Specialist Support Worker

4 days ago


SOUTHENDONSEA, United Kingdom Peabody Full time

**Peabody**has an exciting opportunity for a **Specialist Support Worker** on a **full time, permanent** **basis**based at our Complex Needs Hostel Service in **Southend-on-sea. **In return you will receive a competitive salary of **£25,787**per annum.**

**About the Specialist Support Worker** **role**:
As a **Specialist Support Worker, **you will be delivering high quality and effective support services based at a complex needs hostel providing assertive outreach support to encourage people who have been traditionally hard to engage into treatment, health and accommodation services and to support individuals in gaining adequate information that enables them to make informed choices about their lives and also to better manage their emotional and personal wellbeing.

**What we're looking for in our Specialist Support Worker**:

- The ability to work flexibly (evenings and/or weekends) and outside contracted hours where required- Drivers licence and access to own vehicle- The ability to utilise professional, personal or lived experience to engage with people with complex needs on a personal level and promote independence, wellbeing and inclusion of customers- The ability to provide outreach support to encourage people to access treatment, health and accommodation services and to support individuals to better manage their emotional and personal wellbeing- The ability to provide information on Welfare Benefit and liaise with Social Services, the housing department, the police, drugs & alcohol treatment services etc.
**What you can expect to be doing as our Specialist Support Worker**:

- Providing support and advice in relation to housing and homelessness issues, benefit claims and advice, building skills to manage debts and budgeting, accessing community support groups, health and wellbeing services- Promoting the independence, wellbeing and inclusion of customers whilst complying with Peabody’s policies and procedures and the principles of good practice- Engaging with and encouraging people who have been traditionally hard to engage into treatment, health and accommodation services and to support individuals in gaining adequate information that enables them to make informed choices about their lives and also to better manage their emotional and personal wellbeing
**The service operates Monday to Sunday and the possible shifts are**:

- 7am - 3pm- 9am - 5pm- 1pm - 9pm- 2pm - 10pm
This role also involves street outreach and will include early shifts starting at 7am and late shifts finishing at 10pm.

**_This role will require an Enhanced DBS check and a driver’s licence and access to a vehicle._**

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our**Specialist Support Worker,** please click **‘apply’**now****
- At Peabody, where possible, we provide flexible working opportunities from day one to our employees, as we recognise the importance of a good work-life balance; and to improve our productivity and performance, we embrace agile working, which means if you are in a desk based role, that will be a hybrid of office and home working. If your role is in a client facing environment, appropriate base location will apply._



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