Floating Support Worker (Housing)

---

Job description

Our Vale Housing Support Service offers housing support to individuals within their homes or temporary accommodation. We provide support to people to develop the key skills needed to prevent homelessness and develop skills needed to maintain their tenancies, change negative behaviour, maintain their health and wellbeing, progress to independent living and make appropriate choices.

As a Floating Support Worker, you will be reacting and supporting individuals with housing support needs which may include improving their budgeting skills, addressing debts, maximising income through appropriate benefits or supporting them with entering into employment. You will also support them with household management, teaching them life skills and signposting support with alcohol or substance misuse, mental and physical health, and anti-social behaviour.

As a Pobl Difference Maker you really are part of something special where you and your opinions matter. We have a culture built on our values to be Positive, Considerate and Connected.

Key Information
* We have full time (37 hour), permanent position.
* The salary for this role is £20,337 per annum (pro rata).
* For this role you will require an Enhanced DBS check, which we pay for.
* You will require a full driver's licence and access to your own vehicle for this role.

How can I make a difference?

You will:
* Work with people to truly make a difference in their life
* Provide housing related support to enable clients to take on and/or sustain a tenancy to prevent homelessness.
* Liaise and work closely with other agencies and professionals regarding clients' support needs e.g., Social Services, Social Landlords, Lettings Agencies etc.
* Offer appropriate levels of support in a sensitive manner, considering the emotional and intellectual needs of the client, respecting their choice and privacy.

Who are we looking for?

To be a great Support Worker, you don't always need previous experience or qualifications. A good understanding of housing related support and welfare benefits or awareness of issues faced by people at risk of homelessness would be extremely useful in the role.

The ideal candidate will be:
* Flexible
* Creative
* Energetic
* Reliable
* Innovative
* Solution Focused

Please see job description for more information.

How we support you:

In Pobl, people really are at the heart of everything we do and there are endless opportunities for training and career development and progression. We provide all training required to successfully deliver the role and you will be surrounded by a fully experienced and supportive team and manager.

We also are passionate about developing our employees and have a management secondment programme for individuals looking to progress.

We also care about our employee's wellbeing and offer a Time for Talking service where counselling and psychological wellbeing support 24/7, 365 days a year is available to you should you need it.

Other benefits include:
* 25 days holiday.
* Excellent Pension options.
* Mileage paid at 40p per mile'
* Pobl Wellbeing Team
* Pobl savings scheme

And so much more!

To begin your Pobl journey click 'Apply Now

Pobl is an organisation with equality, diversity, and inclusion at its heart, and we are pleased to have recently been accredited with Stage 2 Investors in Diversity. We welcome applications from all areas of the community; however we particularly encourage applications from members of the BAME community as well as individuals with disabilities, who are currently under-represented within our workforce.

Pobl are required by law to check a candidate's eligibility to work in the UK. The successful candidate will be expected to provide their documentation to us in person at our offices prior to the start of their employment with Pobl. A socially distant appointment system and COVID safe environment will be in place and in line with the Welsh government guidance.

PB\_SJ1

Reference ID: 506408

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £20,337.00 per year

Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company pension
* Flexible schedule
* Sick pay
* Work from home
Schedule:
* 10 hour shift
* 8 hour shift
* Day shift
* Monday to Friday
* Weekend availability