Vacancy Detail

Support Worker

Role:               Support Worker

Based:            Coventry

Rate:               £9-12 per hour, depending on experience and pay status

Start Date:      ASAP

Duration:        Temporary Ongoing

Hours:             Full Time Preferably, to include 1 day over the weekend

Our client, a well-respected charity who provide support, advocacy and housing to people that are homeless are looking to recruit a Support Worker for their service in Coventry.

Synopsis of duties:

  • Key working approximately 10 clients weekly and supporting clients with both their practical and emotional needs including safety, benefits, financial, social inclusion, schooling, mental health or substance misuse.
  • Responsible for carrying out initial assessments, risk assessments, devising support plans and liaising with appropriate agencies
  • Supporting clients to complete housing and welfare benefit applications and accompanying clients to various meetings and appointments, working with them to ensure they are tenancy ready.
  • Signposting clients to additional services and agencies including counselling, group programmes (including the Freedom Programme), housing, solicitors etc
  • Facilitating multi-agency and partnership working including social services, schools, specialist support charities and housing departments

Essential Requirements:

  • Proven track record of supporting vulnerable children, young people and/ or adults either within an accommodation or community-based service. Preferred experience of working with victims of abuse, homelessness, mental health, substance misuse, Children and Young People, Family Support and/ or Children’s Residential services.
  • Strong safeguarding and risk assessments skills and experience
  • Enhanced DBS issued within the last 12 months and/ or registered on the DBS Update Service
  • Proven track record of successfully carrying and managing your own caseload

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.

 


Location: Coventry | Salary: 9 - 12 per hour | Job type: Contract | Posted: 15/02/2022