Floating Support Worker

**Are you looking to challenge yourself in a fast-paced role? Are you looking for a fulfilling role where you’d have the chance to impact the lives of young people facing barriers in reaching their full potential?**

If so, Moxie People are partnering with a charity that is on a mission to end homelessness for young people to recruit four Floating Support Workers in Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan (3 full-time & 1 part-time).

This widely respected charity is looking for someone who is innovative and resilient to help them reach even more vulnerable young people to empower them to find and sustain a home of their own.

**Why we think you’ll like this Floating Support Worker role**
- **Diversity** - work with people from all walks of life in a role where no two days will be the same.
- **A career with purpose **- a chance to help people set themselves up for a brighter future.
- **Training opportunities** - you’ll have access to an extensive online training platform, as well as the chance to enrol on specific training in substance misuse, housing law, ACEs etc
- **Job progression** - join an employer that is passionate about building up their own talent, proven having promoted their Head of Service and Operations Director from Support Assistant and Support Worker.
- **Opportunity to be creative** - chance to bring new ideas to the table and work collaboratively as part of a team that embraces differences and facilitate huge change across Cardiff, this is the role for you
- **Broaden your skills and experience** - opportunities to diversify your skills and widen your experience across a range of the charity’s projects including domestic violence service, employment support, training and skills tutoring
- **Join a progressive charity** - a charity passionate about thinking creatively to end homelessness and who are ready to move upstream towards homeless prevention and early intervention.
- **A charity that cares about its people -** you’ll benefit from a 10% employer pension contribution and free access to an internal wellbeing and counselling team
**Role overview**:

- Join a service that is about much more than offering young people a roof over their heads. It's about giving them a safe and secure home and the support to help them achieve their potential
- Test and develop your skills, key working a varied case load and adopting a Housing First approach to work with some of the most challenging young people to engage and place in their own accommodation.
- Work proactively to achieve positive outcomes and goals outlined by individuals, by using a creative approach tailored to each person’s needs
- Broaden or strengthen your skills in supporting a range of complex of needs, including housing crisis, substance misuse, complex mental health, ACEs, offending behaviour etc.
- Develop/strengthen your understanding of ACEs, and will work with a trauma informed approach and in a physiologically informed environment
- Enhance your relationship building and partnership working skills, by promoting your services and working closely with relevant local agencies such as the local authority, specialist charities, education and training providers, probation, social services, and housing provisions, etc
**Floating Support Worker role details**:

- **Location**: Bridgend and Barry (Vale of Glamorgan)
- **Full-Time Salary**: £21,276 per annum (including on-call allowance)
- **Employment type**: Full-time, Permanent
- **Hours**: 35 per week, between Mon to Fri (approx. 9:30am-5pm) + on call 1 in 10 weeks
- **Business mileage**: £0.45 per mile
- **Annual leave**: 25 days, rising to 30 days + bank holidays
- **Pension**: Up to 8% employer contribution
**What do you need to be considered for this Floating Support Worker role?**
- Proven ability to engage and build strong relationships with vulnerable people, ideally young people (16-24 years)
- Experience in support work or housing, with a demonstratable understanding of housing options, housing law, and basic benefits
- A non-judgemental mindset and an understanding of the impacts of homelessness, substance misuse, family breakdown, domestic abuse, and trauma
- A forward-thinking and resilient attitude, to overcome the barriers and setbacks you will face
- A strong character who can remain calm and collected in challenging situations
- A full UK driving license and access to a car

We love to chat, so if you’d like to find out more about this role or the other supported housing opportunities Moxie is recruiting for, get in touch today

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 28 - 35 per week

**Salary**: £21,276.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Flexible schedule
- Work from home
Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
**Experience**:

- housing support: 1 year (preferred)
- basic housing and benefits: 1 year (required)
Reference ID: RTFSW10348