Floating Support Worker (Vulnerabilities and Exploitation)
About The Position
Change Grow Live is a charity dedicated to helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. They are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly person to join their team as a Vulnerabilities & Exploitation Floating Support Worker. This role involves working with clients in structured treatment who are entering or are on a path to enter a housing crisis. The position is part of the floating support housing team, focusing on supporting vulnerable individuals with experiences of cuckooing, unstable housing, learning disabilities, and/or brain injuries. The role will involve holding a caseload of service users currently in drug and/or alcohol treatment, as well as supporting colleagues in skill development. The role requires travel throughout Nottinghamshire.
Requirements
- An understanding and knowledge of the harmful effects associated with drug and alcohol use in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employment, and personal relationships.
- Minimum of 12 months of experience facilitating successful tenancy sustainment and working to achieve positive community connections.
- Experience engaging with a wide variety of individuals with diverse backgrounds and needs.
- Experience and knowledge of exploitation, cuckooing, criminal justice pathways, and learning disabilities.
- The ability to work with and manage challenging behavior.
Responsibilities
- Establish effective communication and referral pathways for individuals at risk of homelessness and in contact with other health and care agencies.
- Provide wrap-around support in emergency/temporary/supported accommodations across the area.
- Prioritize caseload based on crisis intervention and severity of needs.
- Attend relevant multi-disciplinary team meetings to support links to health and social care services, peer support networks, community assets, and mutual aid.
- Work closely with the local authority, Health & Social Care sector, partners, and any provision linked to preventing homelessness to improve joint working.
- Increase and enhance partnership working with primary care, mental health services, housing, and other voluntary organizations supporting individuals at risk of losing tenancies.
- Provide wrap-around support on budgeting, education, training, and employment while continuing to support engagement in structured services.
Benefits
- Dedicated weekly Wellness Hour
- Access to Wellness Hub
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- Extensive training
- Funded learning
- Pathways into senior or specialist roles
- Transparent pay
- Contributory pension scheme
- Additional support through wellbeing resources
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), increasing to 30 days over five years of service
- Discounts on shopping, cinema trips, holidays, and more
- Refer a Friend scheme
- Discussion of working patterns for work-life balance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
