Harm Reduction Floating Support

**CASE WORKER - Harm Reduction Floating Support - Derry/Londonderry**

£23,218.65 FTE (£12.76 per hour)

Permanent

Full Time - 35 hours per week - rota based

Part Time - 19 hours per week - rota based

66-70 Strand Road, Derry/Londonderry, BT48 7AJ

**Harm Reduction Floating Support**

The community based service covers the Derry City and surrounding areas. With the aim of preventing homelessness.

Depaul’s Derry-based Harm Reduction Floating Support service provides one-to-one confidential support to assist people who are experiencing difficulties with their tenancy and are at risk of homelessness due to alcohol and substance use. We visit people at their request in their own homes, and tailor the support we offer to meet their particular needs and reduce the risk of homelessness.

**Employee Benefits**
- Enhanced Annual Leave - 35 days per year, increasing as your length of service increases
- Paid Sick Leave
- Company maternity & paternity pay
- Contributory Pension scheme
- Health Cash Back & Rewards Plan
- Christmas Savers club
- Plus, many opportunities to learn and develop within the organisation

**Your new role**

You will be a member of a multi-disciplined team using holistic approaches to support Depaul service users. Working to a housing-led, low threshold, harm reduction approach, where service users receive a high degree of support and advice. Depaul has a commitment to service user participation and to empowering our service users to manage their own lives.

The aim of the role is to support and signpost service users into services that will improve their housing, health and wellbeing while improving the service users quality of life. This is achieved through the provision of engagement and individualised support plans, targeted interventions, signposting and group work. You will work proactively form strong relationships and gain service users' trust, striving to provide the best possible service levels at all times.

**Essential Criteria**
- A formal Level 3 qualification in a social care field, e.g. diploma in health and social care or equivalent and at least 2 years paid relevant work experience

**OR**
- At least 3 years paid relevant work experience and 3 formal qualifications at Level 2 to include Math and English, e.g. GCSE’s or NVQ

AND
- Good working knowledge of risk assessment and risk management processes
- Good IT skills, including working knowledge of using IT systems to record client information
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Have an understanding of what supports can be offered in homeless services to promote positive futures
- Have knowledge/experience of working with needs assessment, key working and support planning for service users
- Have a knowledge of the statutory and voluntary sector resources available to people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness
- Ability to work on a rota basis
- Essential: a full driving license and full access to a car insured for business purposes

**Job Types**: Permanent, Part-time, Full-time
Part-time hours: 19 per week

**Salary**: £12.76 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay

Shift:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift

**Experience**:

- Key Working: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 24/11/2023