Assistant Support Worker - London, United Kingdom - Prospect Us

Prospect Us

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Prospectus is pleased to be partnering a homelessness charity whose mission is to build home, enable lasting change and end homelessness for people in East London.

They are now looking to recruit an Assistant Support Worker to help support clients with complexneeds in their Direct Access Assessment Hub in Newham.

This position is offered initially as a 6month fixed term contract, with the potential to go permanent.

As one of their Assistant Support Workers you will provide informal social support to residents.

Support will vary depending on the resident, however, a key element is to complement the support provided by Support Workers.

This will include providing aneffective, and high-quality support to vulnerable people in their Direct Access Assessment Hub who have high, complex support needs as part of their partnership in Newham.

You will also help to promote resident engagement through the development of positiverelationships and contribute towards the promotion of a fulfilling, safe and inclusive environment to support them and facilitate their journey towards enablement and recovery.

You will work closely with other team members in the organisation and will be keepingaccurate records and statistics on referrals, service outputs and outcomes.

To be successful, you will have some experience in dealing directly with the public and/or clients or customers in a busy service environment, including dealing with individuals with complex and difficult behaviours.

You will be willing to develop skillsto support people who may be in difficult personal or emotional situations and have an understanding of; and empathy with the issues faced by people who experience homelessness or rough sleeping.

Finally, you will be able to work on your own initiative, effectivelyunder own direction as well as part of a team and be Self-sufficient and highly organised.

To be considered, you must also be willing to work 37.5 hours per week, across a 7-day rota of Early, Mid and Late shifts.