Caseworker

Perennial; London Colney; Hybrid; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity dedicated to supporting the horticultural community is seeking a compassionate Caseworker. This rewarding role involves providing holistic support and guidance to individuals facing various challenges, including health and financial difficulties. You will collaborate closely with service users to assess their needs and develop tailored plans, ensuring they receive the necessary resources to thrive. With a strong emphasis on personal and professional development, this organization offers a supportive environment where your contributions will make a significant impact on the lives of many. If you're passionate about helping others and want to be part of a meaningful mission, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Pension

DIS benefit (3x salary)

Private healthcare coverage

Sickness pay

Comprehensive benefits package

Family friendly policies

Time off for dependants

Qualifications

• 2+ years in holistic assessments related to health, wellbeing, and housing.
• Experience in safeguarding frameworks and community advice services.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support to individuals in horticulture and their families.
• Assess needs, develop case management plans, and coordinate access to resources.

Skills

Holistic Assessments

Safeguarding Frameworks

Community-Based Advice Services

Outcome Measurement

Legal/Welfare Knowledge

Report Writing

Flexibility and Travel

Education

Certificate in Advice and Guidance

Job description

Home-based – Covering North West England, South East/London, Eastern or South West England

The Organisation

Perennial is the nation's only charity dedicated to helping people in horticulture. Together with our network of partners, we provide free support, information, advice, financial assistance and services for horticulturalists and their loved ones experiencing illness, disability, bereavement, family breakdown and financial difficulties.

We have a real focus on improving the health and wellbeing outcomes of people working in horticulture and have an ambitious preventative strategy to create better futures for people working in horticulture.

We are now looking for a Caseworker to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 37.5 hours per week.

The Benefits

• Salary of £33,000 per annum
• 25 days’ holiday, plus Bank Holidays
• Pension
• DIS benefit (3x salary)
• Private healthcare coverage
• Sickness pay
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Well-established family friendly policies, including the ability to have extra unpaid leave
• Time off for dependants
  
  

This is a rewarding opportunity for a holistic practitioner with casework experience to join our dedicated organisation supporting the horticultural community.

From day one, your contributions will immediately support our mission to create better futures for people in horticulture by ensuring they receive the guidance and resources they need to thrive.

What’s more, we’re passionate about investing in our people, offering outstanding training and development opportunities to help you grow both personally and professionally.

So, if you want to make a meaningful impact in countless people’s lives, read on and apply today.

The Role

As a Caseworker, you will provide advice, guidance and practical support to individuals working in horticulture and their families.

Specifically, you will deliver our person-centred help services through a variety of methods including home visits, video conferencing, phone and email, using a holistic and goal-focused approach to support people facing difficulties.

Collaborating with service users, you will assess their needs and strengths, agree goals, develop a case management plan, and co-ordinate access to services and resources to meet practical and emotional needs, ensuring effective outcomes.

Additionally, You Will

• Support people across areas including health, benefits, housing and employment
• Advocate on behalf of service users where necessary
• Maintain accurate case records and reports
• Use IT systems to manage information and produce reports
• Keep up to date with legal, welfare and safeguarding practices
  
  

About You

To be considered as a Caseworker, you will need:

• At least 2 years’ experience of undertaking holistic assessments across areas such as health, wellbeing, housing, money and relationships
• Experience working within safeguarding frameworks
• Experience of helpline or community-based advice services
• Experience of measuring intervention outcomes
• Knowledge of legal/welfare issues relating to children and vulnerable adults
• The ability to produce factsheets, briefing materials, reports and records
• The ability to work flexibly across regions, including occasional travel and overnight stays
• A Certificate in Advice and Guidance or willingness to obtain during probation
  
  

The closing date for this role is 25th May 2025.

Other organisations may call this role Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Welfare Adviser, Case Support Worker, or Advice Worker.

Webrecruit and Perennial are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to join us as a Caseworker and make a difference to people’s lives, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.