Details:
- Salary: £16.90 - Hour
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Kensington and Chelsea Greater London
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Central Recruitment is currently working with a London-based charity that is dedicated to creating positive change by providing support to individuals on their journey towards independence.
Out client is currently recruiting two Support Workers to work at a 24-bed service in the Kensington & Chelsea area. The service provides support for single homeless young people aged 16 - 24 with medium to high support needs.
* 37.5 hours per week
* Working across Monday - Sunday on a rota basis
* 07:00 - 15:00 and 15:00 - 22:00
* Temporary: approx. 2 months, with the possibility of extension
* £16.90 per hour (£15.08 per hour, with £1.82 holiday pay)
This is a fantastic opportunity to provide key support young people experiencing homelessness.
Key responsibilities:
* Hold a caseload of up to 6 key clients and conduct regular key working sessions resulting in agreed Support Plans
* Undertake risk assessments for each customer and review them regularly
* Establish supportive and professional relationships with customers and deal effectively with unpredictable and challenging situations in a professional and sensitive manner
* Ensure customers are supported to achieve independent living through proactive support and building positive links with relevant agencies
* Liaise with external partners, including accessing appropriate statutory and voluntary services
* Ensure fair access through interviewing and assessing the suitability of referrals, based on the criteria of the project
* Ensure all voids are advertised and lettings made promptly
* Support customers to pay their rent, including providing advice on benefits and debt management
* Support and advise customers on any matters relating to their occupancy agreements
* Support colleagues to remove items and make rooms ready for new occupants, where required
* Carry out regular Health and Safety inspections, taking immediate action to remedy health and safety defects and alerting the appropriate people in line with Health and Safety Policies
* Keep accurate records, including logbooks, service user files, monitoring information etc.
What we’re looking for:
* Experience working with young people with mental health needs
* An understanding of the reasons why people become homeless, the needs and challenges they face and of statutory and voluntary resources available to homeless people
* Experience holding a caseload, key working and supporting customer to identify their strengths and goals through our asset-based approach to support, using psychologically and trauma informal techniques
* Knowledge of safeguarding issues and how they apply in day-to-day work
Further requirements:
In order to register with Central Recruitment Services for temporary agency work, candidates must meet the following criteria:
* Current valid right to work in the UK
* Minimum 12 months’ of paid experience in a front line social care role within the last 3 years* (unless recruitment criteria states otherwise)
* A fully enhanced DBS either registered on the DBS update service or issued within the last 12 months, or willingness to apply for one through Central (at a cost of £60)
* Employment or education history to cover the last 5 years which can be verified through the referencing process
How to apply:
If you feel that you fully meet the above outlined criteria for this role and would like apply for this post, please forward your CV for consideration.
*Please note the outlined experience is the 'minimum' first stage criteria, and we will therefore be unable to consider your application unless you are able to demonstrate a relevant work history in line with this position