Temp Floating Support Worker Jobs in Camden Town, Greater London
With over 60 years' experience of recruiting across the 'beyond profit' space, Prospectus is proud to have supported a vast number of charities across various sectors, including; Homelessness & Housing, Domestic Violence, Youth, Learning Disabilities / Disabilities, Mental Health, Sexual Health, Criminal Justice and Children & Families. As a result, we anticipate an uplift in the amount of exciting delivery-focussed temporary opportunities we will have available to offer candidates.
We have worked alongside a range of impactful organisations in London and across the UK, supporting them with a variety of delivery-focussed positions, including:
Recovery Practitioners, Support Workers and Floating Support Workers, Women's Advocates, Administrators, Community Outreach Workers, Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners and many more.
We are currently looking to increase our pool of temporary candidates who are interested in registering for future delivery-focussed opportunities. Candidates will have had previous paid or voluntary experience in a similar role supporting vulnerable people, or will have a genuine interest in this field.
Please note that due to the current climate for temporary work across the Frontline sector, we are initially looking to engage with potential candidates and carry out registrations online with those that demonstrate suitable experience.
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Floating Support Worker Wanted!
Location: Pan London
Social Care Assignment: 3 Months with likely extension
Hours: Mon - Fri, 09:00-17:00
Must have an enhanced DBS Issued within the last 12 months (or on the update service)
Pay: £13.50 + holiday pay = £15.13 per hour or £17.00 via umbrella
Our social care client needs a Floating Support Worker to provide housing related support to vulnerable ex homeless clients, to ensure they maintain their tenancy and get them ready for an independent lifestyle. You will be supporting 25-35 clients in self-contained supported accommodation units around London, the frequency of how often you will need to visit each service user will depend on their level of need. So, this is a great opportunity to be out in the community supporting those who need your advice and guidance most!
The clients themselves have a variety of support needs and come from a variety of backgrounds including low level substance misuse issues, ex-rough sleepers and those who are battling various low - medium risk mental health issues. You will be helping them improve and obtain the skills and knowledge they need to maintain their property and live an independent life. You will need to demonstrate patience, perseverance, and motivation to really get the best out of your case load, in this social care position
- Travel costs during working hours will be expensed
- Must be available to work 37.5 hours a week over the following shift patterns:
09:00-17:00 Monday to Friday, 5 days a week
Duties:
- Oversee a case load of 25-35 low to high needs clients
- Organising your week by booking appointments with each client
- Writing up the monthly and weekly reports using clear written communication
- Helping your clients with budgeting, advising around what they can afford and how to get the most out of their financial position
- Help each client maintain their tenancy, reporting any damages, help each client keep on top of their financial responsibilities
- Oversee and maintain a positive relationship between your client and their landlord
- Support clients emotionally
- Empower you clients and encourage them to take up hobbies, attend appointments and apply for work, education, or training
- Encourage your client to engage with the community
- Promote independence and teach life skills
If you feel that you have the relevant expertise and skills to tackle this role? do you feel that you are the person to help mentor and guide these vulnerable individuals? Then contact Morgan Hunt now! Our social care client needs YOU!
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
We’re seeking a passionate and committed individual (female) to join our team as a Resettlement Support Worker. In this role, you will play a vital role in a team that has been supporting sanctuary seekers in Lambeth since 2016.
Your mission: to support individuals and families to feel safe in their homes and empower them to build new and fulfilling lives in the UK.
For occupational requirement reasons, we are seeking female applicants only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010; Schedule 9 Part 1)
About the role
As a Resettlement Support Worker, you will work with a caseload of families and individuals who have either arrived in the UK under specific resettlement schemes or who have recently been granted their refugee status. You will support people in the community and their homes, which may be in supported, temporary or private sector accommodation.
In your role you will work with clients on their support plans, guiding them to identify their goals as they begin a new chapter in Lambeth. Support to our clients is holistic and will include: support to register with GP and access/understand UK health system; support to understand and apply for benefits; support and encouragement to engage in Employment, Training and Education opportunities; support to manage their housing and in the case of clients living in temporary accommodation, support to move on to more sustainable options. Our ultimate goal is for clients to feel safe, respected and hopeful for their future in the UK.
About you
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We strongly encourage those with lived experience to apply; this might be of forced migration or the UK immigration system. We also consider relevant experience to include supporting other community members to overcome challenges/access services (not just experience gained in paid work)
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You speak one of the community languages: Dari and/or Pashto
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Your approach is both caring and empowering, working with people’s strengths to encourage them to take opportunities
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Strong active listening and communication skills and able to share information in a clear way with people unfamiliar with UK systems
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You are passionate about improving the lives of those seeking sanctuary in Lambeth
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You are committed to working with individuals from different communities and backgrounds in an anti-discriminatory way
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You are willing to undertake training in relation to the job and learn new skills
Closing date: 31st March 2024 (at Midnight)
Interviews to be held: 18th April 2024
We understand people’s identity is not defined by their past experiences and do not expect candidates to describe their lived experience during the interview unless they wish to.
Our attractive benefits package includes:
- A salary increase after successfully completing six month's probationary period
- A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
- 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
- A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
- Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
- Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.