Female Floating Support Worker Needed In Slough

Good Afternoon,
 
We are looking for a Female Floating Support Worker to work with one of our clients: Slough Domestic Abuse Service. SL1 3UF - Please note the full address will be revealed should you pass interview.
 
TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE YOU MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN DOMESTIC ABUSE WORKING WITH VICTIMS/SURVIVORS.
 
Please send your CV but this must show you have experience in domestic abuse working with victims/survivors otherwise I will reject this.
SIRONA MEDICAL DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP
 
This post is 5 days a week / 9:30 - 17:00.
The Role: Main Purpose: Improve each client’s quality of life and promoting and maintaining independent living for themselves and any dependents they may have.
Job Description: Floating Support Worker (Female Only)
Service: Domestic Abuse
The Role and Responsibilities:
- Adhere to all standards of the Floating Support Service Specification and the Quality Assessment Framework conditions, including, service delivery, completing all monitoring and relevant reports, case files and following all policy and procedures
- Empower service users to improve their quality of life by promoting and maintaining independent living for themselves and any dependants they may have
- Provide relevant support in accordance to service users’ needs through support and safety planning, risk and needs assessments and through one to one sessions
- Enabling service users to develop skills required for independent living and their broader needs by enabling access to other relevant services
- Encourage and promote a Multi-agency approach of working to ensure the needs of the service users are met to a high quality which will include partnership working within all as aspects of service provision including when relevant, support planning
 
Key Skills:
- Experience of working with people with a range of different support needs, aspirations for their future and associated risks
- Experience of delivering high quality floating/outreach support services to people with a range of needs and risks
- Good knowledge of welfare benefits and housing options and legislation related to statutory duty
- Knowledge of health and safety relevant to role as a Floating Support Worker and working in Service User’s homes
- An ability to undertake client-focused key working, support planning and risk assessments to maximise Service Users’ independence
- Good understanding of the range of issues, diagnoses and treatment relevant to the client group including mental health and substance misuse
- Commitment to equal opportunities and to promoting service users’ rights, privacy, dignity, choice and control
- Ability to liaise with external professionals to inform and develop Service Users’ support package
- Willingness to actively engage in undertaking relevant personal development and training
- Ability to travel throughout the Borough of operation
- Previous experience of using computer based systems to accurately record work and client details
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately
- Schedule 9 (1a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this position. There is a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be female please

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