Intensive Floating Support Workers – Falkirk

Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing Association Limited; Falkirk; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary and Pension Options

Double pay for festive bank holidays

Long service awards

Fully funded SVQ3

CPD and in-house training programs

Gym discounts

24/7 employee assistance program

Life Assurance 3x salary

Refer a friend bonus (£200)

Job summary

Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing Association Limited is seeking an Intensive Floating Support Worker to deliver flexible intensive support in the community, helping individuals to maintain tenancies and adapt to community life in Falkirk. The role emphasizes trauma-informed, person-centred care and supportive engagement with service users.

The role covers up to 5 semi-independent flats and the LaPorte service for unaccompanied young people, with a rota including some weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience with vulnerable people and challenging behaviour is preferred.
• Must relate to SSSC code of practice and National Care Standards.
• Able to use Microsoft or equivalent applications.
• SVQ level 3 or above preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide intervention and a range of supports for new referrals and existing Clients in Blue Triangle’s services and move-on accommodation.
• Provide trauma-informed, person-centred and wellbeing-focused support.
• Support and monitor through SHARP monitoring to achieve positive person-centred outcomes.
• Assist people transitioning from supported accommodation into the local community and build tenancy/life skills.

Skills

Empathy

Driver

Flexible

Lone-working

Education

SVQ level 3 or above

Job description

Salary: £28,251 (pro rata) per annum

Location: Falkirk

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time & Part time available

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews arranged accordingly.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 3 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.

Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Full time & Part time hours available
• Double pay for festive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Fully funded SVQ3
• Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhouse training programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer a friend scheme

And many more!

About the Role:

The support we provide is always person-centred, trauma-informed and wellbeing focused. As an Intensive Floating Support Worker, you’ll work in the community to provide a wide range of flexible intensive support to individuals to encourage independence to maintain and sustain a tenancy and adapt to community life.

Main Responsibilities:

This Intensive Floating Support Worker will be covering support to up to 5 semi-independent flats in the community and also proving support to our LaPorte service which is for unaccompanied young people. There will be a requirement to work at Falkirk Hub service where needed. Applicant must be a driver and willing to add business insurance to their policy. Both roles (35 hours per week & 26 hours per week) involve working on a rota covering various shift patterns including some weekends. The Intensive Floating Support Worker will:

1. Provide intervention and a range of supports for new referrals and existing Supported People in Blue Triangle’s supported accommodation services and move-on accommodation.
2. To provide trauma-informed, person-centred, and wellbeing-focused support for people supported by Blue Triangle.
3. To support, review, monitor and evaluate through our SHARP monitoring tool to achieve a positive person-centred outcome for the people we work with in line with Blue Triangle’s statutory and legislative requirements.
4. To support people transitioning from supported accommodation into the local community or referred from other sources, helping them on their personal pathway towards a settled tenancy, building their tenancy and life management skills.

About You:

• To join us, you need to have a genuine passion for helping people.
• Ideally, possess 1 year of experience of working with vulnerable people and challenging behaviour which can be from personal, voluntary and/or professional experience.
• Demonstrated commitment and ability to undertake care practice in accordance with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) code of practice, National Care Standards, Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Associations policies and procedures.
• Ability to relate empathetically to people and recognise their right to choice and independence.
• Ability to work flexibly and as a lone worker.
• Able to use Microsoft or equivalent applications competently.
• Ideally hold an SVQ level 3 or above.

We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in a company with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experienced Managers you will be able to develop in your career.

Due to the Safer Recruitment requirements by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and Care Inspectorate we do not accept CV’s and you must therefore complete our application form.

Please note we do not accept applications from out with the UK as we do not have a UK visa sponsorship license.

If you require any support in completing your application or the form in a different format, then please get in touch at [e-mail] or telephone us on 0141 729 8050.

Job Type:Full Time Part Time Permanent

Job Location:Falkirk