Community Support Worker

6 days ago


Southsea, United Kingdom Two Saints Full time

Full Time, 37 hours a week. Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

£20,619 progressing to £22,910

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you are able to empower people every day to develop their skills and move towards independence? Do you enjoy working in an environment where every day is different to the next? Then this could be the role for you.

You will be working as part of a team to provide community support to our homeless clients within our Mental Health pathway. You will love helping others and enjoy supporting individuals to achieve their goals and to become more independent. Your positive attitude towards your work and others will help to contribute to a great working environment. You will have a calm and personable manner and be able to handle potentially difficult situations.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**:
You will have your own caseload of clients to manage within the community and will work with them on a one to one basis. You will identify their needs by listening to them and put together a client needs assessment and manage risks.

You will mediate and or negotiate with existing housing providers to ideally prevent homelessness

You will help and support individuals by providing advice on housing, welfare benefits, rent deposits and household goods via a variety of schemes.

You will help clients with the practicalities of moving to new accommodation such as contacting energy suppliers

Help individuals develop practical skills further in areas such as budgeting, shopping, cooking housework, laundry, health and hygiene

Carry out drop in surgeries at designated locations.

Liaise with colleges, training agencies, employers to help people to gain access to education, find work or maintain their benefit entitlement

Any other reasonable duties required in the interest of the organisation

Maintain client records using relevant systems to a good standard

Work in accordance with the Health and Safety regulations and all policies and procedures

Attend supervision, appraisal, training and meetings as directed which may be outside your normal working pattern

Work flexibly across all areas of operation where required and prior notice given

Any other reasonable task as requested by a member of staff

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA FOR ROLE

Previous experience in this sector is not essential but you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for wanting to work with vulnerable people in the homeless sector. Our values will be aligned to your own ethics and ideals and you will be committed to changing the life of others for the better.

Clear verbal and written English

Good IT and keyboard skills

Polite, assertive manner, ability to self -motivate

Passion for working in a client/customer facing role

Knowledge of the benefits system and tenancy legislation

Have an interest and genuine concern for homelessness and related issues

Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies

Full drivers licence and access to your own vehicle is essential


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