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Support Worker

£13.38 - £17.65 per hour
 
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Billie Gumble Recruitment Consultant – Social Housing & Operational Support

Job Description

MMP Consultancy are looking to recruit Support Workers for a Charity in East London on a temporary basis.

Locations:
- Newham
- Hackney

Key Responsibilities:

- Hold a caseload of key clients and conduct regular key working sessions resulting in agreed support plans that are outcome focussed, SMART and demonstrate progress
- Produce comprehensive and high quality risk assessment and risk management plans on an ongoing basis
- Identify, report and follow up any safeguarding concerns
- Promote activities that support recovery including social activities, exercise, healthy eating and participation in mutual aid groups
- Support clients to identify housing options and tackle obstacles preventing them from moving on to settled accommodation
- Work in collaboration with key partner agencies by being responsive to requests, giving regular client updates and participating in multi-agency working
- Work with clients to identify activities that they would like to take part in to prepare them for independence and move through, and assist them to access such activities
- Take part in running activities or small groups in response to identified client needs or as part of a project wide programme of group work
- Support clients that are ready to move into work, education or training by assisting them to access suitable courses or placements

Key Experience:

- Experience of working with vulnerable adults with complex support needs (including substances use, offending, mental ill health, complex housing issues and/ or any other support needs)
- Working knowledge of being able to support clients into supported accommodation, the private rented sector or other move-on options
- Demonstrable understanding of Housing and other related legislation
- Experience of working with clients who may experience multiple disadvantages and as a result have been rough sleeping and/or homelessness
- Experience of effectively working with partner agencies and developing contacts and networks across a wide range of local services; to enable effective signposting
- An understanding of the principles of assessment and risk, planned support, key working, goal setting, and advocacy with vulnerable people
- Sensitivity and flexibility to find ways to work with clients who may be reluctant and have a low level of engagement with services
- The ability to respond calmly to crisis and deal promptly, effectively, safely and creatively to complex and challenging situations
- A level of numeracy, literacy and comprehension to input data and the ability to use emails, common computer packages and databases

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