Floating Support Worker

Summary

We have opportunity for a full-time, permanent Floating Support worker to join our team in providing support to individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in the Newport area.

Overview

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

What is great about the role?

This is a varied, fast paced role where you will have the chance to work with a variety of people from different backgrounds and change people’s lives by working with us and our experienced team of Floating Support Workers.

You will have autonomy to structure your week to ensure the very best support is provided for your clients. You will also be working closely with other services and agencies to ensure that the people we support receive support tailored to their needs.

This is a highly rewarding role where you see those wins when someone you have supported has achieved something or you have got a grant for someone or see someone settle into a home when they have previously had a rough time.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing your own caseload and electronic diary
• Following safe working practices, such as the Lone working policy
• Travelling to the people we support’s homes, or neutral venues where identified and agreed
• Engaging and interacting positively with the people we support to establish goals to work towards
• Providing support, advice and guidance on finances, health, welfare benefits, housing options, digital inclusion and tenancy management skills
• Working with external agencies and signposting the people we support to the appropriate services suited to their needs
  
  

Our aim is to ensure we equip the people we support with the knowledge and tools they need to help them manage their home independently. This is a challenging role and you may be faced with complex situations and difficult conversations, behaviours and needs. Therefore, you will need to be organised, well prepared and creative. The ideal candidate will have some experience of providing one to one support to people in a housing support related environment.

Pobl Benefits

• Salary: £23,585.00
• Contract Type: Permanent 37hrs
• Shift Pattern: Predominantly working between Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm but flexibility is required to meet the needs of our customers
• Requirements: A driver’s licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role.
• For this role you will require an Enhanced DBS check, which we pay for.
• 26 days (pro rata) holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Sick Pay
• Bespoke learning pathway with the support from an experienced Learning and Development team
• Internal Progression
• Wellbeing and psychological support
• Time for Talk service
• 45p per mile
  
  

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, [email protected]

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 on the role can also be found on the Job Description.