The successful candidate will be required to work 37.5 hours per week, across Monday - Friday, 9AM - 5PM. Temporary cover is required for approximately 1-2 months or until the end of March 2025. The pay rate for this role is £14.49 per hour, with £1.75 holiday pay, totaling £16.24 per hour.
Please note: this role involves working in clients' homes and in the community across North London.
Responsibilities:
Hold a caseload of up to 35 key clients and undertake regular key working sessions. Co-produce strengths-based and outcome-focused support, safety, and move-on plans with clients, engaging clients in assessment and planning of their support needs. Assess client risk and develop risk management strategies with the client, housing provider, and other services delivering support to clients. Work with a range of agencies to ensure clients have access to relevant statutory and non-statutory services and benefits, and accompany clients at appointments where appropriate. Identify and assess physical and mental health needs with clients, supporting clients to access health and care services, and helping clients improve their health and wellbeing. Support clients to identify, access, and participate in internal and external activities that will enhance their quality of life, such as work, education and training opportunities, and social inclusion opportunities. Take part in organising, facilitating, and delivering activities, drop-in sessions, or groups in response to identified client needs or as part of a project-wide programme of group work. Report and action safeguarding concerns for children and adults at potential or actual risk of harm and neglect.
Please note: this role involves lone working.
Minimum Requirements:
Experience or understanding of the range of approaches appropriate to working with mental and physical health & wellbeing, current drug and/or alcohol use, safeguarding and risk management/safety planning, social inclusion, financial inclusion, and tenancy-related support. An understanding of client needs assessment, onboarding into new accommodation, and move-on planning. Knowledge of, or willingness to learn about, common health issues and the barriers to health access that people experiencing homelessness may encounter. Knowledge of, or willingness to learn about, housing pathways and move-on routes for people moving from housing with support to independence. The ability to use a range of personalised assessment and support planning tools and approaches, including motivational interviewing, strengths-based and trauma-informed support interventions. The ability to deliver successful move-in and resettlement support to enable clients to settle into and manage their own tenancy. The ability to effectively collaborate and work in partnership with a range of service providers and agencies.
Candidates must confirm their interest as soon as possible, with interviews scheduled shortly after, and the appointed candidate expected to start as soon as possible.
Further Requirements:
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. 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 £50). 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 to 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.
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