Higher Needs Floating Support Worker and Settle-In Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work to make current accommodation sustainable, work with the local authority to identify new or more appropriate accommodation, and work in a motivational and psychologically informed way. Work to engage and support clients with complex needs and/ or facing multiple disadvantages to maximise their choice and control over the support they receive by developing a network of support. Work with landlords, support agencies hospitals, healthcare, family, friends and others to create a comprehensive network of support that remains beyond the end of support provisions.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of working in service provision for people with complex and multiple needs relating to at least two of the following: mental health, drug and alcohol, homelessness, offending
• Proven experience of outreach or floating support work, demonstrating persistence and flexibility and a range of strategies in successfully supporting clients to engage voluntarily
• Proven experience of working with people to sustain their accommodation or move-on positively into more settled accommodation.
• Proven ability to build relationships, and to work collaboratively and successfully in a team environment across sectors and agencies
• Proven ability to promote and apply good practice in equality and diversity and inclusion
• Proven ability to operate risk management and safe working practices in working with vulnerable clients

Desirable

• Proven experience of working in the voluntary sector
• Proven experience of working with complex needs

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Second Step

Address

162 Pennywell Road (Head Office)

St Jude's

Bristol

BS5 0TX

Employer's website

https://www.second-step.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)