Support Worker (DS1494) London, England
Job description
RSAP Support Worker - London
Job type –Permanent/Full time
Salary – £26,788 per annum (base salary-£21,740+ AW- £4348+ UWH-£700)
Hours – 35 (plus 5 hours paid lunch)
Location – London
We are a national social justice charity with more than 50 years’ experience of changing lives, building stronger communities and reducing crime. Last year alone we helped support, house, educate, advise and speak out for 38,000 disadvantaged young people and adults - and you could now help us make an even bigger impact going forward.
Who are we looking for:
We are looking to appoint a Floating Support Worker to provide support to individuals moving into their own self contained flats across South London with a history of rough sleeping. Together with providing housing and property management with the aim of maintaining their tenancies and other measurable outcomes including supporting service users to achieve independence.
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Engage with referral agencies and clearing house in order to generate referrals for the service as required
. Plan and deliver an effective support and safety plan with the service user referring to specialist agencies as required. The progressions/outcomes identified, delivered and service user contact should be recorded, monitored, reviewed and updated regularly and in line with contract requirements
. Ensure that properties are always adequately equipped, maintained, furnished, and cleaned.
. Empower and motivate service users to Identify and achieve desired outcomes. Actively engage with service users in decisions that affect them.
. Maximise rent collection, ensuring successful housing and other welfare benefit claims are submitted and maintained, taking proactive action to minimise rent arrears in line with targets, monitoring the account and recording all actions and where necessary taking appropriate action when arrears arise in line with policy and procedure
. Minimise void time by taking a pro-active approach to ensure properties are re-let as soon as possible in line with targets
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £26,788.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Sick pay
Day range:
- Monday to Friday
Shift:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Experience:
- dealing with Rough Sleepers: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, EC2M 4SQ
Application deadline: 08/06/2023
Reference ID: DS1494
