Floating Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Bridgend, Bridgend county borough, United Kingdom Pobl Group Full time £18,000 - £30,000 per year

We have an opportunity for a Floating Support Worker to join our Bridgend service, delivering support to individuals in our step-down project on a full-time (37 hrs), permanent basis.

It is essential that the successful candidate holds a driver's license and has access to a car.

What's great about the role?

As a Floating Support Worker, you will inspire, challenge, and enable people to lead successful and independent lives. You will work flexibly as part of a team to develop, implement, and review support plans based on individual needs, preferences, and aspirations.

You will support individuals aged 18+ in our move-on property in Maesteg, where they live semi-independently and require ad-hoc support with managing their tenancy and securing permanent independent accommodation through the local authority, RSL, or PRS.

The role is varied and involves collaborating with external organizations to support vulnerable clients in improving their lives and making positive choices.

The successful candidate needs to be reliable because people will depend on you. You must also be an excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing, and possess basic IT and numerical skills.

Your day will consist of:

  • Working with people to truly make a difference in their lives.
  • Carrying a caseload of clients with differing levels of need based on their situation.
  • Providing housing-related support to help clients take on or sustain a tenancy and prevent homelessness.
  • Liaising and working closely with other agencies and professionals regarding clients' support needs, such as Social Services, Gateway, landlords, and letting agencies.
  • Offering appropriate support sensitively, considering clients' emotional and intellectual needs while respecting their choice and privacy.

What are the pay and benefits?

  • Full-Time (37hrs), Permanent.
  • The salary for this position is £24,531.00
  • Work Pattern: Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 but some flexibility required to meet the needs of the clients.
  • Location/base: Maesteg
  • 26 days holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays (Pro Rata)
  • Training and progression opportunities
  • Pension scheme
  • Sick Pay
  • Enhanced DBS which we will pay for
  • Time for Talking – a free counselling service
  • Pobl Wellbeing Team
  • Long Service Awards
  • Mileage Paid at 45p per mile

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday, 4 th December.

FREDIE

At Pobl Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity at Pobl Group, and we encourage you to apply now.

If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact

What do you need to do now?

If you have the skills, experience and enthusiasm required to be our next difference maker, please follow the prompts to apply now. We occasionally close a vacancy before the end date as we actively review our applications and will sometimes progress to interview very quickly, we would love to hear from you so please apply now to start your Pobl journey.

Further Information can also be found on the Job Description.

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