Targeted Support Worker

3 weeks ago


Shepton Mallet, United Kingdom Julian House Full time

Job Advert

**Julian House is a charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. We run several projects and every year we help thousands of people out of homelessness, into employment, away from domestic abuse, and more.**

**If you’d like a real sense of job satisfaction, great career prospects and a competitive benefits package, you could be who we’re looking for**

**Job Role**: Targeted Support Worker

**Salary**:£24,500 per year

**Hours**: 37.5 hours per week

**Contract type**:Fixed Term Contract, until March 2025.

**Location**:Shepton Mallet, Mendip

**Additional information**:

- A valid license and access to a vehicle
- Generally working Monday to Friday, between the hours of 08:00 - 17:00

**The Role**:
The Targeted Support Worker will play a crucial role in offering guidance and assistance to vulnerable tenants with complex needs, particularly those who have a history of rough sleeping. Your main focus will be to establish and maintain strong personal connections with tenants, aiming to enhance engagement, overcome obstacles, and prevent tenancy breaches.

In this role, you can expect to manage a caseload of up to ten clients, though this number may vary depending on case complexity. These clients will come from various projects and services across the local area, making multi-agency collaboration essential.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Conducting needs assessments of at-risk and vulnerable tenants
- Provide and coordinate effect support, advice and assistance to tenants to ensure that they can maintain their tenancies
- Supporting tenants to access support, care and health services
- Maintain regular contact with tenants, implementing the support plans and undertaking appropriate support actions
- Provide case studies and reports on outcomes within the service

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- A valid UK driving license and access to own vehicle - business insurance will be required for roles involving travel to work
- Experience working with vulnerable adults with complex needs and/or challenging behaviours
- Understanding of benefits and housing benefits systems

**There are many great reasons to join our team**
- Great opportunities for career development and **free monthly training sessions** from experienced facilitators
- Wellbeing related support and advice and **up to 6 free counselling sessions** through our Employee Assistance Programme
- ** 27 days annual leave, **including an extra day off for your birthday, increasing up to 30 days after 4 years of continuous employment
- ** 30% staff discount** at Julian House charity shops
- ** 20% staff discount** at Julian House bike workshops
- A generous and competitive pension scheme
- Instant access to healthcare professionals and discounts on a variety of health treatments through our **Simply Health Scheme**:

- A supportive culture where **staff feedback is highly valued **and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted
- ** 6 weekly Reflective Practice sessions** from objective, external facilitators

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