Specialist Support Worker
Temp - £25 PH
Essex
Posted 2 days ago
Marks Consulting Partners are currently looking for a Specialist Support Worker to work with one of our Housing Association clients.
What the job will be doing?
- Managing a caseload of customers with complex and multiple support needs, delivering tailored, person-centred support.
- Carrying out strengths-based assessments, risk assessments and developing outcome-focused support plans.
- Supporting customers to sustain their tenancies and prevent homelessness through early intervention and practical support.
- Working proactively with customers experiencing homelessness, rough sleeping, poor mental health, substance misuse and social exclusion.
- Providing advice and support around welfare benefits, budgeting, financial wellbeing and income maximisation.
- Supporting customers to access healthcare, mental health services, substance misuse services, education, training and employment opportunities.
- Conducting home visits, outreach work and community-based support to engage customers who may be difficult to reach.
- Working collaboratively with local authorities, healthcare providers, probation services, housing providers and voluntary sector organisations.
- Identifying safeguarding concerns, managing risk and making appropriate referrals.
- Advocating on behalf of customers and promoting independence, resilience and long-term positive outcomes.
- Maintaining accurate case records, support plans and performance information using case management systems.
- Participating in evening and weekend rotas where required to meet service needs.
What you will need?
- Experience supporting vulnerable adults with complex needs within housing, homelessness, supported housing or health and social care.
- Experience managing a caseload and developing personalised support plans.
- Good understanding of homelessness, tenancy sustainment and housing-related support.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, risk assessment and trauma-informed practice.
- Experience working with customers experiencing mental ill health, substance misuse, homelessness or social exclusion.
- Strong partnership working skills with statutory and voluntary sector organisations.
- Excellent communication, advocacy and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accurate case records.
- A compassionate, resilient and solution-focused approach to supporting vulnerable people.
- Relevant qualification in Housing, Health & Social Care, Community Work or a related discipline (desirable).
How to Apply
If you would like any further details about this position, please contact Joshua Bourne at Marks Consulting Partners.
If this job is not quite right for you but you are looking for something new, please contact us for a confidential discussion.
Marks Consulting Partners specialise in contract and permanent recruitment of technical property, regeneration & development, housing services and HR staff to the public sector including housing associations, local authorities, and related private sector organisations. We do not advertise all our vacancies so please give us a call and register with us to be notified of all suitable roles.
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