Specialist Support Worker - Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom - Catalyst Housing Association

Catalyst Housing Association
Catalyst Housing Association
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Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:
£25,787 per annum


Location:
Southend on Sea


Weekly Hours:
37.5


What we're looking for:

Peabody are recruiting for a Specialist Support Worker to join the Complex Needs Hostel service. Do you have;

The ability to work flexibly (evenings and/or weekends) and outside contracted hours where required;

Drivers licence and access to own vehicle;

The ability to utilise professional, personal or lived experience to engage with people with complex needs on a personal level and promote independence, wellbeing and inclusion of customers;

The ability to provide outreach support to encourage people to access treatment, health and accommodation services and to support individuals to better manage their emotional and personal wellbeing;

The ability to provide information on Welfare Benefit and liaise with Social Services, the housing department, the police, drugs & alcohol treatment services etc;


If you do, this role is perfect for you Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for a Specialist Support Worker on a permanent basis at our Complex Needs Hostel Service in Southend on Sea.


A bit about the role:


As a Specialist Support Worker you will be delivering high quality and effective support services based at a complex needs hostel providing assertive outreach support to encourage people who have been traditionally hard to engage into treatment, health and accommodation services and to support individuals in gaining adequate information that enables them to make informed choices about their lives and also to better manage their emotional and personal wellbeing.

Some of the key results for the role include:

To_ _provide support and advice in relation to housing and homelessness issues, benefit claims and advice, building skills to manage debts and budgeting, accessing community support groups, health and wellbeing services;

To promote the independence, wellbeing and inclusion of customers whilst complying with Peabody's policies and procedures and the principles of good practice;

To engage with and encourage people who have been traditionally hard to engage into treatment, health and accommodation services and to support individuals in gaining adequate information that enables them to make informed choices about their lives and also to better manage their emotional and personal wellbeing;


The service operates Monday to Sunday and the possible shifts are: 7am - 3pm, 9am - 5pm, 1pm - 9pm and 2pm - 10pm.

This role also involves street outreach and will include early shifts starting at 7am and late shifts finishing at 10pm.


_ This role will require an Enhanced DBS check and a driver's licence and access to a vehicle._

A bit about us:


Peabody are one of the largest housing associations in the UK, and we'll be even bigger when our merger with Catalyst is complete in April 2023.

Our mission is to help people flourish and an important part of this is to ensure that our organisation reflects the wider communities we serve.

We want to attract recruit and retain a diverse, inclusive and creative workforce to give us the best opportunity to meet the diverse needs of our residents and customers.

Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:

  • 25 _days' annual holiday plus bank holidays
Paid travel expenses, including mileage

Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates

Two additional paid volunteering days each year

Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal

Paid DBS check

Spot bonus awards

Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:- Refer a friend bonus scheme
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Are you ready to apply?

Vacancy details:


Discipline:

Social Housing


Weekly Hours:

37.5


Contract type:

Full Time


Closing Date:

19/04/2023 23:59:00
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