Support Worker – Days

Good Afternoon,

I am currently representing Camden Council, who are offering an initial temporary contract for a period of 3-6 months with a view to be extended or offered a permanent position for the right candidate at a rate which is negotiable dependent upon experience.

We are looking for a Support Worker – Days this role will be: N7 9QH

The right candidate will:

To provide a comprehensive accommodation-based support service to adults and young people living in the singles hostels which form part of Camden’s Adult and Young People’s Pathway ensuring that they are enabled to develop the skills and abilities to move through the pathway to independent and settled accommodation;

• To provide a high quality and responsive accommodation-based support service in order to assist service users to develop the personal and social skills that will enable them to maintain their accommodation, improve their health and wellbeing, improve their employability and financial inclusion and decrease any negative impact of their behaviour within on their locality.
• To carry out regular assessments and reviews of needs on a casework basis, conduct key work sessions and develop support plans to actively identify and enable service users to secure appropriate support from partners including physical and mental health services, drug and alcohol services and employment, training and resettlement services. Support needs and actions to be agreed, where possible, with service users and other key stakeholders.
• To support service users to move positively through the Pathway in accordance with the principles and requirements of the Hostel Pathway Model and promote housing options which will include private renting and shared accommodation.
• To carry out regular and comprehensive assessments of risk associated with service users, including Safeguarding, and to ensure that identified risks are actioned and recorded in accordance with service policy and procedure and Commissioning requirements.

We require the following:

• Experience of providing accommdation based or floating support to vulnerable people with complex needs.
• Knowledge of housing options available to vulnerable single people 
• Knowledge of the welfare benefits systems and legislation.

To discuss this opportunity further please send over an up-to-date CV and give me a call on (phone number removed)

If you know someone who would be a good fit for the role, please send over their contact details and get in touch, as we do offer a generous referral fee.

IF THIS ROLE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO YOU, BUT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ROLE, PLEASE SEND OVER YOUR CV AND I WILL CHECK WHAT ROLES I HAVE AVAILABLE.

Look forward to speaking with you soon,