Housing Support Worker - Refuge
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £12.18 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | CALDERDALE, HD6 3YU |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Calderdale TCL 0008 BF68 / 1 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Temporary Housing Support Worker - Refuge
Reference no: Calderdale TCL 0008 BF68 / 1
Pay Rate: £12.18 per hour PAYE
37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 1-2 months
City: CALDERDALE
Enhanced DBS disclosure required
Hybrid working
Support clients referred into the service to prevent homelessness due to domestic abuse and provide person centred support and assist clients to secure and move in to independent accommodation.
Key Responsibilities
Act as key-worker for a number of clients staying in temporary accommodation (Refuge).
Undertake comprehensive assessments of referrals from Housing Options team, local DA Hub, and partner agencies including out of area, regarding their support and safety needs.
Assess and identify needs to develop and implement support plans based on a holistic and multi-disciplinary approach and complete comprehensive risk/safety assessments and plans in line with relevant Calderdale Safeguarding policies and procedures including the Calderdale DASH risk assessment.
Advise and assist clients to obtain the benefits payments, health and social care to which they may be entitled.
Ensure that residents comply with licence agreements and initiate action when a breach of the agreement occurs
Plan and arrange case meetings and reviews i.e. Child Protection conferences, and child in need meetings and act as ‘Lead professional’ where appropriate.
Assist clients to secure and move into settled accommodation and where necessary, continue support for up to three months (within Calderdale).
Liaise with the Housing Options Team and provide information necessary to determine the Council’s duties under homelessness legislation
Make the statutory decision to bring the Housing Act S193 main housing duty to an end.
Collect charges due for residents and strive to ensure that arrears do not accrue.
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Qualifications:
Level 3 qualification in a relevant discipline or other level 3 qualification together with proven relevant experience.
Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work purpose (adjustments can be considered for candidates with a disability)
Knowledge:
Knowledge of welfare benefits and the application process
Experience:
Experience of housing support work
Experience of working directly with adults who have experienced multiple disadvantage
Skills & Abilities:
Organisational skills
Teamwork skills
Verbal and written communication skills
Proven ability to use IT packages including standard Microsoft Office software
Able to influence and motivate others to change their behaviour
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Job Ref: Calderdale TCL 0008 BF68 / 1
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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