Mobile Support Worker

Mobile Support Worker
London
The Organisation
Our client is a registered charity and independent accommodation association. They champion female empowerment by providing and promoting affordable homes for women and gender-specific support services. For years, they have been working to build a more equal society for women, a world where everyone has a safe roof over their head regardless of circumstance, where violence against women is no longer tolerated.
Our client is currently seeking a Mobile Support Worker to join them on a full-time basis, working 37.5 hours per week, until March 2025 as part of their Ealing DVA Service.
The Benefits
- Salary of £31,324 per annum
- Attractive pension scheme
- Perkbox
- Buying and selling annual leave
- Health Shield
- Season Ticket loan
- Subsidised gym membership
- Course Funding
If you have experience of working with adults in a social care setting, this your chance to positively impact the lives of women as part of our client’s fantastic charity.
You will have the opportunity to play a critical role in empowering women, helping them take control of their lives and develop a stable home environment.
Ready to make a positive difference to the lives of countless women? Read on and apply today.
The Role
As a Mobile Support Worker, you will support and empower women, many of whom have complex needs.
Working on placements covering short and medium term staff vacancies, you will work across all supported accommodation services to provide a safe and empowering environment for women and their dependents.
You will implement a range of interventions and support measures to women experiencing or escaping domestic violence, or resettling following release from prison.
Advocating on women’s behalf or empowering them to fully access their welfare,
legal, social and accommodation rights, you will deliver our client’s full range of quality services.
About You
To be considered as a Mobile Support Worker, you will need:
- Experience of working with adults in a related social care setting
- Experience of working in a support role and promoting independence
- Experience of working in partnership with other agencies
- Experience of undertaking individual assessments, including risk assessments, and developing support plans
- Up to date knowledge of and training in legal rights
- A relevant qualification or training in the issues around domestic violence and abuse, problematic substance misuse and the criminal justice system
Candidates interested in applying should attach a cover letter outlining how they meet the essential criteria specified in the person specification as well as how they think they meet our client’s values.
Other organisations might call this role DVA, IDVA, Domestic Violence Advisor, Independent Domestic Violence Advisor, Support Worker, Housing Support Worker, Refuge Support Worker, Refuge Support Officer, or Women’s Support Worker.
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