the UK.

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