Vacancy Detail

Floating Support Worker

Role:                Floating Support Worker

Based:             Northamptonshire

Salary:             £10 - £13 per hour, depending on experience and pay status

Hours:              Full time

Start Date:        ASAP

Duration:          Ongoing

Our client, a well-respected charity who provide support, advocacy and housing to people that have complex needs are looking to recruit a Floating Support Worker within their Northamptonshire service. 

Synopsis of duties: 

  • Key working approximately 20 clients weekly and supporting clients with both their practical and emotional needs including safety, housing, benefits, financial, social inclusion, schooling, mental health, addiction 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, specialist support charities and housing departments 

Essential Requirements: 

  • Proven track record of supporting vulnerable young people and/ or adults either within an accommodation or community-based service. Preferred experience of working with addictions, substance misuse, homelessness or mental health 
  • 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: Northampton | Salary: 10 - 13 per hour | Job type: Contract | Posted: 24/10/2022