Floating Support Worker - Swansea Swansea, Wales
Job description
The Vacancy
- Key working a caseload of clients across the area, you’ll be given the trust to work autonomously and manage your own schedule
- Working from home, the office and out in the community, you’ll work proactively to achieve positive outcomes and goals outlined by individuals, by using a creative approach tailored to each person’s needs
- You’ll have chance to 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.
- You’ll develop/strengthen your understanding of ACEs, and will work with a trauma informed approach and in a physiologically informed environment
- Further enhance your relationship building and partnership working skills, by promoting your services and working closely relevant local agencies such as the local authority, specialist charities, education and training providers, probation, social services, and housing provisions etc.
What do you need to be considered for this role?
- The ability to engage and build strong relationships with people
- 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
- Experience in support work or housing, with an understanding of housing options, housing law and basic benefits
- A full UK driving license and access to a car
Location: Swansea
Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: 35 hours per week plus on call rota*
*Additional payment of £79.20 for on call
Any shift completed voluntarily or as part of on call will be paid in addition to your salary at relief rates;
Relief Pay per hour £11.55
Sleepover £155.70
Llamau is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all of its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
“We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.”
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £22,353.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Swansea, Swansea: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Spinal Injury: 1 year (preferred)
- Support Worker: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 03/07/2023
Reference ID: LLA900290
