About the role and the team
This is an exciting time to join Depaul UK as we are rapidly expanding our organisation. Depaul UK works with some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK.
We are looking for a passionate and motivated individual that is keen on impacting lives of vulnerable young people and adults at risk of homelessness in Middlesbrough. The selected candidate will be employed as Floating Support Worker on a part-time (32 hours), fixed term contract basis.
As Floating Support Worker, you will join our Positive Pathways team to support our client group when they have been housed by helping them to maintain their tenancy.
You will manage a small caseload of young people by running group sessions and other key activities to support clients to sustain their tenancies and:
- Develop and maintain the skills to live independently
- Manage finances including access to benefits and debt advice
- Access a range of services and community facilities to meet their needs, including health care, treatment, mental health support, advocacy, floating support, befriending and social and leisure activities
- Build on their individual strengths and assets to achieve the outcomes that matter to them in their move to independence and improve health and wellbeing.
Please note that your working hours can be flexible and will be dependent upon the needs of the service, usual hours will be Monday to Friday.
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Once, a suitable candidate is selected, the vacancy will be closed.
About you:
You will have excellent communication skills and be committed to the values and ethos of Depaul UK.
- Experience of helping people with setting up benefits and maintaining their accommodation
- Able to work on own initiative but at same time able to exercise sound judgement in knowing when to consult with peers and clients to meet the service KPI’s
- A clear understanding and ability to implement risk management, information sharing and data security arrangements.
- Demonstrate ability to use IT to a level which will enable high quality reporting to be carried out. This should include an ability to use data capture systems including running queries and reports.
Rewards and Benefits for a Depaul Employee:
- Flexible working and family-friendly policies
- Access to Perkbox giving you deals and discounts for a wide range of brands
- Up to 7% contributory pension
- Paid training & personal E-Learning portal
- Sabbatical leave
- Health cash plan
- Paid DBS
- Death in service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Working for Top 50 most diverse company
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Depaul please visit our website.
About Depaul
Depaul UK delivers a range of support and housing services around the UK for young people and adults at risk of homelessness.
We provide services that:
- Prevent homelessness
- Increase the resilience of those we work with
- Energise opportunities for employment, education, training & volunteering
We're dedicated to putting our values into action to achieve a society where everyone has a place to call home and a stake in their community.
Depaul strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. If you require information to be sent to you in an alternative format please let us know by contacting recruitment@depaulcharity.org.uk or 0207 939 1270.
An enhanced DBS disclosure may be a requirement for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients.
Applications:
Please apply via the Depaul website only by Thursday 20th October at 23:59, unless you have specific requirements for an alternative application submission. If you do, please contact the Recruitment team on recruitment@depaulcharity.org.uk or 0207 939 1270.
Please note:
Applications submitted without a supporting statement and/or after the closing date and time stated will not be put forward for shortlisting
We kindly request no contact from unsolicited recruitment or media agencies.
The Organisation
One of the biggest homelessness charities in the UK, for more than 30 years we’ve worked alongside young people facing homelessness. We offer accommodation, practical support and the wellbeing resources that the people we work with need to get back on their feet.
The Depaul Group was founded in 1989 in response to the growing number of homeless London youth sleeping rough on the streets. Today, Depaul International charities work around the world, going where the need is greatest and exerting global influence on policy through the Institute of Global Homelessness.
Contact
Depaul Recruitment Team
0207 939 1270.
recruitment@depaulcharity.org.uk
The closing date for this job is 20 October 2022 - 12:00am.