Fixed Term - Belfast, United Kingdom - Depaul

Depaul
Depaul
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Belfast, United Kingdom

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Fixed Term Case Worker - Homelessness - Family Service - Belfast
£23, £12.76 per hour)
Fixed Term - 31st Jan 2024
35 per week - rota based, including mornings, evenings and weekends


Mater Dei
Mater Dei offers 13 self-contained apartments to families.

All of the Families have a key worker to help them access the services they need so that they get the very best support for a positive move-on out of homelessness.

During each family's stay, the staff help in finding suitable long-term accommodation. Mater Dei provides the time and space so that families can address the issues that led to their homelessness.

Taking time to mend broken relationships; address debts; develop and maintain a household budget; plan and cook nutritious meals for their families and learn to run a family home.


Your new role...
To be a member of a multi-disciplined team using holistic approaches to support Depaul service users.

Working to a housing-led, low threshold, harm reduction approach, where service users receive a high degree of support and advice.

Depaul has a commitment to service user participation and to empowering our service users to manage their own lives.

The aim of the role is to support and signpost service users into services that will improve their housing, health and wellbeing while improving the service users quality of life.

This is achieved through the provision of engagement and individualised support plans, targeted interventions, signposting and group work. You will work proactively form strong relationships and gain service users' trust, striving to provide the best possible service levels at all times


Location
298 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 5AA


Essential Criteria

  • A formal Level 3 qualification in a social care field, e.g. diploma in health and social care or equivalent and at least 2 years paid relevant work experience
OR

  • At least 3 years paid relevant work experience and 3 formal qualifications at Level 2 to include Math and English, e.g. GCSE's or NVQ
and

  • Good working knowledge of risk assessment and risk management processes
  • Good IT skills, including working knowledge of using IT systems to record client information
  • Have an understanding of homelessness and the issues that can lead to homelessness
  • Have knowledge/experience of working with needs assessment, key working and support planning for service users
To be considered for shortlisting, your CV should demonstrate how you meet the criteria above.

Closing date for CV's in Tuesday 20th June at 12pm


Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
£12.76 per hour


Benefits:


  • Additional leave
  • Casual dress
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Enhanced maternity leave
  • Enhanced paternity leave
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • Sick pay

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 20/06/2023
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