Resettlement Support Worker - Canning Town, United Kingdom - Prospect Us

Prospect Us

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Canning Town, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Prospectus is pleased to be working with a homelessness charity based in Newham, whose mission is to provide support to people who find themselves sleeping rough in East London by providing a safe and welcoming place to stay, and offering support throughthe provision of personalised support, educational and life skills opportunities.

They are now seeking a Resettlement Support Worker to join their dedicated team, initially on a temporary basis for 3 months.

The Resettlement Workers will provide flexible housing related support to vulnerable clients across the Integrated Rough Sleepers Support Service pathway to enable individuals to set up and maintain their own accommodation independently and safely.

The servicewill also provide intensive short-term resettlement support to clients moving from various temporary accommodation settings into the private rented sector.

Support will include the transition from their own accommodation to the new tenancy, proactively workingwith the landlords through the first 6 months of tenancy.

The support will be person centred specific to the resident and designed to develop independent living skills that enable them to maintain their tenancies and connect with community resources.

To be successful, you will have demonstrable experience and understanding of a range of approaches appropriate to working with challenging behaviour including current drug and/or alcohol use, antisocial behaviour and complex needs.

You will have previousexperience of working with a caseload of client in a trauma-informed way combined with the ability to produce and approach referrals, needs and risk assessment and building positive reports with residents, colleagues and stakeholders.

Knowledge and understandingof the issues affecting supported housing and vulnerable adult groups is essential.

The working pattern for this position is Average 37.5 hours per week excluding breaks. You will be expected to work a flexible shift pattern that will involve working between Monday to Sunday within the hours 8.00am to 8.00pm on a rota basis. An EnhancedDBS for Adult is essential and you must be available to start immediately or with no more than a 1 week notice period._

Please note for this role you will be based in Canning Town, however you will be required to travel between their services in east London to provide support.