Specialist Support Worker - Pitsea, United Kingdom - Peabody Care & Support

Peabody Care & Support

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Pitsea, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Peabodyhas an exciting opportunity for a
Specialist Support Worker on a
full time, permanent
basisbased in
Southend-on-sea. In return you will receive a competitive salary of
£24,795
per annum.

About theSpecialist Support Worker
role:

As our
Specialist Support Worker, you will join our supported housing scheme in Southend for people who have experienced entrenched homelessness and have complex support needs.

We provide a service that is underpinned by Housing First principles.

What we're looking for in ourSpecialist Support Worker:

Experience working with people who are homeless and have complex needs, including substance misuse issues and often have traumatic histories and challenging behaviours
You will have a passion for supporting people to sustain their tenancy and lead a fulfilling life
Excellent communication skills and are able to form and maintain effective working relationships with our customers, funders, housing providers, drug and alcohol teams and other specialist agencies who are providing a service to rough sleepers
The ability to work well within a team and manage your own caseload with supervision

What you can expect to be doing as ourSpecialist Support Worker:

Providing intensive housing support to previously homeless customers and those most at risk of becoming homeless to help maintain their tenancies and move on to further independent living
Moving Customers from temporary accommodation to their own flats
Working with customers in their own homes you will ensure that all aspects of tenancy sustainment are in place, for example housing benefits
Attending all relevant meetings as directed by the line manager and to work in partnership with relevant agencies and support specialists to achieve the best possible outcome for our customers
Working with a person centred approach you will ensure all risk assessments and recovery plans for your customers are in place and reviewed within timescale
This role will require an Enhanced DBS check, a driver's licence and access to a vehicle._

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our
Specialist Support Worker , please click
'apply'now

At Peabody, where possible, we provide flexible working opportunities from day one to our employees, as we recognise the importance of a good worklife balance; and to improve our productivity and performance, we embrace agile working, which means ifyou are in a desk based role, that will be a hybrid of office and home working. If your role is in a client facing environment, appropriate base location will apply._