Community Support Worker — Flexible Housing & Wellbeing

Confidential; Southampton; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 27.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

25 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Training and induction

Employee assistance programme

Zusammenfassung

The Society of St James (SSJ) in Southampton is seeking a Community Support Worker to join Southampton Floating Support. You will manage a caseload of individuals facing homelessness or housing risk and work with partner agencies to provide housing support and resettlement assistance.

You will help service users improve daily living skills, sustain accommodation, and engage in meaningful activities, while promoting independence and empowerment.

Qualifikationen

• Experience/knowledge of working with people with histories of homelessness, mental health problems and substance misuse.
• Experience of dealing with difficult and challenging behaviour.
• Understanding of the effects of alcohol and substance use on mental health.
• Understanding of equality and diversity, with respect to staff and service users.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and protection procedures and protocols for vulnerable adults.

Aufgaben

• Manage a caseload of individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and may have complex needs.
• Work with partner agencies to motivate and support service users to improve daily living skills and sustain accommodation.
• Help service users engage in meaningful occupation or learning opportunities and promote empowerment and independence.

Kenntnisse

Homelessness experience/knowledge

Dealing with difficult behaviour

Substance use impact on mental health

Equality and diversity

Safeguarding vulnerable adults

Jobbeschreibung

The Society of St James (SSJ) in Southampton is seeking a Community Support Worker to join Southampton Floating Support. You will manage a caseload of individuals facing homelessness or housing risk and work with partner agencies to provide housing support and resettlement assistance.

You will help service users improve daily living skills, sustain accommodation, and engage in meaningful activities, while promoting independence and empowerment.