Floating Support Worker

What we’re looking for:

• Do you understand mental health, and the challenges people experience tenancy sustainment?

• Do you have experience of supporting people who are vulnerable because of their mental health?

• Do you know how to apply for benefits, challenge eviction, or negotiate the repayment of debt and arrears?

• Are you able to support people to develop their independence, using a strength-based approach?

If so, this role is perfect for you!

Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for aFloating Support Worker on a Temporary basis of up to 1 year, working with our customers across the London Borough of Haringey.

Please note there is a possibility that the fixed term period may be extended.

A bit about the role:

As a Floating Support Worker, you will be based in the Haringey Floating Support team.

You will work in the community, visiting people in their homes or in other spaces, having a caseload to provide longer term support to customers who are living with mental health challenges and need housing related advice and guidance.

You will support our customers to develop skills and confidence they need to have a more fulfilling and independent life.

You will be working under your own initiative in this lone working role with management support.

Some of the key results for the role include:

• Supporting customers to plan their recovery and manage their allocated budget as required to maintain their independence and wellbeing.
• Supporting people who have mental health challenges to manage their tenancy.
• Work in effective partnership with health professionals and specialist agencies to deliver agreed service outcomes for customers.

This role will require an Enhanced DBS check.

A bit about us:

It started over 160 years ago with one man’s desire to improve the lives of poverty-stricken Londoners. Today, we have 107,000 homes and 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties and around 20,000 care and support customers. But the desire remains the same – to create homes and communities where people can flourish.

Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:

• Up to 25 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays

• Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal.

• 4 x Life Assurance

• Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates 

• Professional development by access to "paid for" apprenticeship programs and qualifications

• Two additional paid volunteering days each year 

• Family friendly policies

• Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1

Are you ready to apply?

PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.

To be considered for the position of Floating Support Worker, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role. 

If you need to ask us anything else at all, feel free to drop an email to Julie-Ann.O'Malley@peabody.org.uk and one of our team will be in touch.

Peabody reserves the right to close this advert before the advertised closing date, depending on the number of applications received.