Homeless Support Worker in Cowley, Oxfordshire

Rocasa Consulting are looking to recruit Temporary Homeless Support Workers for a in Oxford. Working between 20 - 30 hours per week paying up to £15.00ph PAYE.

Working Shifts Patterns of 6am-2pm, 10-6, 9-5 Mon - Fri with some Saturdays.

• Looking for an opportunity to use your skills, experience and commitment to transform the lives of highly vulnerable people
• Highly experienced working with families facing homelessness and/or people struggling with mental-health, substance misuse, a history of offending and other complex needs

What you’ll be doing

• Providing strength based and trauma informed support, building trusting relationships with residents and creating meaningful (outcome focused) support plans.
• Providing 1:1 support sessions, interventions and signposting to help residents gain independence.
• Manage a caseload of residents in an effective way to ensure all residents receive and engage with appropriate amounts and types of support for their needs.
• Support residents to understand and complete tenancy documentation, understand their benefits and identify knowledge gaps which can be added into support plans for future engagement.
• Uphold high levels of safeguarding awareness and protection for individuals, residents, colleagues and the wider community.