Full-Time Community Support Officer - Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom - Service Care Solutions Ltd

Description

Community Support Officer

Housing Move On Service

A national housing provider are recruiting for a Community Support Officer to support their service users across the Plymouth and Exter areas back in to independent living.

The focus of this Community Support Officer is to provide resettlement, motivation, and support needed for service users to rebuild their lives and live independently, ensuring integration within the local community.

Act as keyworker providing advice and support to service users to enable them to integrate into the community, gain independence and abide by their licence conditions.

Develop, agree and regularly review support plans that identify their own personal goals and objectives and the level of support required
Access and obtain support from relevant mental health, drug and alcohol, counselors and any other support agencies to develop a healthy lifestyle for service users
Liase with probation officers and any other housing providers to efficiently find a secure move-on accommodation for service users
To be considered for his Community Support Officer role, you will require excellent housing support knowledge, including homelessness and the benefits system as well as the followingL
Experience working with complex needs such as substance misuse, mental health, and homelessness.
Housing and related benefits that relate to shared/supported living along with knowledge of homelessness
This role requires regular travel, a Full Driving License and access to your own vehicle are essential.

You will be able to claim mileage expenses from base location (to be ascertained) at 45p for every mile travelled.

The Contract
This is a temporary Community Support Officer role, working 40 hours per week on a shift rota. The role is community based, so will include some felexibility for home working.


Shift pattern is as follows:
Monday to Friday 08:00-16:00 / 14:00-22:00, with 1 Saturday per month

The contract is for an initial 3 months but is likely to be extended or potentially made permanent, as it is covering the recruitment process.

Referral Bonus

If this Community Support Officer role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details, or forward these details to them.

If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.

If you are interested in this Community Support Officer role, please send your CV lee . Also, if this Community Support Officer role doesn't interest you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as I cover all housing-related vacancies across the region #J-18808-Ljbffr